April Fools Day
Halls Creek: New subdivision ‘not wanted’
Government MPs have refused to say if they support a proposed housing subdivision north of Halls Creek.
“Can you explain why Halls Creek should be considered for future urban development and how that would maintain an inter-urban break beyond some roadside visual amenity?” a local newspaper asked.
Noosa News [read this story]
Local councillors say the MPs have repeatedly ignored their wishes to leave the area left as it is.
Sunshine Coast Daily [read this story]
They are demanding the planning minister meets them before giving their approval to a town planning scheme, as they say the community does not want housing at that location.
Sunshine Coast Daily [read this story]
Broome: New heritage boutique hotel
Broome’s newest hotel is an extensively renovated 1825 building.
Sydney Morning Herald [read this story]
Looma: Handcrafted glass lamps
Looma has been producing one-off handcrafted bamboo and fused indoor glass lamps.
Loomalites [go to website]
The product gained considerable attention at last year’s Dwell on Design expo at Los Angeles, California.
Hollywood Reporter [read this story]
Buru: Rare parrot seen
Wildlife amateurs found a rare parrot after travelling down a Buru logging track.
The Black-lored parrot is usually found in Indonesia’s South Moluccas.
Sunshinecoastbirds [read this story]
Buru’s free community advertising service
Buru Buru has a free community advertising service.
You can access it using a facebook site if you click here.
Wyndham: Third public pool planned
The council plans to install a third public swimming pool at Wyndham by 2021.
Wyndham Leader [read this story]
Halls Creek: Largemouth fish biting
Halls Creek anglers report big catches of small largemouth fish behind the old tree stumps behind the canyon.
The Salt Lake Tribune [read this story]
Wyndham: Local shoppers have car wheels clamped
A wheel clamp, smilar to those used by Sheriff's Officers in a Wyndham shopping centre carpark
A number of shoppers in Wyndham have returned to their cars to find the wheels clamped.
Sheriff’s officers clamped 40 cars over a two month period in the shopping centre this year, in an aggressive bid to recover more than $200,000 in unpaid fines owed by the owners.
Wyndham Leader [read this story]
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