Information Management
Members of the community have called for council to be more “open and transparent” particularly with the way information is classified and handled. Recent changes such as live-streaming council meetings and halving confidential items readily available have made accessibility to information easier for the community. A review will soon be conducted to further improve upon the internal practice of information management to better meet the community’s expectation of information accessibility. The panel will consist of councillors, executive staff and members of the community. I’m looking forward to being a part of this process.
New Planning Scheme
The process to develop a new planning scheme for the region is set to start soon and will play out over a number of years. It’s time to start thinking about what you need to understand to make sure you can make a good quality submission for a new scheme. Issues that are currently raised by the community are excessive site cover, height and density, and the environmental impacts on flood plains, remnant vegetation and lack of green spaces and natural shade. I’ll be keeping you updated on key dates and activities and encouraging you to get involved.
Have your say on the future of waste
Over half of the rubbish in household garbage bins is organic waste like food scraps and lawn clippings and this type of waste creates vast amounts of green-house gas emissions. To reduce these emissions council is seeking community feedback on a proposal to introduce an opt-out third bin for garden waste which could transition to a food organics and garden organics bin service, also known as a FOGO bin.
We want to your feedback before any decision is made so have your say at haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/our-future-wastebefore 5pm, Tuesday March 2, 2021.
If you have other suggestions, please contact me on 5475 9810 or maria.suarez@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au