Much has been said about Beenleigh's move from the Gold Coast City Council to Logan City in the recent shake up of local government boundaries.
The Minister responsible, Andrew Fraser, and the Premier have both said that this is a definite change and there will be no going back. In a record sitting, Parliament passed the legislation at 4:30 AM last Thursday morning.
So what does this mean for local residents? Some have bemoaned the end of their world as they know it, but most people are settled with that there can't be too much upheaval at all.
Director Sean Black comments on local council amalgamations in the Albert & Logan, discussing the benefits of delivering the services of the state government at local levels.
Quite often Agents get asked to cut their commissions by sellers stating that they will only list with you if you discount your commission.
There are agents out there who will discount their commission by as much as 50%...they'll also discount their level of service by 50%, and the price you get for your home....See where I'm going here....
The recent Gold Coast budget funding for Beenleigh is discussed by Albert & Logan reader whom stresses the insiginificance Councillor Hackwood places on Beenleigh.
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This weekend was rather a special weekend. Our property manager Renee got married. She looked stunning and Adam looked pretty sharp too. Congratulations guys.
If you reject tenant tendering you believe in controled markets, this is the core of Communist ideology. Communism lead to shortages and the reduction in living standards. Communism was rejected world-wide, and we should also reject the Communist-based criticism of tenant tendering.
Recently, our tenant tender process has been discussed in a web forum and after taking the opportunity to respond, (which I did rather thoughtfully), my efforts were swiftly removed by the forum operator as I had linked to this site amd myself to personally address the concerns.
As this is a fair arguement, I have reposted those posts here.
Did you catch last Monday’s Australian Story on William Barton? Barton's words are still ringing in my ears; "If you're not innovating, you're imitating. There's no credit in imitation".
Is time Beeneligh became part of a super council with Logan? This week's local Albert and Logan News (a NLT Quest Publication) reported a leak from the State Government's local government boundaries review board saying that a new super-city is planned to encompass our local Beenleigh and Logan communities.
Much has been said about Beenleigh's move from the Gold Coast City Council to Logan City in the recent shake up of local government boundaries.
The Minister responsible, Andrew Fraser, and the Premier have both said that this is a definite change and there will be no going back. In a record sitting, Parliament passed the legislation at 4:30 AM last Thursday morning.
So what does this mean for local residents? Some have bemoaned the end of their world as they know it, but most people are settled with that there can't be too much upheaval at all.
The Gold Coast City Council has a bad reputation with developers. GCCC's land development desk is short staffed and decisions are slow and often convoluted. A Bond University graduate sitting at their desk in Nerang has no idea of the Beenleigh urban landscape, and many council decisions for developments at this end of town would make your eyes water.
For the privilege of having a delayed and convoluted development application process GCCC charges like a wounded bull for head works and developer contributions. Logan City Council charges less in development fees, which has a direct impact on housing affordability.
It's a well known reality that the development approval process on the Coast is corrupt, and always has been. Because of this culture, local Beenleigh developers have found it tough to deal with the Gold Coast City.
Many developers who are clients of ours would rather deal with Logan City, and ask for listings on the other side of the river.
Let's get real, the community of interest we have with Logan is greater than the glitter strip.
Will our community be ripped apart and the world end because of this change in local government boundaries? Unlikely. Our services will stay and we will be represented by a huge council that will have more power to influence decisions made in George Street. Development and progress in Beenleigh will now be easier which will have a direct impact on employment.
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