Tamborine Mountain News

PROBLEMS for the iconic villages in our area don’t go away.

Canungra is again having to deal with a renewed application for a major Shopping Centre.  About 70 attended a meeting in Canungra a week ago to discuss the prospect.  It rapidly became clear that the undesirable aspects were remarkably similar to those of the disputed Tamborine Mountain project.  Some points of comparison:

WITH the coming of Christmas there will be a very special treat at St George’s Anglican Church.  This will be a performance of Handel’s “Messiah”, presented by the Gold Coast City Choir (pictured above).  This splendid choir has performed at St George’s on a number of occasions, and is always a joy to hear.

WARFARE in the last century resulted in millions of unknown dead resting in unknown graves.  Of Australia’s war dead from World War I and World War II, 35 527 (about 35%) have no known graves.

On Hyacinth’s case: Cr Swanborough, Jennifer Peat, Ian Macallan, Jeanette Lockey & Roly Lindenmayer

EARLY in 2008 work commenced on the long-vacant site opposite the State School on Long Road.  This site had been rezoned in 1993 to Special Facilities (Tourist Facility) with permitted uses including a restaurant, motel and residential units – maximum of 135 bedrooms, office and manager’s residence to be generally in accordance with a Plan of Development dated 9 August 1990.