Welcome to our inaugural newsletter!
SEQCA acknowledges the people who are the traditional custodians of the land and pays respect to the Elders, past and present, and extends that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
SEQCA is an umbrella organisation comprising not-for-profit organisations and individuals interested in planning and development issues across the SEQ region. If you care about a sustainable future for the communities, spaces and places of SEQ, then SEQCA wants to hear from you!
In this newsletter we share with you:
- Information from the Queensland Government and opportunities to comment.
- A summary and critique of the 2022 Housing Summit outcomes.
- Implementing the 20 minute city concept in Australian cities.
- Did you know? Revised energy standards for new housing are due to commence in October this year.
- News and views from some of our member organisations:
- Is the development of Kurilpa and South Brisbane proposed by the BCC and the development lobby right for our city?Greening the Gold Coast Forum, June 2023.
- Redlands community questions the need for Olympic whitewater stadium at Birkdale.
- Information about SEQCA, its mission and activities and an invitation to help us grow our membership.
SEQCA Community Noticeboard: Save the date!
The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it
Further details: https://www.greeninstitute.org.au/events/green-institute-conference-2023/
29 August 2023: Geography in Conversation: Regional planning in SEQ
See more details about this event here.
07 October 2023: SEQCA community conference
More details to follow
You can access a complete copy of this newsletter here.