Welcome

Hi to all the folk living in the Albany Parkside Estate in Albany Creek, Brisbane, Australia (and also to any interested residents from the nearby Woodlands and Country Club estates).

Background


This community forum has been set up after a successful and enthusiastic community consultation run this afternoon (September 8, 2007) at the Albany Hills State School by Maris Teske and Laura Emmison from the Pine Rivers Shire Council. A similar session was held on Wednesday evening, September 5.

At today's session, our local councillor (Cr Mike Charlton-Division 4) was present along with around 25 residents who contributed, questioned and shared ideas for the future public use of the Dawn Road Reserve.

Everyone seemed keen to see positive choices made for Dawn Road Reserve and to build a greater sense of community. In short, we're ready to enjoy and protect the reserve and make friends amongst our neighbours.

Some historical and factual information about the reserve already exists online (at http://www.prsc.qld.gov.au/c/prsc?a=da&did=1343537&pid=1187672896&sid=).

If you missed either of the local community feedback sessions you can still give feedback to the council's planners via an online survey (at http://www.prsc.qld.gov.au/c/prsc?a=da&did=1343537&pid=1186021988&sid=).

This forum

The idea of this forum is for us all to share news, ideas, local stories, photographs or short videos taken in and around the reserve as well as concerns and useful insights we might have.

It is being moderated on a voluntary basis by a local resident but it is for all of us to contribute.

Your moderator will ensure the usual rules of good taste, fairness and legal constraints are observed - so please steer clear of defamatory, discriminatory or uncouth or offensive submissions because they won't see the light of day (we don't have a legal fighting fund, folks).

As with all community forums, constructive suggestions are more than welcome, along with stories, images, quick entries and notices of relevant public meetings relating to the reserve and our estate, etc.

Your moderator strongly urges you to speak your mind on issues of concern, but please stick to discussing the issues and refrain from accusing or targeting other individuals (i.e., play the ball, not the man to borrow a sporting analogy).

This forum will operate while the management plan for the Dawn Road Reserve is being developed and refined by the Pine Rivers Shire Council (or whatever it might be called after March 2008 if we amalgamate), so others outside of our immediate community may find it useful to drop by this public blog from time to time.

If it proves a success, then this forum will continue on for residents to use once the implementation phase has come and gone.

Your moderator

(TrinaMcL)