Jun 22 2011
I’m Alex Blake, greeting you from friendly Nambour on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. I’m contesting the position of Councillor for Division 10 in the upcoming 2012 Sunshine Coast Council Elections, Saturday 31 March 2012. Feel free to browse my website to find out more, comment on posts or pages & email me with your concerns for …
Apr 23 2012
Mon 23 April from 5.15pm Meet the Candidates Forum TONIGHT! Nambour RSL, Matthew Street, Nambour Nambour Alliance invites you to come along to a community forum on Mon 23 April to meet the 8 candidates for: • Mayor of the Sunshine Coast Mark Jamieson Michael Bloyce Debbie Blumel Warren Blee Brett Winkler Matthew Ryan-Sykes Kim Edwards …
Mar 23 2012
Open Letter from Kenilworth resident Yvonne James: We need PROPER CO-ORDINATION of the hinterland (AND ESPECIALLY Kenilworth) public transport services. By this I mean that the Council ‘taxi’ service (which is a tremendous service for us) to and from Kenilworth MUST connect regularly to the Sunshine Coach Service at Mapleton, which connects to the train …
Mar 10 2012
Completed my 5 Community Forums in Division 10 on Tuesday 6th March in Nambour and would very much like to thank the community members who attended at each of the sessions at their respective centres. The valuable input from those residents who attended my Forums in Kenilworth, Eumundi, Mapleton/Kureelpa & Yandina, as well as Nambour, …
Jan 26 2012
Last night (Tues 24 Jan) I attended a public meeting in Eumundi held at the Imperial Hotel relating to the Eumundi Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and the need for extra funding to keep the centre operating. It was quite humbling to hear how Gil and Col Brownhill have put so much time, energy and funding into …
Jan 24 2012
I have organised Local Community Forums in all the main centres of Division 10 during February & into early March prior to the 2012 Sunshine Coast Council Elections. I am interested in YOUR views. Kenilworth Tues 7 Feb at 6pm Eumundi Tues 14 Feb at 6pm Mapleton/Kureelpa Tues 21 Feb at 6pm Yandina Tues 28 …
Jan 20 2012
To Check Your Enrolment Check your enrolment online at Australian Electoral Commission >> To Enrol to Vote Enrol to vote online at Australian Electoral Commission >> You can enrol online up to 5pm on Tuesday 31 January 2012 – but if anything goes wrong with your online application you will have to MAIL your form in & may …
Jan 17 2012
In recent years we have continually heard of the difficulties Sunshine Coast businesses, both new and existing, have experienced in their dealings with council. There has been the recorded debacle with Trade Tools Direct with their new building in Nambour and the delays and additional costs brought about by Council actions; RESULT: huge additional costs …
Oct 27 2011
I’d really like your views on the latest local laws passed by Sunshine Coast Council on 26 October 2011: No More Caffeine with Canines Present What are your thoughts about the new law banning dogs from ALL outdoor dining areas from Jan 1 2012? This means you will no longer be able to walk your …
Oct 27 2011
Although I publicly announced my intention to run for Councillor way back in May 2011, my official Campaign Launch for Division 10 Councillor was held on Friday 21 October at Nambour Civic Centre, with a number of interested business and community members coming along to hear what I had to say. My guests socialised & …
Oct 17 2011
Once again the absolute contempt our state government and bureaucrats have for the community, health staff, patients and visitors to hospitals could not be better demonstrated than with the spectre of the Glenbrook Drive park-and-ride fiasco again raising its ugly head – (SC Daily 13/10). Like the residents of Glenbrook Drive, I mistakenly thought that …
