Media Release 27-01-10
27th January 2009 Property protest tsunami heading for Canberra When farmer Peter Spencer ended his 52-day hunger strike up a wind tower on his property near Canberra recently, it was not the end … Continue Reading
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Mining Issues
10th November 2008 Generally landholders are unaware of their rights when faced with a mining company who has a State Government licence to explore for minerals on their property. Landholders do have considerable rights. After … Continue Reading
Landholders—are you being pushed around by mining companies? Do you know your rights?
7th November 2008 LANDHOLDERS-ARE YOU BEING PUSHED AROUND BY MINING COMPANIES? DO YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS? YOUR RIGHTS ARE CONSIDERABLE, LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. ASK QUESTIONS, RECEIVE ANSWERS. BE IN KINGAROY, S.Q. AT 6 PM … Continue Reading
LANDHOLDERS MUST ACT ON VALUATIONS
3rd April 2008 Landholders must act in responsee to the recent and ongoing land valuations put out by the Department of Natural Resources and Water. Department spokesmen make glib remarks in an endeavour to divert … Continue Reading
Amalgamations cost ratepayers
3rd April 2008 Ratepayers should be aware that the majority of costs associated with the forced amalgamations of councils has not been funded by the State Labour Government. The state set aside only $27.1 million … Continue Reading
One in three voters stay away from ballot box
17th March 2008 Almost one-third of Queenslanders did not vote in Saturday’s local government elections. The polls, run for the first time by the Electoral Commission of Queensland, were the first since the State Government’s … Continue Reading
Brave New World Begins
17th March 2008 Councils’ old guard voted out Thirty new mayors will become the 73 leaders responsible for delivering local government to the four million residents of Queensland after the weekend’s historic council elections. Long-standing … Continue Reading
Attorney-General has no idea of council ballot “stuff-ups”
5th March 2008 The State Coalition revealed wrongly-addressed return envelopes were sent out with ballot papers for the local government elections in the Balonne Shire but was less than impressed with the Bligh government’s response … Continue Reading
Local Government status ‘butchered’
26th February 2008 Bligh government moves to axe the ‘Constitutional Corporation’ status of local governments were unprecedented anywhere in the world and could put council assets worth $80 billon at risk, Shadow Minister for Main … Continue Reading
Local Government Status Butchered
25th February 2008“The State Government’s proposed legislation to change the legal status of Queensland Local Governments to remove “Constitutional Corporation” status is an extraordinary and unprecedented throughout the world and may place $80 billon of … Continue Reading
Brisbane venue for ‘Democracy Rally’
15th January 2008With only eight weeks to Queensland’s contentious local government elections, there are moves afoot to stage a Democratic Rights Day, thereby highlighting further public unrest over issues like forced amalgamations. The over-arching umbrella … Continue Reading
Courts to protect oppressed farmers
14th January 2008 New South Wales Farmer Peter Spencer writes: Agmates Comment: Finally NSW farmer Peter Spencer is to get his legal right to a court hearing. Through the implementation of Land Clearing ban’s via … Continue Reading
Qld Govt to review its controversial land clearing laws
21st December 2007The Queensland Government is asking landholders feedback on the administration of its controversial vegetation management laws, but it is not revisiting the clearing bans. Minister for Natural Resources and Water Craig Wallace this … Continue Reading
Qld has spoken – forced council mergers a disaster
19th December 2007The overwhelming results of plebiscites on forced council amalgamations in Queensland have made it absolutely clear that the State Government has gone down the wrong path, says federal Nationals leader, Warren Truss. Mr … Continue Reading
Queenslanders condemn forced council mergers
18th December 2007Queenslanders have overwhelmingly rejected the Bligh Labor Government’sforced council amalgamations with almost 300,000 people voting againstthe move in 85 voluntary plebiscites right throughout the state. Shadow Local Government Minister Howard Hobbs said only … Continue Reading