Barry Cotterell

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Retired Barrister, former Chairman of the Queensland Building Tribunal, President of Peregian Beach Community Association (PBCA) for many years.

Time for BlueCare to become a ‘good citizen’

At its heart, the BlueCare development saga at Sunrise Beach is the story of a cynical developer, an enraged community, a Council trying to dig itself out of an amalgamation-period hole…and a steady leak in Noosa’s environment reputation. Let’s bring

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Why should we all pay for rogue developers?

Imagine if a property speculator buys the house next door to you in your quiet residential Noosa street and submits a development application to add an extra couple of storeys and turn it into a late-night karaoke bar with street parking. Then you have to spend the next few years spending thousands of dollars, everything you’ve saved, fighting them in the courts.

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Time for BlueCare to become a ‘good citizen’

At its heart, the BlueCare development saga at Sunrise Beach is the story of a cynical developer, an enraged community, a Council trying to dig itself out of an amalgamation-period hole…and a steady leak in Noosa’s environment reputation. Let’s bring

Read More »

Why should we all pay for rogue developers?

Imagine if a property speculator buys the house next door to you in your quiet residential Noosa street and submits a development application to add an extra couple of storeys and turn it into a late-night karaoke bar with street parking. Then you have to spend the next few years spending thousands of dollars, everything you’ve saved, fighting them in the courts.

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