Parking in Townsville City Parking may seem like a “pedestrian” topic (pun intended). However, parking is of increasing importance in metropolitan areas worldwide. On average, motor vehicles are parked 95% of the time. Yet most transport analysis focuses on vehicles when they are moving. Substantial amounts of land and buildings are set aside
Month: October 2017
Buying Business – Restraints on Alienation and the Rule Against Perpetuities
This is what our cities need to do to be truely liveable for all
Urban planners, governments and developers are increasingly interested in making cities “liveable”. But what features contribute to liveability? Which areas in cities are the least and most liveable? The various liveability rankings – where Australia tends to do quite well – don’t provide much useful guidance. This article is one in a series, Healthy
Townsville media pulls strings of Mayor for beneficial enterprise elite
Hypocrisy of Townsville’s beneficial enterprise elite The Townsville Bulletin editor-in-chief, Mr Ben English, and a bevy of Townsville’s most influential business leaders have come out in the News Ltd press as a cohort of patriots in support of the embattled Townsville Mayor, Cr Jenny Hill who approved a $18.5 million beneficial
Buying Business – What to consider with fixtures and chattels
Buying business with fixtures and chattels When buying business and thinking about chattels, one may think of such things as moveable personal property such as clothes, furniture, and appliances as opposed to more permanent fixtures such as homes and buildings. https://townsvillerealestatenews.com.au/buying-business-fixtures-chattels/ Common Law Fixtures and chattels refer to the things that are included in
Townsville City Council showing symptoms of honest corruption
Crime and corruption report exposures cultural failures The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (QCCC) has made 31 recommendations to strengthen transparency and integrity in local governments throughout Queensland following the Operation Belcarra report. In spite of the positive project announcements for North Queensland and the economic improvements the associated investments are having on
Corruption by developers and mayors above the law; Crime and Corruption Commission Belcarra report
Chairman of the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission, Mr. Allan MacSporran QC handed down the Commission's report into local government election corruption in a baffling and incomprehensible press release, the third such corruption investigation report on local government since 1991, 2006 and 2015 in Queensland. Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission Press
Victims in Aged and Retired Housing Being Smuggled in Legal Scandal
The Queensland government is being accused of smuggling aged and retired victims through disingenuous complaints handling, regulatory investigation and mediation processes that encourage unscrupulous operators to pay out thousands of dollars in hush money, in an effort to cover up serious failures in legislative integrity and government waste. The effectiveness of