https://www.glenntozer.com.au/glennsblog daily 0.75 2021-01-14 https://www.glenntozer.com.au/glennsblog/2019/3/11/zrmanja-falls-croatia-f3exm-6a775 monthly 0.5 2020-04-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5e66bbb4420f293bb2d67721/1587946085955/ocst.jpg Glenn's Blog - Oceanside Cruise Ship Terminal not feasible as “port ‘o call” (transit port); a clarification. - The public would be aware, based on recent reports from the Office of the Independent Assessor (OIA), that a significant number of complaints have been made since the OIA was established. Recently a person made a complaint about my conduct as a Councillor, claiming that I had misled the public when making statements that were ultimately published in Brisbane’s Courier-Mail in June 2019. The OIA has now informed me they will take no further action regarding this complaint. https://www.glenntozer.com.au/glennsblog/2019-springbrook-anzac-day-address monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5ea28e556c6f425a7ebdf299/1587712816648/Resurrected_2DCOVER.jpg Glenn's Blog - 2019 Springbrook ANZAC Day address - As I lay there staring at the ceiling I found myself asking the question: "How did I get here?" A little while ago I was in a position of pain, suffering and despair. To end up in hospital at this time in my life was not altogether unexpected as I had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression for some time and I had been medicating with alcohol and Valium as well as numerous anti-depressants and anti-psychotics. In addition to this my family situation was extremely strained to say the least. My wife was losing strength in her will to support me through this difficult time as she was burning out raising four kids on her own and dealing with my mood disorders. My children didn't know which father was going to greet them from one moment to the next and it was driving a wedge between us, that if not repaired soon, would tear the bond forever. I had significant anger issues and was abusing alcohol as a self-medicating tool to sleep; not the best drug to consume if you're already depressed, can't sleep and on a fist full of pills every day. I did this in a desperate attempt to block the vivid and horrific hallucinations and dreams I would be confronted with each night. These events were a constant reminder of my time spent in Afghanistan. The nightly torment became unbearable over time and wore me down to a state of mental and physical exhaustion. All in all, I was doing my best to simply hang on from day to day." - "Resurrected: A Story of Hope" by Andrew & Zoe Cullen (Linky Muller, 2016) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5ea28c926f10a37ddff7db07/1587711272830/after+the+blast.jpg Glenn's Blog - 2019 Springbrook ANZAC Day address - "In April 2014, there were several television reports about a former soldier, Matthew Millhouse, and his fight with younger onset dementia. Matt served with me in Iraq and his illness has been linked to the IED attack in which we were both wounded. My wounds were obvious and I was treated with surgery and hospitalisation; Matt's wounds were not obvious, but were much worse and much more sinister Matt has suffered from depression, post-traumatic stress and now dementia. He only received treatment years later, when his condition became debilitating. His current state is such that he has been admitted to a nursing home because his young family is no longer to look after him. He is 34 years old. I owe Matt a lot. He helped protect me when I was injured in the streets of Baghdad, when i couldn't protect myself. He assisted in my evacuation to hospital. He sat by my bed when I was in recovery after surgery. Like all of the men from my old troop, I was gutted by news of his illness, as well as being quietly concerned that my mind, too, could start to tune out, any day now. I visited Matt in July 2014. He had trouble walking and speaking clearly. His partner told me that his condition is deteriorating quickly and she notices weekly changes. It appears the bomb blast that I survived in Iraq will kill a soldier, but many years later than anyone expected." - "After the Blast - An Australian Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan" by Garth Callender (Blank Inc Books, 2015) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5ea29074f3a4016bc4ab9461/1587712135137/springbrook+vista.jpg Glenn's Blog - 2019 Springbrook ANZAC Day address - My point is this; on Anzac Day in particular Springbrook is a shining light when it comes to a community informed by Anzac values and I want to thank you. The broader Gold Coast could even learn a thing or two from Springbrook mountain’s commitment to community on days like today. And like any community we can always do better as well. So, to close, my call to action for you today is this; As you remember those you love and are grateful for today, on Anzac Day, think of ways tomorrow you can apply that Anzac spirit to the way we build community and demonstrate courage and compassion to our neighbours, in this great city of the Gold Coast. I know if we do, we’ll honour those who have fought for us not just a few days each year, but every day, and our city and community will be the very best it can be for everyone. Lest we forget. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5ea28942f2e22f36a353f87e/1587710576565/wicky.jpg Glenn's Blog - 2019 Springbrook ANZAC Day address Flight Sergeant Edward George Wicky and Flight Sergeant Oswald Mountford (October 1944). 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This is one of the things that makes our community stronger. https://www.glenntozer.com.au/glennsblog/gold-coast-2021-city-budget-promises-a-year-of-no-frills-focus-for-division-9 monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5ef0350535e2b301b609cfc9/1592800565115/budget+pic.jpg Glenn's Blog - Gold Coast 20/21 city budget promises a year of no-frills focus for Division 9. Mayor Tate and Cr Gates answer questions after the budget adoption meeting https://www.glenntozer.com.au/glennsblog/x47l3dt1kqrr52qqopxtv3jbn5qwkl monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5f324457d3139178b4adb838/1597129864977/100+days+-+Firth.jpg Glenn's Blog - 100 days in… the first update. - 1. Firth Park Sports Precinct – The 54ha property to the east of the netball has been purchased by Council and we’ve settled on the contract. We’ve met with council officers to discuss some of the preliminary site issues and the interface between sporting fields and open space areas. I’ve had preliminary conversations with representatives of AFL Qld, and local cricket and our junior AFL clubs. We’ve discussed with the netball association their preliminary plans for growth and the good work of the local rugby league club as they break into the senior grades and continue their growth of juniors. A Master Plan project has been allocated funding this year. Our objective is by the next budget process, a clear picture of staged delivery might be available to local clubs to leverage to attract grant funding. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5f3244f4ec1a8c6d00e3166e/1597130005762/100+days+-+PVE.jpg Glenn's Blog - 100 days in… the first update. - 4. Pacific View Estate - We’ve continued to support delivery, and keep the community informed about, Pacific View Estate in Worongary, valued at an economic impact of over $3B over the coming decade. Applications are now lodged, assessed as generally in accordance with the state’s preliminary approval, and officers will review over the coming months. The display village for the first 6 stages (300+ homes) is likely by later in 2021. No one home site will be more than 400 metres from any public park in the development. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5f32458e4096ca24e41c433e/1597130144740/100+days+-+Peter+Mills.jpg Glenn's Blog - 100 days in… the first update. - 6. Gilston’s Peter Mills Park playground stages continue, with shade funded and scheduled for delivery this year, and future improvements being designed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5f32489061e8321c3c9bb1c6/1597130921384/Cr+Tozer_Ivan+Lovatt_Kangaroo+Snapseed-5.jpg Glenn's Blog - 100 days in… the first update. - 9. Funding provided to kickstart our event economy again, with SWELL Sculpture Festival coming to Mudgeeraba in September 2020, and funding provided for Summertime Sessions in the Village later in the year. These smaller outdoor events will be the critical economic and social motivators to get our cultural economy moving again. https://www.glenntozer.com.au/glennsblog/t44s7b9nqyrve8rodjwrfjdi2s1zq7 monthly 0.5 2021-01-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5fff9e4d80baec06bca24455/1610587770742/firth%2Bexpansion.jpg Glenn's Blog - Our projects and focus for 2021… - Firth Park expansion The scope for our expansion of the sports facilities and open space development of Firth Park has been devised and early meetings with community groups have commenced. This scope for an external consultants work, planning future development and staging investment, will be important as we budget for delivery of facilities for cricket, junior AFL, baseball, and improvements to other existing sports and community uses based at the park. It is anticipated that my Councillor’s office will relocate to the precinct by June 2021 to enable better oversight of the project over the coming years. The project is hoped to include significant open parkland abutting Mudgeeraba Creek to advance environmental initiatives there, and also mitigate flood impact on the new fields hoped to be delivered. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5fffab15f3791928a023143d/1610591011130/beechmountain+CWA.jpg Glenn's Blog - Our projects and focus for 2021… - Beechmountain community building After the fires of 2019/20 it became clear that a community building asset in Lower Beechmont was a necessary project and needed prioritising. The Beechmountain QCWA offered their oversight and the community has rallied around the concept. A small budget has been allocated for design and preliminary planning this year and it is hoped that in the coming two financial years enough funding can be provided by Council to leverage a commitment from other levels of government or grant programs to realise this important project. The building is hoped to serve the local community in times of storm or fire, but is also expected to be a valuable asset for local mothers group, interest and recreational groups and for community meetings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5fffa48868492a20f38a5baf/1610589414747/FW++Towards+2040.png Glenn's Blog - Our projects and focus for 2021… - Mudgeeraba Show Society Strategic Plan “Towards 2040” Last year, the Mudgeeraba Show Society released a strategic plan intended to address their objectives over the coming 20 years. These objectives cover not just how they run their major event each year, the Mudgeeraba Agricultural Show, but how they manage the showgrounds, work with their partners like the Mudgeeraba Light Horse Museum and Mudgeeraba Pony and Hack Club, and train and support their volunteers and contractors. The plan is actually modelled on the City of Gold Coast’s Annual Plan and each year the plan is tabled at the AGM for adjustments and to check the infrastructure priorities. Of course, developing the showgrounds and improving infrastructure for events is critically important for the main event, but by establishing a strategic plan, the objectives of each elected leadership team at the Mudgeeraba Show Society can be directed by building on the legacy of those past. Already some of the infrastructure priorities are being realised, with the expansion of the city’s digital fibre project being extended out to the showgrounds to enable Wi-Fi delivery and better internet capbility on site. This in turn may enable the use of sensors or other technology on site to assist with managing large groups of people and vehicles that attend major events. Most importantly, connecting this digital fibre to a new camera system to improve security and monitoring on site is hoped to reduce vandalism and theft, and may even positively impact a reduction in hooning in the area, as cameras can be beamed back to capture illegal activity. With greater regulation of major events expected in this post-COVID world, these improvements along with other initiatives in the strategic plan are hoped to grow and enable the Mudgeeraba Show Society, and the Mudgeeraba Agricultural Show, to be the bets it can be for many years to come. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5fffac9c083bda4cd2023b09/1610591407697/elsie.jpg Glenn's Blog - Our projects and focus for 2021… - Elsie Laver Park and the Mudgeeraba-Robina sub-branch of the RSL Elsie Laver Park is an important memorial park, remembering members of our community who served and their families who have given so much to the fabric of our neighbourhoods in the hinterland. Just this week, the RSL have informed me they intend to embark on a lighting project for the park, and deliver a mural near their home underneath the beautiful Mudgeeraba Memorial Hall. It is hoped these projects can be scoped and budgeted for the coming year. The group opens their room and kitchen for visitors on Friday night between 5pm and 8pm. The RSL’s “Cedar Cutters Day Club” also meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month for lunch and trivia. The executive team are responsible for managing the ANZAC Day events in Mudgeeraba, both at Elsie Laver Park and many local schools, as well as the Remembrance Day events in November. If you’ve got a connection to the armed forces, and you’d like to volunteer at a local community group, I encourage you to drop in and meet the Mudgeeraba-Robina sub-branch of the RSL at one of the events this year. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5fffade01c2ed95228a5ecdd/1610591727660/PVE.jpg Glenn's Blog - Our projects and focus for 2021… - Development update… Development applications are a part of every day work here in the Division 9 office and this coming six months is no exception. Pacific View Estate have lodged applications, generally in accordance with their already issued state preliminary approval, for 331 new home sites in Worongary. There’ll be up to 3000 dwellings delivered over the coming decade or so, nd a display village will materialise within the first half of 2021, it is expected. Additionally, some 80 or so new home sites are expected for assessment in Gilston along with a small shop development, the Mudgeeraba Caravan Park has been purchased, and we have been assessing several dozen smaller two-lot sub-divisions on acreage lots most months. While we ae excited to have new families join us in this beautiful part of the city, we remain acutely aware of how important sustainable and responsible development is to our local area. We’ll keep you informed as application progress to public notificiation. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5fffa8f71c2ed95228a57ecf/1610590590886/dogs.png Glenn's Blog - Our projects and focus for 2021… - Our new Dog Park brochure! Residents write to me about their dogs regularly and it’s become very clear that many local dog owners do not realise how many off-leash dog parks are located within 5 minutes drive of Mudgeeraba Village. Most weeks we get requests for new equipment in a residents local dog park when not minutes away another dog park exists with just that sort of facility already available. While we’ve been strongly committed to improving all our dog parks, one initiative has been to design and informative brochure for dog owners to keep them informed of all the dog parks in the area and their unique facilities. Some dog parks have a creek or lake for water activity, some have agility equipment, some have fences and some open spaces to throw a ball and run. Some have shade structures for larger meetings and barbeques and playgrounds for families to enjoy with their fur babies. The first edition of the brochure will be out soon so keep an eye out for this important work. Recently we’ve improved the fenced area at Hardy’s Park, and upgraded the carpark at Little Nerang dog park, introduced bench seats at Cobber Park, and are planting shade trees at other parks. If you have an idea for an improvement at your local park, please let us know. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e588de34ba80761c88c72c5/t/5fffa7cab51e0434a67d1c18/1610590175376/cableway.jpg Glenn's Blog - Our projects and focus for 2021… - Cableway and hinterland tourism A pre-feasibility report for the Cableway project from Mudgeeraba to Springbrook is expected in the first half of 2021. Already, I’ve been briefed on some of the particulars, and while those are confidential at this time, no proponent has been identified beyond those previously noted in the public domain, and there is no doubt a positive economic impact from a tourism perspective is achievable. Important questions remain regarding the impact of a cableway on the existing Springbrook economy and it’s small businesses, the environmental and disaster preparedness impact remains front of mind, and there is a social impact reality that must be considered as we count the cost of advancing the project. 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