Councillor Rethink on House Relocations!

31/12/2010 — The Rock News

There has been much discussion on house relocations lately. With Council approval required, there has in the past been much reluctance to approve the relocation of ‘old queenslanders’ in new residential areas.

This relocated house in Fretwell Road in White Rock is top notch!

This relocated house in Fretwell Road in White Rock is top notch!

Cr. Rob Pyne has led the rethink, granting approval to two relocations in south White Rock. he said, “in the past there have been protests from neighbours who see an old house moved into a new area. However, my experience is that when complete, these homes are often among the nicest in any street!

There has been much talk of encouraging ‘tropical design’ and CRC has issued “The Cairns Style Design Guide”, which describes in words, pictures and diagrams the tropical style that is the desired design direction for the City of Cairns.

The challenge is to make these desires and designs a reality!

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Profiling Your Community: Bentley Park

27/12/2010 — The Rock News

Bentley Park is a rapidly developing residential area, with undeveloped areas in the west. Bentley Park is bounded by the suburb of Mount Sheridan and Skeleton Creek in the north, the Bruce Highway in the east, Blackfellows Creek and the suburb of Edmonton in the south, and the locality of Lamb Range and Freshwater Creek State Forest in the west. Bentley Park is named after an early farm homestead in the area, which was named after Bentley Hall in England.

Settlement of the area dates from the late 1800s, with land used mainly for sugar cane growing. Rapid growth took place from the early 1990s, with the population increasing from under 700 in 1991 to over 5,000 in 2006, a result of large numbers of new dwellings being added to the area.

Major features of the area include Fretwell Park and two schools.

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Bentley Park (Street Map)

Bentley Park (Street Map)

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Bentley Park Statistics

Bentley Park Statistics

 

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White Rock Telstra Exchange Upgraded to increase Internet Access!

26/12/2010 — The Rock News

The White Rock Exchange was comprehensively upgraded by Telstra last year (2011) following these concerns.

Internet Slow at Your Home: Who is to blame?

Who gets blamed for the slow internet speed at your house?

Do you blame your spouse or child? Do you vent your rage at your Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

If you live in the White Rock or Mount Sheridan area, we may have found the real culprit for you:

White Rock Exchange (Corner Short and Frangipanni)

White Rock Exchange (Corner Short and Frangipanni)

When downloading a video of web page, the experts tell us you can only go as fast as the ‘weakest link’ in the chain! The White Rock exchange is often this weakest link.

The upgrade of this exchange may be the best hope many of us have for faster internet speeds.

The good news is we have been advised Telstra plan to upgrade the exchange in March 2011.

As the National Broadband Network (NBN) remains a far away dream for most of us, this upgrade of the White Rock exchange is to be welcomed and we desperately hope there will be no delays in Telstra attending to it!

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Profiling Your Community: Bayview Heights

26/12/2010 — The Rock News

Bayview Heights is an established residential area, with conservation areas in the west. Bayview Heights is bounded by the suburb of Earlville and Clarkes Creek in the north, the suburb of Woree and the railway line in the east, the suburb of Mount Sheridan in the south, and the locality of Lamb Range and Freshwater Creek State Forest in the west. Bayview Heights is named to describe the area – with views of the bay.

Settlement of the area dates from the late 1800s, with land used mainly for farming. Significant development took place from the 1970s into the 1980s. The population declined slightly during the 1990s, and then was relatively stable between 2001 and 2006, a result of little change in dwelling stock.

Major features of the area include the Friend and Forno Parks and Ben Wilson Park.

Bayview Heights Aerial Map (large file)

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Profiling Your Community: WOREE

23/12/2010 — The Rock News

Woree is an established residential, industrial and recreational area, with some commercial land use along Mulgrave Road. Woree is bounded by Mulgrave Road, the suburb of Earlville and Chinaman Creek in the north, the suburbs of Portsmith and White Rock in the east, Cairns Golf Course, Hepburn Street, the North Coast Railway line and the suburb of Mount Sheridan in the south, and the suburb of Bayview Heights, the Sugarcane Tramway and Henley Street in the west. Woree is thought to be named from an Aboriginal word meaning “child” or “shallow water”.

Settlement of the area dates from the 1880s, with gradual growth through to the early 1900s. Significant development did not occur until the 1960s, with rapid growth during the 1970s and 1980s. The population declined slightly from the mid 1990s, a result of little change in dwelling stock and a decline in the average number of persons living in each dwelling.

Major features of the area include Cannon Park Racecourse, Cairns Golf Course, Woree Community Centre, Woree Swimming Pool, Calanna Park, Jeff Pezzutti Park and a number of schools.

Woree Aerial Map (large file 11Mb)

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