A CONTROVERSIAL State Government direction requiring Redland City Council to amend its planning scheme for a series of Minjerribah land parcels has formally come to an end, effectively drawing a line under a planning process that attracted overwhelming community opposition.
Councillors will next week be asked to note advice from Deputy Premier and Planning Minister Jarrod Bleijie confirming a 2021 Ministerial Direction forcing the amendment “no longer has effect” following the expiry of the Temporary Local Planning Instrument (TLPI) that underpinned it.
The decision means Council no longer has the authority to continue the planning scheme amendment, known as Major Amendment 03/21 – Minjerribah (Site-Specific Land Uses), which was initiated after the former State Government directed Council to align its planning scheme with temporary planning controls applying to 25 properties on North Stradbroke Island.
Council officers are recommending the amendment now be formally concluded, with the community notified through Council’s website and everyone who lodged a properly made submission contacted directly.
The planning changes stemmed from a Ministerial Direction issued in July 2021 by then Deputy Premier Steven Miles, requiring Council to amend the Redland City Plan to reflect a Temporary Local Planning Instrument introduced to facilitate land use aspirations for the Quandamooka People across 25 Minjerribah sites.
Council progressed the amendment under direction from the State Government and undertook public consultation between May and July 2022.
The response was overwhelmingly negative, with 528 submissions received.
Only four submissions fully supported the proposal, while the vast majority raised concerns about the amendment.
Council officers told councillors they were unable to adequately address those concerns because the State Government had not provided sufficient background studies to justify the proposed zoning changes and Council was unable to alter the amendment in ways that would conflict with the Ministerial Direction.
Council subsequently issued a formal pause notice to the State Government in September 2022 seeking further information before progressing the amendment.
In September 2025, however, the State Government decided not to remake the Temporary Local Planning Instrument after determining it was no longer serving its intended purpose.
In correspondence to Redland City Council, Acting Planning Minister Ros Bates said no development applications had been lodged under the temporary planning controls since they were first introduced in 2020.
She said the planning instrument was “no longer an effective planning tool” to justify suspending the city’s planning scheme or to advance the land aspirations of the Quandamooka People.
The Acting Minister also noted development applications could still be made under the existing Redland City Plan and that preparation of a new city planning scheme would provide an opportunity for the Quandamooka People to work directly with Council to pursue their land use aspirations.
The matter was effectively settled on May 2 this year when Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie wrote to Council confirming the original Ministerial Direction had ceased to have effect because the temporary planning instrument had lapsed.
“I can confirm that the Ministerial Direction issued by the former Planning Minister no longer serves a purpose or has effect, given the Temporary Local Planning Instrument No. 01 of 2023 … lapsed on 13 September 2025,” Mr Bleijie wrote.
Council officers say the only remaining work is to notify the community that the amendment has concluded, with the cost to be met from existing operational budgets.
