A group of seven residents from Bribie Island and Sandstone point have filed an appeal in the Planning and Environment Court in Brisbane against a Moreton Bay Regional Council decision to allow more outdoor music concerts at a nearby hotel complex.
The Sandstone Point Hotel has recently hosted a number of outdoor events with as many as 10,000 in attendance, and residents say they are concerned about noise pollution and impacts to the environment.
The owners of the Sandstone Point Hotel are significant donors to the campaign of Moreton Bay Mayor Adam Sutherland, and the decision to approve the additional events had to be delegated to council Chief Executive Daryl Hitzman after a number of councillors declared a conflict of interest and were unable to vote on the proposal.