About us
About Developing Southern Thornlands
Developing Southern Thornlands is an independent information website focused specifically on the Southern Thornlands Priority Development Area (PDA).
Our aim is to make property, planning, development and infrastructure information easier to find, understand and follow as the PDA develops.
Why the site exists
Making a complicated planning area easier to understand
The Southern Thornlands PDA affects property owners, prospective buyers, residents, developers, businesses and service providers in different ways. Finding the relevant information can mean working through large planning documents, maps, development applications and government websites.
Developing Southern Thornlands is intended to provide a practical starting point: find a property, understand the PDA plan, follow developments and infrastructure projects, and reach the original sources when more detail is needed.
How we research
Source-first information
Primary sources first
We prioritise Queensland Government, Economic Development Queensland, Redland City Council, official planning documents, statutory records and official developer material.
Facts and proposals stay separate
Confirmed facts, proposed outcomes, indicative map lines and our own interpretation are not presented as though they carry the same level of certainty.
Information can change
The PDA is evolving. We review records as new plans, applications, approvals and project information become available and correct the site when better evidence emerges.
Independence and funding
Independent, but commercially supported
We are not a government agency
Developing Southern Thornlands is not Economic Development Queensland, the Queensland Government, Redland City Council or another government authority.
Advertising supports the website
The site is commercially supported through advertising, featured listings, sponsorship and other relevant business opportunities. Advertising does not determine which properties, developments, businesses or factual information are included in our editorial coverage.
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