amandah38

There are so many positives about living on the Mountain, however the reasons for buying and moving here are rapidly being eroded. Land values are very high, consequently council rates are also high, given we don't have town water or sewerage or public transport. The Mountain's proximity to the Gold Coast and Brisbane is both a blessing and a curse. House prices have sky rocketed, there are no rentals available due to the profusion of Air B'n'Bs and the influx of people from metro areas. People buy here for the different lifestyle and environment, however many then reach for the chainsaw to turn their property into something one would find in any other overdeveloped suburb. Inappropriate development
Approved by "our " council is making the Mountain a less desirable place to live. More and more cabins, second dwellings and subdivisions are a threat to the very reasons we moved here 10 years ago. Long-term residents are constantly forced to fight to retain the very features which exemplify the Mountain's points of difference and which make it a great place to live.