The first YADCA Forum for 2026 will be held on Monday February 9 at Connections, 29 Low Street Yandina, starting at 7.00 pm.

Welcome to another year of community involvement. The management committee has started to plan for 2026. Input from members would be gratefully received. We would like to have a themed discussion with a guest presenter every second month. If there is a topic you would like to raise please let me know.

Our first forum next Monday 9 February 2026 is on fire ants with members from the National Fire Ant Eradication Team giving a 30 minute presentation, follower by Q&A and conversation over coffee and cake.

This topic affects us all. No one wants fire ants on their property. They have been detected at North Arm and the biosecurity map, see below, shows the potential area of risk. Fire ants can remain underground, undetected, for 2 years and can be spread by human activity. They can also fly up to 5km and float on rafts in flood water. They are a formidable pest; hard to detect and eliminate but with the potential to disrupt our ecology and lifestyle. Bring your friends and neighbours to this public forum at the Baptist Church’s Connections hall, 29 Low Street, Yandina, starting at 7.00pm.

Development Monitor

OPW26/0018 Vehicle crossover for 92 Farrell Street. Council has been asked to consider the welfare of pedestrians where the proposed access road for 92 Farrell Street crosses the footpath to school (map below).

We are following other Development Applications but have nothing more to report at this point in time. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

I look forward to seeing you all next Monday.

Kind regards
Marie

YADCA President
President@yadca.org
0487 467 270