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Council’s executive team ignore vote on transparency
EXECUTIVE officers at Scenic Rim Regional Council have ignored State Government advice and a majority vote of the council on the need to hold discussion…
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‘Public’ council meetings remain closed
SCENIC Rim Regional Council is treating its Ordinary Council meetings as a higher risk environment than hospitals to continue to close meetings to the public…
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Tamborine Mountain lodges Gold Coast bid
THE bid to bring Tamborine Mountain into the Gold Coast boundary is now in the hands of Local Government Minister Steven Miles. Tamborine Mountain Councillor…
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Whistleblower ignored by council watchdogs
A COMPLAINT from a whistleblower councillor about secret dealings in his own council has gone in circles as several State Government bodies refuse to investigate.…
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Major festivals set to top big year of events
EVENTS across the region last year are estimated to have produced a projected economic return of almost $4 million to the Scenic Rim. Scenic Rim…
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Nature hunt: Calling all green thumbs
SCENIC Rim and Ipswich nature lovers are being called on to get involved in an Australia-wide native plant hunt. The hunt will see ‘citizen scientists’…
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“Swift action” to develop vaccines to fight Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle
THE Cattle Council of Australia has commended the Australian Government’s decision to “give the CSIRO everything it needs” to test and develop effective vaccines to…
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MP encourages landowners to appeal new valuations if the ‘hike is too high’
THE 25 percent hike in Scenic Rim land valuations in just two years has many residents concerned about charges tied to the new values, such…
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CSIRO push boundaries for better living
NEW and emerging science is looking at ways to harness immune responses in order to better tackle disease as well as energy storage, carbon locking…
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Funding for new Queensland nature refuges
A NEW round of Nature Assist grants has opened for landowners who want to declare their properties as nature refuge for native flora and fauna.…
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Multi-million-dollar grant round for regional Shows
SCENIC Rim and Ipswich agricultural shows will get a piece of a $15.4 million grant fund from the Australian government as part of a support…
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Fassifern Police
Sunny report on Sunflower Festival There was a massive influx of people into the area over the three days of the Kalbar Sunflower Festival. Sen…
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