Council
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Acting CEO appointed … till end of current Council term
AN acting Chief Executive Officer was appointed in a last minute Special Meeting of Scenic Rim Regional Council as the administration avoids questions on CEO…
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Planning detail delays and dysfunction
THE Council’s new practice of delaying the upload of information about development applications is irregular when compared with neighbouring Councils. The practice in Ipswich and…
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Council moves meeting behind closed doors
IN THE six months leading up to the local government elections, the Scenic Rim will hold only one open meeting per month by replacing the…
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Council ‘opaque’ on a range of procurements
AS THE Federal Government comes under heavy scrutiny for its spending on consultancies, the Fassifern Guardian has reviewed the Scenic Rim Regional Council spending on…
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Munbilla development a ‘forever nightmare’ for Council
ITS FIRST iteration was known as Lakeville. A total of 130 town allotments forming the core of what was expected to become the capital of…
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Land regeneration and weed control projects to be funded
PROJECTS to remove weeds from dry vine scrub and koala habitat were among the 41 projects recommended for approval under the Scenic Rim Council’s $155,000…
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Council report recommends $10m Beaudesert sport facility upgrade
Review finds more Council resources needed for sporting facilities A $10 million, 10 year development of sporting fields and facilities at Council’s greenfield Lupton Road…
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Sports, arts and community groups recommended for council grants
SCENIC Rim councillors were asked to approve more than $280,000 worth of grants to community organisations, this week. In the 2023-2024 budget, councillors approved a…
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Council moves to change Scenic Rim’s urban footprint
THE Scenic Rim Regional Council hopes to increase the bank of residential land in Harrisville and Gleneagle and alter the urban footprint in Beaudesert, Tamborine…
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Council ‘ups the ante’ on bins and venue support
COUNCIL has raised the bar on its ‘in-kind’ support to community organisations. Last financial year, the Scenic Rim Regional Council allocated almost $44,000 to in-kind…
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Infrastructure plan update to cost up to $750,000
COUNCILLORS have been asked to back an update of the Scenic Rim’s Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP). The review is estimated to cost between $600,000…
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Staff shortages continue to plague council
STAFF shortages have continued to plague Scenic Rim Regional Council with the latest progress report detailing 18 budgeted projects for the last financial year were…












