Council
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Gold Coast indicates support for boundary shift
GOLD Coast City Council has indicated its support for a review to include Tamborine Mountain in the city’s boundary. A report to the council on…
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Council plans greater focus on waste education
COMMUNITY-based waste collection and education campaigns will be a focus for the Scenic Rim Regional Council in 2023, with an emphasis on diversion of waste…
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State steps in to control council meetings
THE State Government has stepped in to appoint an Advisor to Scenic Rim Regional Council as the second meeting this month stumbled on allegations of…
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Personal grudges hijack council meeting, again
MEETING procedures descended into a personal grudge match at Scenic Rim Regional Council last week after all but two councillors were sidelined over suspected conflicts…
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Chalk asks Minister for reform on conflict laws
COUNCILLOR Marshall Chalk has written to Local Government Minister Steven Miles to highlight flaws in the new conflict of interest legislation after the Mayor’s actions…
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Scenic Rim’s intent to address climate change
“The Scenic Rim region is at risk of climate change, with associated impacts for community health and well-being, economic productivity, the natural environment, biodiversity and…
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Councillors lobbied to licence the ‘EmpowHER’ brand
COUNCIL’s Regional Prosperity Team has asked Councillors to back the licensing of the EmpowHER Hiking program brand. In a report to the general meeting of…
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Hey Mr Tambourine Man Where’s your democracy?
THAT description well matches the autocratic string-pulling of Mayor Greg Christensen at an incredible council meeting in which he turned the meaning of democracy on…
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Council’s ‘Long Sunset’ makes $156,000+ loss
ALMOST $1 million was spent on staging The Long Sunset event yet it made a financial loss of $156,770. And ratepayers will be responsible for…
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Letter to the Editor – A day of shame and a national disgrace
ON TUESDAY, November 8, the local government body of the Scenic Rim Regional Council (SRRC), through their Mayor, put on a display for all to…
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Councillors denied vote on harsh penalty
COUNCILLORS have been denied a vote to repeal the harsh penalty handed to Councillor Derek Swanborough after Mayor Greg Christensen accused the entire council of…
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Mayor ‘over-reacted’ in throwing out gallery
COUNCILLORS turned against Mayor Greg Christensen after he threatened to call the police to remove a resident from the public gallery after she applauded a…
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