Council
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Scenic Rim’s growth strategy wins State award
THE Scenic Rim Regional Council was selected as the winner of an award at the Queensland Awards for Planning Excellence. The awards, run by the…
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Residents rally against ‘council bullying’
RESIDENTS have scorned Scenic Rim Councillors for the harsh penalty handed to Councillor Derek Swanborough for conduct matters, launching a petition describing the complaints as…
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Scenic Rim announces new CEO
MOUNT ISA City Council CEO David Keenan has been announced as the new chief executive officer for Scenic Rim Regional Council. Mr Keenan was appointed,…
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Hefty fine for Swanborough’s ‘minor infraction’
SCENIC Rim Councillors have handed down one of the harshest penalties issued under the State Government’s new councillor complaints framework for what was described as…
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Mayor tries to rule on his own complaint
MAYOR Greg Christensen has launched another unstatesmanlike attack on the media after being confronted with a conflict of interest. In an attempt to convince councillors…
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Swanborough aimed to return fire on ‘vexatious’ complaints
OUTSPOKEN Councillor Derek Swanborough has taken aim at Mayor Greg Christensen and the council’s use of the local government watchdog as a political weapon in…
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New CEO appointed at Scenic Rim
AFTER a seven month delay to start the recruitment process, Scenic Rim councillors were expected to appoint a new chief executive officer at yesterday’s meeting.…
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More than 40 community projects up for funding
THE Scenic Rim Regional Councillors were expected to give the go ahead to almost $240,000 worth of donations to community groups from across the region,…
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Call for residents to have final say on growth areas
A COUNCILLOR is calling for further public consultation on the region’s controversial Growth Management Strategy before it is adopted by the council. Tamborine Mountain Councillor…
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Agribusiness Roadmap released
COUNCIL has released an Agribusiness and Agritourism Roadmap as the second part of a $250,000 project to further develop the two industries in the Scenic…
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Slip of the tongue leads to complaint and apology
ACCUSATIONS of a dob-in culture at Scenic Rim Regional Council were reinforced last meeting with Councillor Derek Swanborough hit with another official complaint for comments…
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Council reveals vineyard and winery cost $6.2M
THE Scenic Rim Regional Council is now the owner of the Mount Tamborine Vineyard and Winery. And the cost to ratepayers has been revealed as…
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