Council
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Mayor threatens councillor after taking offence to debate
MAYOR Greg Christensen threatened to discipline one of his fellow councillors after he took offence to debate on changing the council’s meeting system. The comments…
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Mayor’s filibuster fails to stop meeting reform
TWO hours of questioning and a detailed review of council meeting performance from the Mayor and Councillor Michael Enright failed to sway councillors from a…
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CEO position yet to be advertised
THE SEARCH for the region’s top bureaucrat is yet to begin nine months after Chief Executive Officer Jon Gibbons’ contract went before councillors for renewal.…
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Council considers a return to committees
A PUSH to end the secrecy in Scenic Rim Regional Council’s decision-making process could see a return to the dumped committee system. Tamborine Mountain-based councillor…
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Mayor recovering from Covid-19
IPSWICH Mayor Teresa Harding has been isolating from home this week after testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday. Cr Harding told the Tribune on Friday…
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McConnell appointed Deputy after bitter tussle
THE ANNUAL appointment of a new deputy mayor descended into a divided battle at last week’s council meeting with a failed attempt to reappoint Michael…
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Risks on land purchase for Gallery Walk parking
THE purchase price and arrangements for land being acquired by Scenic Rim Council for parking as part of the Gallery Walk project at Tamborine Mountain…
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Planning changes out to public consultation
CHANGES to allow subdivision of rural zone land divided by a major road and reduction of setbacks in rural lots under 1ha are among a…
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Council yet to advertise CEO role
THE search for a new chief executive officer is yet to begin with Scenic Rim Regional Council still discussing a new policy on the region’s…
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Council meetings to re-open after two-year ban on public
THE ban on media and residents from attending public meetings of Scenic Rim Regional Council has ended with emergency powers to close meetings due to…
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Arts and culture branch ignore ‘obsolete’ policy
SENIOR management attempted to remove the council’s Arts and Culture policy before an updated version was on the table and make decisions as “business as…
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Audit committee changes questioned
CHANGES proposed for council’s Audit and Risk Committee that would have given the Chief Executive Officer the power to set the remuneration of its members…












