Council

ANOTHER Special Meeting of council has been called this week to force a decision on the chief executive officer. Councillors Derek Swanborough, Jeff McConnell, Marshall…

A REQUEST for a leave of absence from last week’s meeting was withdrawn at the last minute in a sign of the state of Scenic…

ATTEMPTS by Scenic Rim Regional Council to punish a councillor over an unexplained complaint from the Mayor backfired at last week’s meeting. Councillor Derek Swanborough was…

COUNCIL will launch a new website for community consultation on its strategies and major projects next week. Residents can sign up to a “community panel”…

UNVACCINATED Councillor Jeff McConnell is recovering from COVID-19 and will not attend Australia Day events today. Cr McConnell said he had a sore throat and…

RECOMMENDATIONS from the Office of the Independent Assessor for Scenic Rim Regional Council to review its outdated media policy have been ignored by the council.…

ONE of the most direct decisions of the elected council guiding the organisation appears to have gone missing in the offices of the Scenic Rim…

SCENIC RIM Council has been illegally closing meetings to decide on councillor conduct matters. Despite questions raised in council from Councillor Derek Swanborough and by…

COUNCIL has called a special meeting this week in an attempt to save the Chief Executive Officer Jon Gibbons from losing his job. In the…

ONE Nation founder Senator Pauline Hanson has returned fire at Scenic Rim Mayor Greg Christensen for his stance on COVID-19 vaccinations. Cr Christensen tried to…

AFTER a dramatic vote not to renew the contract of the chief executive officer, Scenic Rim councillors have indicated they might be looking at further…

MORE than half of the complaints to Queensland’s local government watchdog are coming, not from residents, but from inside councils. The Office of the Independent…