Council
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A message from Deputy Mayor Duncan McInnes – 23rd April 2025
AS DEPUTY Chair of Scenic Rim’s Local Disaster Management Group, I welcomed the recent announcement of federal government funding for flood cameras for three key…
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Road renewal fund proposed in draft Council Budget
BIG ticket road projects in the draft Scenic Rim Regional Council Budget include a $5.8 million allocation to the ‘renewal of council’s road network’ and…
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Secret council administration restructure underway?
IT APPEARS a major Council administration restructure is underway. This week, the Scenic Rim Regional Council called for applications to fill three Director level roles…
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Green levy plus 7% hike in rates in draft Budget
A NEW tax and a 7% average increase in rates and charges are proposed in the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s draft Budget. The draft document…
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A message from Mayor Tom Sharp
AS I mentioned in my previous column, a major concern for our region is the damage to waterways and creek banks in the wake of…
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A Message from Cr Marshall Chalk
I AM sure everyone in our rural community has been as saddened as I have by the flooding we have seen in western Queensland and…
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Community to have a say on draft Corporate Plan
COUNCIL’S draft Corporate Plan 2025-2030 is open for community consultation The four week program of community consultation will begin this month ahead of the replacement…
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A message from Mayor Tom Sharp
ALONG with Deputy Mayor Duncan McInnes, I drove around the western side of the region last week seeing first hand the significant crop losses suffered…
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A message from Cr Marshall Chalk
CONGRATULATIONS to the organisers and everyone involved in making the Fassifern Cricket Association’s recent 125th anniversary celebrations such a success. This was a great evening…
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Media policy spells out freedoms, but was there a conflict?
COUNCILLORS have confirmed that they have the freedom to speak to the media about issues relating to their electoral division or their portfolio. It has…
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Council approves requests for legal aid
NO CONTEXT was given when Scenic Rim councillors voted to approve two applications for legal assistance at last week’s general council meeting. Councillors had spent…
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A message from Cr Duncan McInnes
LAST week, I was pleased to join my Councillor colleagues Amanda Hay, Kerri Cryer, Stephen Moriarty and Jennifer Sanders, along with our state and federal…
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