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  • Out with recyclable bins, in with recyclable baskets?

    Out with recyclable bins, in with recyclable baskets?

    Out with recyclable bins, in with recyclable baskets? The trial of ‘containers for change’ baskets being attached to public rubbish bins in Beaudesert has met with…

  • Message from Mayor Tom Sharp – 25th September 2024

    Message from Mayor Tom Sharp – 25th September 2024

    AS THE countdown begins to Queensland’s state elections next month, Council has compiled a document outlining its priorities for our region that can be achieved…

  • Comment from Cr Marshall Chalk

    Comment from Cr Marshall Chalk

    AS FIRST Officer and Deputy Fire Warden of the Croftby Carneys Creek Fire Brigade I can say it’s been a busy start to bushfire season.…

  • Developments pending detail

    Developments pending detail

    DEVELOPMENT in the Scenic Rim is a community discussion point. The only source of proposed, approved and rejected applications is the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s…

  • Mayor joins SEQ waste management group

    Mayor joins SEQ waste management group

    MAYOR Tom Sharp has been appointed as the Scenic Rim’s representative to a group of councils working to deliver long-term waste management solutions for South…

  • Comment from Mayor Tom Sharp

    Comment from Mayor Tom Sharp

    My thanks to everyone who took part in the community consultation which will assist Council in developing the Integrated Transport Plan for the Scenic Rim,…

  • Council committees remain on backburner

    Council committees remain on backburner

    A RETURN of the committee system is not currently on the agenda for consideration by the Scenic Rim Regional Council. Council plans at this point…

  • Growth must be underwritten by gov’t-funded infrastructure

    Growth must be underwritten by gov’t-funded infrastructure

    SCENIC Rim Mayor Tom Sharp has called on the state and federal government to make regional infrastructure funding a top priority. Cr Sharp made the…

  • New library on the backburner

    New library on the backburner

    COUNCIL will spend $200,000 on design upgrades to the existing Beaudesert Library, this financial year. The funds were allocated in the Budget as an interim…

  • Scenic Rim Budget Briefs

    Scenic Rim Budget Briefs

    Money in roads HIRING out Council staff, road and bridges gangs, machinery and equipment brought in $5.9 million in the last financial year. The income was…

  • Budget promises $37M for new works

    Budget promises $37M for new works

    MORE than $37 million in infrastructure projects, maintenance and upgrades was promised in the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s new Budget. Mayor Tom Sharp said feedback…

  • Scenic Rim records record works carry forward

    Scenic Rim records record works carry forward

    ALMOST $100 million worth of uncompleted capital works is expected to be carried forward into the 2024-2025 Budget. A significant portion of the carry forward…

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