by JennyNBRC4625 | Apr 13, 2018 | Mayor's Blog
Mayor’s Desk 22 March 2018 Question two of the Ten Hardest Questions in Local Government, according to the LGAQ. I’m going to challenge myself by addressing the ten hardest questions in Local Government (according to the LGAQ – Local Government Association QLD), one...
by SarahNBRC4625 | Mar 22, 2018 | Mayor's Blog
I have written an open letter to Annastacia Palaszczuk MP this morning expressing our views on the Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Bill 2018. As Councillors we haven’t had time to consult our community. You can view Council’s submission here. If you...
by SarahNBRC4625 | Mar 8, 2018 | Mayor's Blog
Question one of the Ten Hardest Questions in Local Government, according to the LGAQ. I’m going to challenge myself by addressing the ten hardest questions in Local Government (according to the LGAQ – Local Government Association QLD), one by one. But I also want to...
by JennyNBRC4625 | Mar 7, 2018 | Mayor's Blog
Mayor’s Desk – 22 February 2018 When I was a child growing up in the suburbs of Brisbane, I yearned for the day Queensland joined South Australia with their container refund scheme. Finishing a bottle of soft drink and having that 10c return label (only...
by JennyNBRC4625 | Feb 19, 2018 | Mayor's Blog
Mayor’s Desk – 8 February 2018 Amid the joy which the welcome relief of the soaking rain brought to us all last week, you will find Councillors and roads staff silently holding their breath, waiting to see what damage may be done this time. Fortunately,...
by JennyNBRC4625 | Jan 31, 2018 | Mayor's Blog
In 2014 the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) studied people’s perceptions and knowledge and found the view of local government being confined to roads, rates and rubbish was long gone. They found that media coverage of local councils often...
