Council Meeting Briefs Aug 20th
sue August 21st, 2008
MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
20/ 08/ 2008
SUBJECT: Briefs - Fraser Coast Regional Council meeting
20 August 2008
Ergon Energy Tidy Town Awards
Cr Les MucKan presented Tidy Town Awards to the Council that he received on behalf of the Council at the awards presentation in Bundaberg last month.
Maryborough and Hervey Bay each won two awards - both won the Outstanding Commitment Award, Hervey Bay won the Litter Prevention Award and Maryborough won the Heritage Award.
Gift from Japanese visitors
Mayor Mick Kruger presented a Battledore to the Council that was given to the region by students and teachers visiting Maryborough’s Sunbury State School from Kasukabe - the Japanese city with which Maryborough enjoys a formal relationship. Students from Maryborough’s Aldridge State High School will visit their counterparts in Kasukabe in September.
Launch of regional branding
The Fraser Coast Regional Council will launch the new regional branding and the Council’s corporate logo at a function at Peppers Resort on 18 September.
Queensland Heritage Eisteddfod coming to Maryborough in 2011
The Council agreed to accept an invitation for Maryborough to host the Queensland Heritage Eisteddfod at Easter 2011. Funding options will be explored.
Bauple Men’s Shed
The Regional Council will contribute $5100 towards the Bauple Men’s Shed - a project aimed at developing a recreational, therapeutic and educational facility for men, particularly former servicemen, in the Bauple community. The project is supported by the national organisation Mensheds Australia Ltd. The Council will waive fees associated with the project and will also fund a “What’s On” for Bauple.
QCCG membership
The Council agreed to become a member of the Queensland Coastal Councils’ Group. The purpose of the QCCG is to provide leadership, direction and a co-ordinated approach to coastal management at the local level among member Councils. Councillors Sue Brooks and Debbie Hawes will represent the Regional Council on the QCCG.
Lease agreements for sporting groups
The Council agreed to draw up an agreement with the Hervey Bay Softball Association to lease Council-owned ground at Hervey Bay’s Raward Road Recreation Reserve. The Council also agreed to draw up an agreement with Football Hervey Bay Inc to lease ground at the Hervey Bay Sport and Leisure Park on the corner of Boundary Road and Tavistock Street.
Bauple - Community of the Year nominee
The Council agreed to nominate the Bauple Community for the Community of the Year Award in the Regional Achievement and Community Awards which are administered by Awards Australia. The awards encourage, acknowledge and reward valuable contributions and outstanding achievements in regional and rural areas. Bauple has an excellent community spirit and has implemented many community projects including the Q150 Clubhouse and Men’s Shed, the Bauple Bash, country markets, scout group, playgroup, music nights and youth programs. Cr Linda Harris was nominated as a referee.
New advisory team for community
The Council endorsed the formation of and accepted terms of reference for the Fraser Coast Inclusive Communities Advisory Team. The new group replaces pre-amalgamation groups including Maryborough’s Disability Access Advisory Committee and Hervey Bay’s Access and Equity Team.
Constitutional recognition of Local Government
The Council will advise the Local Government Association of Queensland that it supports the forms of institutional and financial constitutional recognition of Local Government to be incorporated into the Australian Constitution.
Studies of Regional Council’s water resources gets the go-ahead
The Council decided that Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ proposal to undertake a structural review of the Council’s water businesses will be accepted. Yarra Valley Water will undertake a Business Review of the Council’s water businesses. The Council’s CEO Andrew Brien will co-ordinate the projects with the help of technical officers from Wide Bay Water and Fraser Coast Water.
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