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A Council environmental program has won the 2013 Healthy Waterways Rural and Agriculture Award.
Council has made a submission to the State Government on the issues of Key Resource Areas (KRAs) identified in the Scenic Rim as part of the draft State Planning Policy.
New signage officially renaming Hillview Bridge on Christmas Creek Rd as the Martin Sullivan Bridge has been installed. Family members, including four daughters of the late Martin Sullivan, visited the bridge with Deputy Mayor Virginia West, who is the Division 3 Councillor for the area.
Construction has commenced on the footpath extension linking Beaudesert State High School to the new Scenic Rise estate.
Last September, in an effort to convey the scope and scale of Council's record Capital Works program, Council took the unprecedented step of detailing every significant capital project in a one-page document. As part of our commitment to the Scenic Rim community, Council has reported back on the delivery of its capital works program in an update to that original document.
The Winter Harvest Festival at Aratula, is hoping to pull in the crowds with tonnes of fun. 12 tonnes to be precise, the weight of the John Deere tractor competitors are being challenged to drag as part of the Kalbar and District Community Bank Tractor Pulling Competition at the festival on Saturday, 29 June.
The designation of Key Resource Areas by the State Government is about identifying the location of these material reserves. It is by no means a green light for industry to exploit these today, tomorrow, whenever. It also provides a level of certainty for property owners, industry, future residents and the wider community as to potential future land use.
Tamrookum’s ageing Bruxner Bridge is to be replaced by an innovative pre-fabricated steel crossing.
Council continues to drive visitation at the regional level with the adoption of a Scenic Rim Tourism Signage Strategy.
Council is to introduce an electronic disaster management information system to help streamline response and recovery operations during future emergencies.
