61d7ca43794270a8c1cee77b36533343
About Contact
Sunday, 15 June 2025
Menu
Council
Council

A message from Cr Marshall Chalk

THANKS to everyone who turned out to support the recent Boonah Show.

Guest Writer
11 Jun 2025
Council

Exceptional council donation to the Boonah Show

SCENIC RIM councillors agreed to a request for an “exceptional circumstances” donation of $25,000 to the Boonah Show Society to “ensure the successful delivery of the 2025 event”.

Wendy Creighton
04 Jun 2025
Council

Councillors choose higher fees and charges increase

COUNCILLORS were given a choice – increase fees and charges across the board by 3.5 percent or 4 percent from July 1, 2025.

Wendy Creighton
04 Jun 2025
Council

A message from Mayor Tom Sharp

ALONG with my counterparts from the Council of Mayors South East Queensland, I was pleased to meet with Premier David Crisafulli and key Government Ministers at Parliament in Brisbane recently to discuss some of the major issues facing our region.

Guest Writer
04 Jun 2025
Council

A message from Cr Duncan McInnes

LAST week’s Pest Animal and Weed Symposium, which I attended in Gladstone, was a valuable opportunity to learn more about what is being done to protect our primary industries and natural environment from invasive plants and feral animals.

Guest Writer
28 May 2025
Council

A message from Cr Marshall Chalk

IT WAS great to see the recent announcement of more than $1.13 million in funding from the Australian Government for the construction of female-friendly change rooms for the Beaudesert Kingfishers Rugby League Club.

Staff Writers
21 May 2025
Council

Message from Cr Duncan McInnes

THE recent opening of Kengoon Bridge outside Kalbar is great news for our agricultural community, residents, and visitors to the west of the Scenic Rim.

Guest Writer
14 May 2025
Council

Development and windfalls

THE Scenic Rim Regional Council has reported an unexpected gain of $24.5 million above budget for March.

Staff Writers
07 May 2025
Council

A message from Mayor Tom Sharp

MARKING the beginning of Queensland Small Business Month last week we welcomed our region’s business owners and operators to Council’s first Business Breakfast of 2025.

Guest Writer
07 May 2025
Council

Council to join DFV champions network

SCENIC Rim councillors have voted to join the Local Government Domestic and Family Violence Champions Network.

Staff Writers
07 May 2025
Council

On the Council planner’s desk - 30th April, 2025

ARE you interested in what developments are in the planning stages in your neighbourhood?

Staff Writers
30 Apr 2025
Council

A message from Cr Marshall Chalk

IT WAS great to see the strong turnout at the four Anzac Day commemorations I attended last week.

Guest Writer
30 Apr 2025
Council

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 locations across our region.

Guest Writer
23 Apr 2025
Council

Community feedback sought on Council’s draft Budget

COMMUNITY consultation on Scenic Rim Regional Council’s Draft 2025-2026 Budget has opened following its endorsement by councillors, last Wednesday.

Staff Writers
23 Apr 2025
Council

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 $1 million for a ‘new asphalt renewal program’.

Wendy Creighton
16 Apr 2025
Council

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.

Wendy Creighton
16 Apr 2025
Council

Secret council administration restructure underway?

This week, the Scenic Rim Regional Council called for applications to fill three Director level roles – Corporate and Community Services, Planning and Development, and Infrastructure Services.

Staff Writers
16 Apr 2025
Council

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 Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Staff Writers
16 Apr 2025
Council

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 the devastating losses suffered by so many primary producers.

Guest Writer
09 Apr 2025