The latest road report was issued at 9.30am on Thursday 29 September 2016. Quilpie-Thargomindah Road (to shire boundary) has reopened to all vehicles with caution.

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Queensland Senator Barry O’Sullivan invites you to have your say on the future of the red meat supply chain. Special meetings will be held across the state next week to seek practical solutions that deliver the best commercial outcomes for all stakeholders in the red meat supply chain. View the media release Senator O’Sullivan is investigating how to imp… [Read more]

All interested residents are invited to attend the next meeting of the Business Development Group which will be held at the Council Administration Office on Tuesday 11 October commencing at 5.30pm. For further information please contact Council’s Chief Executive Officer, Dave Burges, on 07 4656 0500.

Rates notices for the period 01 July to 31 December 2016 have been issued.  If you have not received your rates notice please contact Council’s Administration Office on 07 4656 0500 or email admin@quilpie.qld.gov.au at your earliest opportunity.  In order to receive the discount for prompt payment, full payment must be received in the office by 5.00p… [Read more]

NOMINATE A LOCAL YOUNG ACHIEVER Nominations for the Queensland Young Achiever Awards are now open and we want our local young achievers to be recognised! Cr Stuart McKenzie, Mayor, Quilpie Shire Council, encourages residents to nominate a local young person for a Queensland Young Achiever Award. Nominations are being sought until Thursday 19th January 2017 i… [Read more]

All dogs bark, but some barking dogs become a real neighbourhood nuisance. A dog is considered a nuisance if it barks for more than six minutes in any hour between 7am and 10pm on any day or if it barks for more than three minutes in any 30 minute period between 10pm and 7am on any day. Council’s Barking Dog Complaint form can be used to record the dat… [Read more]

ARE YOU AN ORGANISATION, INDIVIDUAL, COMMITTEE OR BUSINESS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE 2017 QUILPIE CENTENARY??? Quilpie Shire Council will soon be calling for expressions of interest for a wide variety of activities required for the week.  If you are interested, official expressions of interest will be published later in the year.  For further… [Read more]

Expressions of Interest are invited for people interested in learning Old Time Dancing in preparation for the Centenary Ball in April 2017. Please contact Michelle Donohue to register your interest on (07) 4656 0500. The full Public Notice can be viewed by clicking on the following link – Old Time Dancing Public Notice.

Council has been successful in our application for funding under the Get Playing Plus program for a multi-purpose building, grandstand and cricket practice nets at John Waugh Park. $308,173 will be provided by the Department of National Parks, Sport & Racing with Council providing the balance of $150,000. Council will be working closely with the Quilpie … [Read more]