Residents are advised that the Christmas Closedown is as follows:
Depot will be Closed from:
20 December 2019 and reopen 06/13 January 2020.
Main Office will be closed from:
5:00pm 20 December 2019 until 06 January 2020.
Rubbish Collections will take place:
Residential: Mon 23 Dec 2019 & Mon 30 Dec 2019
Business: Thurs 27 December 2019 & Wed 02 Jan 2020
For any urgent enquiries over the Christmas Break please contact:
Dave Burges: 0427 461 165
Plumber: 0427 561 198
Peter See: 0452 387 617
Council wishes to advise residents that Brolga Street will be closed from Dukamurra Street to past Chipu Street, Wednesday 20 November from 9am to 5pm, due to Power line maintenance.
Council apologises for any inconvenience. For further information please contact Council’s Customer Service Centre on (07) 4656 0500.
Queensland’s 77 councils need mayors and councillors that reflect the diversity of our communities. By becoming a councillor, or even just running for election, you can make a positive difference to your local community.
All candidates for the March 2020 election need to complete free online training. Alternatively, you may be able to access a free face-to-face training session in your area. Get the training done early so you know all your campaign obligations. Face-to-face training will be held at the Charleville RSL, Wednesday 27 November from 6pm – 8:30pm.
For more information visit http://www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au/so-you-want-to-be-a-councillor.html or search online ‘So you want to be a Councillor?’
The Dental Truck will be in Quilpie Monday 18 November and Tuesday 19 November at the footy field.
The Dental Truck will be offering all the general dental services including:
– general checkups/cleans
– fillings
– crowns and bridges
– extractions
– dentures
Register for an appointment by filling out the form here: bit.ly/trucknp
You can also call on (02) 99232478 or email us at truck@thedentalstation.com.au to make an appointment.
Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, Leanne Kemp, will hold an information session Wednesday 13 November at the Quilpie Shire Hall 9:00am – 10:00am .
The session will outline Leanne’s role with the Office of the Chief Entrepreneur, insights from touring Regional Queensland , important future trends and potential opportunities for communities like Quilpie.
Leanne is the founder and CEO of leading emerging technology enterprise Everledger. She sits on the IBM Blockchain Board of Advisors, the World Trade Board’s Sustainable Trade Action Group and the World Economic Forum’s Blockchain Council, and was named one of the World’s Top 50 Women in Tech by Forbes in 2018.
In her role as the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, an initiative of Advance Queensland, Leanne aims to support and showcase Queensland entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses, and foster state-wide innovation by connecting with regional and remote Queensland.
Queensland has the widest regional spread of innovative entrepreneurship in Australia. More than 60 per cent of Advance Queensland grant recipients are regionally based and 45 per cent of jobs supported by Advance Queensland are through recipients in the regions.
Residents are advised that the Rubbish Truck is currently out of order. Rubbish collection should continue Wednesday 06 November. Council apologises for any inconvenience.
For further information please contact Council’s Customer Service Centre on (07) 4656 0500.
Council wishes to advise the community that After School Craft Activities at the Library will not take place on Monday afternoons for the remainder of the 2019 school term.
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Council will be held Tuesday, November 5, 2019 in the Council Boardroom, 50 Brolga Street Quilpie, commencing at 8:00am.
The purpose of the meeting will be to review the results of T04 19-20 Flood Restoration Works 2019.
Residents and visitors are advised that Council will be conducting an aerial and on-ground Wild Dog Baiting Program commencing 06 November 2019 and continuing throughout the month.
Town Commons are not included in the baiting program, however care should be taken when exercising dogs and other animals.
This is a necessary and planned program aimed at controlling the Wild Dog problem within the Quilpie Shire.
For further information please contact Council’s Customer Service Centre on (07) 4656 0500.
Minister for Communities Coralee O’Rourke today (29 October) announced the first tranche of the Thriving Cohesive Communities grants – totalling $900,000 – opened on 25 October and will close on 25 November, with the second tranche totalling more than $2 million expected to open in November.
A total of $3 million in grants will be made available to community groups, not-for-profit organisations and local councils across the state as part of the Queensland Government’s ongoing efforts to create thriving and cohesive communities.
