Mayor Keith Campbell Governance & Communication Portfolio Report - 13 December
Local Disaster Management and Recovery With the seasonal outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology advising that December is likely to be wetter than average for our region I would like to take this opp
Local Disaster Management and Recovery
With the seasonal outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology advising that December is likely to be wetter than average for our region I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the messaging from Queensland Fire & Emergency Services in relation to our community being prepared for storm season. Council, as the coordinating body for Local Disaster Management and Recovery, has commenced preparations in readiness for the season and what it may mean for our region.
Further to these preparations, last week the Local Disaster Recovery Group participated in an exercise to assist members and its functional recovery sub groups to become more familiar with the 2017 South Burnett Local Disaster Recovery Plan. In particular the exercise highlighted the work required to transition from disaster response operations to short and medium term disaster recovery activities.
I would like to thank the agencies and Council staff who participated in this planning exercise. In particular I would like to thank Cr Roz Frohloff who provided oversight as Acting Chair of the Local Disaster Management Group and Chair of the Local Recovery Group.
Draft Corporate Plan 2018 - 2022
In January, Council plans to adopt the draft Corporate Plan for 2018-2022. This draft will then be available for review and feedback during February. I would like to continue to remind the community that Council will be hosting information awareness sessions at Blackbutt and Nanango on February 8th as well as at Kingaroy, Wondai and Murgon on February 15th. The draft plan will also be available on our Council website and at our customer service centres during February.
Christmas Lights Competition winners
I am very pleased to be able to announce the winners of this year’s Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd Christmas Lights competition.
Taking out the South Burnett Champion prize this year is Wondai’s Kath Kennedy from 40 Amaroo Drive who has won a trip to Singapore for 2 adults and 2 children valued at $15,000.
South Burnett Champion Runner Up is David & Linda Marskell from 14 Cowie Drive Kingaroy who has also won a trip to Singapore for 2 adults and 2 children valued at $10,000.
Other winners were:
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PLACE |
NAME |
ADDRESS |
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1st Nanango Urban |
Francis Honey |
45 South Street Nanango |
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2nd Nanango Urban |
Alan and Rosie Strugnell |
10 Grey Street Nanango |
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1st Nanango Rural |
DJ & SJ Hancock |
111 Burnett Highway Nanango |
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2nd Nanango Rural |
Scott Pedron |
22 Tanduringie Drive Tarong |
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1st Murgon Urban |
Malcolm & Cassandra Bayntun |
79 Douglas Street North Murgon |
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2nd Murgon Urban |
Wink, Morgan, Ethan, & Isaac Suchoronczak |
9 Goodchild Drive Murgon |
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1st Murgon Rural |
Lindenberg Family |
1265 Gayndah Road Merlwood |
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2nd Murgon Rural |
Louise & Wayne Thomas |
298 Louttits Road Glenrock |
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1st Wondai Urban |
Michael & Krystle Rose |
52 Pring Street Wondai |
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2nd Wondai Urban |
Lauren & Harley O'Neill |
123 Pring Street Wondai |
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1st Wondai Rural |
The Bartlett-Kennedys |
30 Amaroo Drive Wondai |
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2nd Wondai Rural |
Christine Wilson |
1330 Proston Boondooma Road Proston |
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1st Blackbutt Urban |
Dale Gersekowski |
39 Fern Street Blackbutt |
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2nd Blackbutt Urban |
Bill & Gayle Williamson |
27 Crofton Street Blackbutt |
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1st Blackbutt Rural |
Patricia Skilton |
944 Old Esk Road Benarkin |
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2nd Blackbutt Rural |
Matthew Barry |
177 McLaughlan Road Benarkin |
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1st Kingaroy Urban |
John & Kimberley Francis |
8 Jacaranda Avenue |
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2nd Kingaroy Urban (tie) |
Geoff & Veronica Hartwig |
97 Ivy Street |
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2nd Kingaroy Urban (tie) |
Carolyn Dingle |
25 Carroll Street |
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1st Kingaroy Rural |
Paul Winter |
25 Winters Road |
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2nd Kingaroy Rural |
Christian Liesegang |
28 Ferne Road |
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1st Business |
Sportfirst Kingaroy |
23 Alford Street |
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2nd Business |
Hillview Kidz Family Daycare |
3 Daisy Court |
A big congratulations to not just our winners but to everyone who entered the competition this year.