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Whitsunday joins 77 councils in calling for reinsurance pool

INSURANCE CRISIS: Councils have banded together to demand action from Federal Government.

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02nd Feb. 2021 12:02 PM

DAMAGE: Cyclone Debbie: the sad aftermath of some Whitsunday homes.

‘Totally inadequate’: Councillors lambaste $3000 report

A Mackay report summarising a Queensland local government conference has been slammed by some councillors

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10th Dec. 2020 5:12 AM

Mackay Regional Council Deputy Mayor Karen May and councillor Fran Mann attended the Local Government Association of Queensland meeting in October. Picture: Zizi Averill

Mayor to go for LGAQ presidency despite legal turmoil

A mayor who is facing court over her alleged involvement in a fatal crash, is expected to run for the presidency of...

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20th Oct. 2020 8:10 AM

How well our political hopefuls have scored so far

With the state election just four weeks away, the favourite for every seat has been revealed.

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06th Oct. 2020 8:10 AM

A new report card ranking the commitment of political parties on a suite of election priorities has been revealed.

Developer steps up fight for new boutique hotel

The developers behind a Coast project similar to The Farm at Byron Bay are ready to fight to get their family-friendly...

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27th Aug. 2020 11:08 AM

Comiskey Group director Rob Comiskey will appear in the planning and environment court over the group's application to build a family friendly licensed venue at Doonan, which was knocked back by Sunshine Coast Council.

What would Pineapple do if he automatically became mayor?

The changes, if not overruled, will be effect from October 12, 2020.

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30th July 2020 3:07 PM

Mayoral Candidate Chris Hooper gets his message out in a very low key kind of way. He can be seen cycling around Rockhampton on one of his unique bikes. Photo: Chris Ison / The Morning Bulletin

Strelow fights to change new local government legislation

If something were to happen to Strelow, Chris Hooper would automatically become Mayor

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29th July 2020 12:07 AM

Councillors hogtied by State Government’s stuff-ups

Lowest tier of government left holding the bag from ongoing corruption debacles

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11th June 2020 12:06 PM

The efforts of councillors Bob Fredman, Dolly Jensen, Shane Waldock, Jess Milne, Bruce Devereaux, Mayor Glen Hartwig, Warren Polley, Deputy Mayor Hilary Smerdon and Dan Stewart to restore general business are being stifled by laws brought about as a result of massive failings by the State Government to address corruption issues, not only within Queensland councils but even in its own ranks.

New laws stifling councillors’ voices

The return of a free-for-all question time at Gympie council meetings has been quashed

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11th June 2020 5:06 AM

Hopes for a return of the old-fashioned free-for-all council question time have been dashed, with councillors stifled by laws introduced in the wake of major corruption scandals within some Queensland councils.

Local government CEO questions timing of CCC probe

A high-ranking local government official has questioned a Crime and Corruption Commission probe into reporting corruption...

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25th May 2020 9:05 AM

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