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Cairns ratepayers continue to get value for money
Cairns ratepayers continue to pay some of the lowest rates and utilities in the state according to Council’s annual rates benchmarking report.Council compared its rates and utilities charges to the 12 local government areas (LGAs) in Queensland with a population of more than 100,000 people, and our nearest neighbours.In Cairns, a typical rates notice includes four separate charges: general rates, water access charge, sewerage connection charge and cleansing charge (waste collection and management).
Cairns Regional Council
14 Aug 2024
Ecofiesta shapes residents’ views on sustainable living
Four-in-five attendees at this year’s Ecofiesta say the event has changed the way they think about their role in protecting our environment.The findings, from a sample of the 7000 people attending the…
Cairns Regional Council
14 Aug 2024
Parking fines to increase
Parking fines across the city will increase by 30 per cent from 2 September.The rise follows extensive benchmarking against other like-sized councils across Queensland, which showed Cairns has some of…
Cairns Regional Council
14 Aug 2024
19-20 August 2024 Nightworks Byrnes St and Lloyd St Intersection, Mareeba
Mareeba Shire Council wishes to advise residents of a planned one lane closure at the Byrnes Street and Lloyd Street intersection in Mareeba.
Mareeba Shire Council
13 Aug 2024
Council’s koala conservation work to feature in National Science Week video
An educational video produced by the CSIRO for National Science Week is set to shine a spotlight on the conservation practices being used to protect koala populations on Redlands Coast.Mayor Jos Mitch…
Redland City Council
13 Aug 2024
TRC condemns destruction of Drayton Cemetery headstones
Details Last Updated: Monday, 12 August 2024 14:53 Published: Monday, 12 August 2024 01:45 Toowoomba Region Mayor Geoff McDonald has condemned the destruction of hundreds of gravestones at the Drayton…
Toowoomba Regional Council
12 Aug 2024
TRC investigating extent of plant pathogen outbreak
Details Last Updated: Monday, 12 August 2024 12:28 Published: Monday, 12 August 2024 12:26 Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is developing a plan to manage a plant pathogen which has been identified in…
Toowoomba Regional Council
12 Aug 2024
Cooby Dam spillway picnic area re-opens to public
Toowoomba Regional Council Project Services portfolio spokesperson, Cr Gary Gardner, said he is pleased to see the community picnic area reopen for residents to enjoy, now that the landslip adjacent t…
Toowoomba Regional Council
12 Aug 2024
Wet weather alert: sandbag stations open
With the Bureau of Meteorology predicting possible heavy rain for south-east Queensland over the Redlands Coast long weekend, Redland City Council would like to remind residents there are two permanen…
Redland City Council
9 Aug 2024