Church Park in Park Avenue now features a new $85,000 shade shelter, thanks to Rockhampton Regional Council. Parks, Sport and Public Spaces Councillor.
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Rain opens barrage gates and brings hyacinth
The recent rainfall in the upstream catchment has filled the Fitzroy River Barrage and brought aquatic weeds to the area.
Over the weekend the Barrage storage level increased by 10% to reach 100% capacity, allowing the gates to open and water to flow through.
Acting Mayor Neil Fisher said this was great news for the Region.
“Once again, the mighty Fitzroy River demonstrates its incredible reliability by filling our Barrage storage for another year to ensure that the community has an adequate water supply to meet its needs,” said Acting Mayor Fisher.
“Rockhampton is truly very fortunate to have such a reliable river system to support its future growth and development. The full Barrage storage means that there is sufficient water to last the community at least another 18 months without further significant inflows.”
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Councillor and mayoral candidate Donna Kirkland on Wednesday committed to coming up with a âmaster planâ for Rockhamptonâs tourist attractions.
She listed the Heritage Village, the Botanical Gardens and Zoo, sporting grounds, and entry points into the city as areas in need of ârevitalisation and focused maintenanceâ.
âFirst impressions do count,â she said.
âThe whole of the Rockhampton region community is calling for action to improve and promote our sporting, recreational and tourism assets and infrastructure.
âThe Rocky region has some fabulous spaces, and we need to restore the localsâ pride in those places.â
Ms Kirkland said tourism and hospitality operators were âdesperateâ for council support, particularly because of COVID-19.
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Subscriber only Another councillor has put their hand up to vie for the top job of Rockhampton mayor as the by-election looms. Rockhampton Regional Council Division 1 councillor Shane Latcham made the announcement on Friday morning, as his three young children, wife, parents and in-laws stood beside him in support. Councillor Shane Latcham with daughters Jaynee, Savannah and Jenna and wife Beck. Cr Latcham said he gave the nomination a lot of thought and asked community members for their thoughts and received an overwhelming response of people encouraging him to go for it. Voted in for the first time at the March election this year, Cr Latcham believes this will play to his advantage.