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The mauling death of a Maryborough woman has prompted a Mackay councillor to introduce a new fee scale that would reward owners for doing the right thing.
Amanda Campbell, 41, was fatally mauled by three unregistered dogs in a horror attack that stunned the state and sparked debate at Mackay council chambers.
Councillor Martin Bella suggested a doggy pension scheme be introduced in Mackay that would reward pet owners who annually renewed registration.
Cr Bella said the system would remove fees entirely in the dogsâ later years.
He suggested that, after a set number of years of annual registration, residents would not have to pay the fee for the remaining duration of their petâs life.
Landlords may soon have to pass on Mackay dump vouchers to their tenants following a review into the scheme.
It comes after Mackay Regional Councillor Martin Bella lashed out at illegal dumpers and those complaining about costs to use the regionâs waste facilities.
âIllegal dumping drives me beyond the brink as it generally tends to occur in farmland or our environmental reserves,â Cr Bella said.
He said there was no excuse for it, citing a review he conducted a few years ago with Councillor Laurence Bonaventura into waste disposal fees.
âThe cost to dump the average load (at Mackay waste facilities) is way under the cost of dealing with that waste,â Cr Bella said.
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