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Livingstone Shire Council has decided to go ahead with a large town entry sign for Marlborough during another meeting that went for nearly two hours. The small town 106km north of Rockhampton sits just off the Bruce Highway and is one of the only tiny towns north towards Mackay, and the signs are aimed at getting people to stop there. They will be funded with part of a $140,000 Works for Queensland Grant, with $40,000 allocated towards welcome signage and $100,000 for placemaking in the town. But $56,000 already spent on the sheet metal and design would have gone to waste if the council voted to scrap the entry signs.
Premium Content Subscriber only Livingstone Shire Council will apply to the Federal Court of Australia to be a participant in a native title proceeding. Traditional Owners of the Keppel islands, the Woppaburra People, are currently working with the State on extending their native title claim and are currently having the case heard in court. Livingstone property officer Christine MacDonald told the council’s ordinary meeting on April 20 that legal advice from Marrawah Law Pty Ltd stated a court application would need to be made if the council wanted to be a part of the proceedings. “On that basis, our recommendation is that council resolve to make an application to join the proceeding,” Ms MacDonald said.
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Premium Content Subscriber only The Livingstone Shire Council has voted to install new signage to promote local Indigenous culture, but not every councillor was satisfied with the process the project would take. Renowned local artist Bill Gannon was selected by the Darumbal people to design artworks for the shire to promote their traditional culture. The ordinary council meeting on April 20 discussed that Mr Gannon had a close relationship with the Darumbal people and would be the sole supplier of the artwork. But the Local Government Regulation 2012 generally requires the council to invite quotes and tenders for projects valued over $15,000, unless the council resolved there was only one supplier reasonably available, or that it would be impractical or disadvantageous to put out a tender due to the specialised or confidential nature of the project.
When the varied financial position of Central Queensland Local Government was put under the microscope of the Auditor-General, Rockhampton and Central Highlands councils were revealed as the only financially stable entities. The analysis by Auditor-General Brendan Worrell found one-third of Queensland councils were at “high risk” of not being financially sustainable and 70 per cent spent more than they earned in 2020. The report ranked councils financial sustainability measures and risk. Gladstone, Livingstone and Woorabinda councils were all found to have average asset sustainability ratios less than 50 per cent, considered to be high-risk. In his report into the audit, Mr Worrell studied the finances of 77 Queensland councils, highlighting the impact the COVID pandemic had on council finances.