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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 q...

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 rat...

Premium Content Subscriber only The Livingstone Shire council has voted to slash a list of 25 roads to be resealed down to three. The council’s capital reseal program for the 2020/21 financial year was flagged to cost more than $565,000 with roads like Svendsen Road, Wood Street, Ferguson Street, Casuarina Ave, and others to be resealed. Executive director for infrastructure Michael Kriedemann said the evaluations for these roads took place in 2018, and that’s when it was decided when these roads might need to be sealed in the future. But upon further inspection, Mr Kriedemann said they d...

Premium Content It was the vote that reduced the mayor to tears. Livingstone Shire Council was presented with a notice of motion from mayor Andy Ireland to rename the Fig Tree Creek bridge in Yeppoon after young student Rhys Yore. But the council had to consider some tough questions about the heartfelt proposal during its ordinary meeting on April 20. Later that day, the community gathered at the bridge to set up a memorial for the St Brendan’s student, and messages of support have since been written on the guardrail. “Unless you’ve lost a child, there’s no way of really understanding...

Premium Content Subscriber only Livingstone Shire Council voted not to officially endorse Altum Property Group's and the GKI Progress Association's list of Great Keppel Island infrastructure on Tuesday. The council will, however, write to the State Government that it desires "responsible redevelopment of Great Keppel Island" using all of the government's committed $30 million, possibly beginning with walking trails, visitor facilities, and more. Also included in the council's resolution was the wish that the State Government speed up its decision regarding GKI leases. Although building on...