Murweh Shire Council needs you!! Can you please let council know of your events or plans for 2018 and the information will be assembled into the annual calendar of events and used for publicity for your organisation across the year. Council asks if you can you let the Charleville Visitor … [Read more...]
Making Our Towns Beautiful
Here it is - Our chance to have key input into how we shape the look and feel of Our Town. The Warrego Urban Landcare Group is seeking community input to help develop ideas for future streetscape design and beautification improvements in the main central business area in Charleville. The trees … [Read more...]
Independent Assessor to deal with Councillor Complaints
The State Government will introduce an Independent Assessor to consider all complaints against councillors, in a further move to reform local government. The new measure is one of 50 recommendations to be adopted, supported in-part or supported in principle from the Councillor Complaints Review, … [Read more...]
$15.44 Million More for Western Councils
Western Queensland councils will see more than $15 million over two years allocated to the region through the Works for Queensland Program. Mayor of Murweh Shire Council Annie Liston says that she was excited to deliver more projects through the program. “The program has been such a boon to … [Read more...]
The Budget Out West
The 201702018 Federal Budget sees millions of dollars of extra funding to be made available to local councils after Treasurer Scott Morrison honored a promise to restore the indexation of financial assistance grants. Former treasurer Joe Hockey placed the three-year freeze on the indexation … [Read more...]
State Call Out to Councils
Deadline extended for infrastructure funds. Councils have an extra three weeks to lodge applications for the State Government’s $375 million Building our Regions program. The extensions have been made to give them time to recover from Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Minister for State Development … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Games to Breeze into Our Towns
The Murweh towns of Morven, Charleville and Augathella are to welcome Queen’s Baton in lead up to Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Mayor Annie Liston has made the announcement this morning at a specially called community meeting at the Charleville Golf Club. Local legends are being called … [Read more...]
Diamantina Developmental Road – Bridge strengthening
Works to strengthen three bridges along the Diamantina Developmental Road between Charleville and Quilpie will begin this week. The $1.425 million project would start on the Bulloo River Channel and Bulloo River Bridges first with the works expected to be completed by early March, weather … [Read more...]
Christmas In Quilpie
A Heads Up for residents of Quilpie Shire: All Quilpie Shire Council Service Centres will be closed from the close of business Friday 16 December 2016 and will re-open Tuesday 03 January 2017. During this period the following after hours’ contacts will be available: Water/Sewerage: • Al … [Read more...]
Council votes on a way forward for the Roma Saleyards
The much-maligned new Roma Saleyard Fees will be removed refunds issued to those who have paid in good faith. That’s the decision out of today’s Special Council meeting called to discuss community concern about the new charges. The Special Meeting resolved to remove the new Roma Saleyards’ fee … [Read more...]
