WIDE BAY BURNETT DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY QLD TREASURER
Qld Govt Treasurer, Mr Andrew Fraser
talks on our Regions’ Future
Andrew Fraser was reappointed as Treasurer and given additional responsibilities as Minister for Employment and Economic Development following the re-election of the Bligh Government in March 2009.
Mr Fraser is currently overseeing the preparation of the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan, a document that is critical to our region’s future. He will talk about the status of the statutory planning process.
This will be one of the most important presentations for the year; don’t miss your opportunity to hear first hand where the Government envisages our future.
When: Friday, 1st October
Where: The Waterfront Restaurant, Urangan
Time: 12.45pm for 1.00pm until 3.00pm
RSVP: Wedneday, 29th September, 2010 to
lee.nugent@vdmgroup.com.au
CLICK HERE to download flyer.
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TRIATHLON EVENT IN HERVEY BAY @ the FRASER COAST QUEENSLAND
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MORE GREAT THINGS FROM OUR FRASER COAST COUNCIL
| Enjoy your region these holidays @ the Fraser Coast Queensland holidays |
 Do you want eco-experiences to revitalise your soul, adventure activities to get your heart racing, history that amazes or art and culture that inspires?
The good news is that you can have it all here on the Fraser Coast. Check out 20 discovery trails to get you started. Go to www.ourfrasercoast.com.au Call for Audit Committee members The Fraser Coast Regional Council is calling for expressions of interest from people who would like to sit on its Audit Committee.
The structure of the existing audit committee had to change with the introduction of the new Local Government Act on July 1. A committee member has also resigned requiring a replacement. Under the new Act the number of Councillors sitting on the committee has been limited to two, plus two external members. The committee meets four times a year. Expressions of interest close on 30 September 2010 and should be forwarded to the Council’s CEO outlining your relelvant experience and skills. Further information is available from Council’s Internal Auditor Graham Jeffery on 4197 4547. Get ready for National Youth Week 2011!  The theme for National Youth Week from 1 - 10 April 2011 is “Own It” and the Council wants young people to do just that by helping to plan the Fraser Coast’s celebrations. A meeting will soon be held to discuss ideas. Watch this eNewsletter and the Council’s website www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au to find out how you can get involved. For more information contact the Council’s Youth Development Officer Sue Lawler on 4190 4330 or Youth Services Officer Patrice Bates on 4190 5806.
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| Young people rejuvenate Rainbow Gully Community Garden |
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The once languishing Rainbow Gully Community Garden, off Oleander Drive in Hervey Bay, is bursting into orderly growth again. Young participants in the Hervey Bay Community Solutions’ Get Set For Work program, with the help of the Fraser Coast Regional Council, are clearing, replanting, mulching and nurturing the two-hectare garden back to its original glory. Watch that space as it develops into a gem of a park that we can all enjoy. Received & published by Henry Sapiecha
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BOOK AHEAD EARLY @ THE BROLGA FOR THE NEW YEARS EVE PARTY
| New Year’s Eve event to remember @ THE FRASER COAST QLD AUSTRALIA |
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Make this New Year’s Eve your best ever! Gather a group of friends and come to the Masquerade Party at the Brolga Theatre Maryborough. Full entertainment program from 7.30pm to 1am including music by the Shimmer Band and magic by John Sharp. Book on-line at www.brolgatheatre.org, at the Brolga Theatre, Torquay Post Office or Hervey Bay Transit Centre Hervey Bay. Tickets $85. Early bird and group concessions available. Received & published by Henry Sapiecha
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MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON @ THE BOAT CLUB HERVEY BAY QLD
Dear Members and Guests,
FLEMINGTON IN THE BAY
Melbourne Cup Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, 2 November, 2010
Time: 11:45am for noon
Cost: $90 per head for members and $100 non-members OR $800 per table of 10. CLICK HERE to download registration form
ALL tickets booked and paid for prior to 30 September, 2010
will receive a $10 discount per ticket
Venue: Fraser Room – Hervey Bay Boat Club
RSVP: On or before Friday 29 October 2010
(if not sold out prior)
Member rates apply to members of the Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Burrum
and Tiaro Chambers of Commerce and Fraser Coast Young Professionals
You don’t have to be at famous Flemington to celebrate the historic 150th running of the Melbourne Cup, as the Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce is bringing Flemington to the Bay.
The Boat Club will be transformed into a race day precinct, including a seafood smorgasbord lunch, fashion parades, lucky door prizes, sweepstakes, entertainment and raffles.
CLICK HERE to download the flyer.
This event will definitely be limited, so it is best to book in early.
Please note that payment is required at time of registration.
If you have any queries, please contact Sharon at
admin@herveybaychamber.asn.au
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BURRUM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AGM WITH COUNCILLORS & LOCAL MEMBERS ATTENDING
BURRUM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HELD ITS’ AGM 6TH SEPT 2010
New elections were held for the executive with some small changes which will be outlined in the minutes when they become available soon. A good crew selected.
Our honoured president Bill Gosewisch retained his presidency to everyones delight with the re-election of our secretary Donna Gibson.
A number of issues were discussed in the presence of our honoured guests.viz…
1..MP Chris Fowley
2…Clr.Debbie Hawes PH-0458100224
3…Clr. Belinda Mc Neven PH-041777206
Fellow chamber members to be outlined in the minutes later.
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SUSTAINABILITY AND YOUR BUSINESS FREE WORKSHOP
Do you make sustainability work for your business?
USQ Fraser Coast Campus is running a workshop to help you improve your business performance through managing environmental sustainability change.This workshop is FREE to Chamber of Commerce Members.
When: 23 September, 2010 and
24 September, 2010Duration: 1 Day
Where: USQ Fraser Coast Campus, Hervey Bay
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GET YOUR ADVERTS IN FOR THE RURAL NEWS RE- THE TORBANLEA PICNIC RACES
SEE YOU AT THE TORBANLEA PICNIC RACES @ QUEENSLAND
HI,
It’s that time again! Thought I should give you as much notice as possible…
Planning for the annual Torbanlea Picnic Races on Saturday October 16 is well underway. This year, like 2009, Wide Bay Rural Weekly is a major media partner, and will feature the event over a 3 week series, maximizing promotion, especially to encourage bus bookings, camp site bookings, and all those people who prepare for Fashion of the Field.
The biggest advantage of featuring the event in Wide Bay Rural Weekly, apart from the hugely discounted rates on offer, is the insertion of Wide Bay Rural Weekly into Bundaberg’s NewsMail, Fraser Coast Chronicle and Gympie Times, which provides virtually triple the coverage.
This year the event is likely to be bigger than ever, bus bookings already, campsites and stalls booked already, folk from as far as New Zealand enquiring, and now even Corporate Marquee bookings available for groups 10, 20, 40 and more.
We invite you to consider participation, promote your message and support Torbanlea’s biggest fundraiser of the year. I look forward to opportunity to discuss this with you, and will follow up with a phone call in the next few days.
Should you have any query please feel free to contact me at your earliest opportunity.
- Bus bookings with Wide Bay Transit and G & D Ross Bus Charters
- Campsite bookings
- Entries for Fashion of the Field
- Team entries for the Team Tug of War event
- Riders and horses nominating for events
- The newest addition…..corporate tables and marquee bookings…groups of 10, 20 , 40, 50 or more can prebook to have a set place ready for their group, in the shade of a marquee, with table and chairs and includes the gate entry….for just $25 per head…and it’s all set up and cleaned up for you….
For event details folk can email torbanleapicnicraces@live.com.au and for participation in the promotion, and program, supporting this major fundraiser email edith.rutherford@apnnewspapers.com.au
We look forward to your bookings and seeing everyone on the day…
Cheers for now,
Edith Rutherford
APN NEWS & MEDIA
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Mobile: 0409 609 971
Email:edith.rutherford@apnnewspapers.com.au
PO Box 100 Childers 4660
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TORBANLEA MUSEUM HUTS HAVE BEEN RELOCATED TO HOWARD
Combining both Torbanlea & Howard Museum @ the Fraser Coast makes sense but at the loss of several buildings, however…..more
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COLTON MINE PROJECT HAS LODGED EMP FOR ASSESSMENT OF COAL MINE PROJECT
Mr Henry Sapiecha
Dear Henry,
I am writing to inform you that Northern Energy Corporation Limited (NEC) has lodged the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for its proposed Colton mine project with the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) for their review.
We at NEC have made every effort to ensure that we keep all interested community members informed about the proposed Colton mine project. You are receiving this email because you have indicated to us that you would like to be kept up to date about our progress, and you provided us with your email address. We have written you a letter as well, and this should arrive in the coming days.
Activities we have undertaken to inform people about our project include holding community information sessions in Maryborough, Howard and Aldershot, introduction of various feedback mechanisms including the 1800 information line, updated project information on the company website and efforts to promote awareness of the EMP process and the Plan itself to enable community members and other interested parties to comment and provide feedback on the plan.
The EMP for Colton mine project includes reports with baseline studies on all project related issues and highlights measures proposed by NEC to ensure that the project’s environmental impacts are managed appropriately.
DERM will undertake an initial review of the EMP and will advise statutory requirements for further advertising and public comment in due course.
In the meantime, if you are interested in getting a copy of the EMP for your own review you can visit the project website and download a copy for yourself. You will see that there are quite a few files, and some of them are quite large. We have done our best to break them down into small reports and have provided enough detail in the title block to allow you to make a decision about which parts of the report you wish to download.
The address to access the full EMP, including all of the appendices and supporting reports, is:
http://www.northernenergy.com.au/projects/maryborough/environment-manage.html
Queries or comments may be directed to the project
toll free number on 1800 266 296
or email at coltonmineinfo@northernenergy.com.au.
Yours sincerely
Mark Turner
Chief Operating Officer
Northern Energy Corporation
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