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Okay, good morning councilors and

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welcome to today's ordinary meeting for

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the 29th of July 2026.

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Before I begin, I advise that today's

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meeting as always will be live streamed and

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members of the public seated in the

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gallery may appear on camera and

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comments made during the meeting may be

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recorded. The audio and video recording

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will be published on council's website

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and form part of the public record.

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I ask that we check that mobile phones

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and computers are placed on silent so we

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can conduct the meeting respectfully

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without interruption. Thank you.

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Okay.

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Also just remind those seated in the

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gallery that  they are to remain

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silent through the meeting. Please as a

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sign of respect. I'd like to declare the

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meeting open. It's 9:12 a.m.

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and I'd like to acknowledge the

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traditional custodians of the land in

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which we meet this morning and I pay my

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respects to their Elders, past, present,

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and emerging, and extend that respect to

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First Nations people with us here this

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morning. Attendance and apologies. I'd

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like to acknowledge Councelor Coghlan's

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apology. She's attending the local

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government association of Queensland's

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coastal leaders forum and speaking on

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the panel for representing myself is the

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tourist tides managing visitor surges

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panel and she will be alongside the

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Mayor of Douglas, Mayor Lisa Scammerson,

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the Mayor of Noosa, Mr. Frank Wilkey and

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the Queensland

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Tourism Industry Council CEO Natasha

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Wheeler. So really important

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conversation that councelor Coghlan 

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will be having on behalf of  Cairns

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Regional Council.

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Otherwise a late start but we're

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otherwise all here.

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So we'll move into  conflicts of

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interest and disclosures today. Thank

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you councelor Moller.

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Thank you Mayor. I councelor Brett

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Moller declare a conflict of interest in

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agenda item 15.15 application for a

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development permit for reconfiguration

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of a lot one lot into two lots and

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access easement 626R red lynch intake

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road red lynch division 6 as one of the

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interested parties is Gilvia planning

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Mr. Paul Gregory who could be considered

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an associate of mine is a business

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consultant to Gilvia Planning but is not

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involved in any way in planning matters

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for that firm. I have previously

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declared this associate relationship in

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relation to this matter when previously

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mentioned in this chamber as a

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declarable conflict under the previous

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regime of the local government act

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asking for a staygo vote where my fellow

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councilors voted for me to stay. As

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there have been amendments to that

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legislation, this is now a conflict of

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interest that I must disclose and inform

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how I am to manage such based on my

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previous declaration where my fellow

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counselors decide that I did not have a

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conflict such that I would not act in

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the public interest. I again rely on a

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reasonable person having considered my

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declaration would also be of the view

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that this conflict would not give rise

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to me acting contrary to the public

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interest and I will stay and participate

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in the matter when decided on in

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chambers today. Thank you.

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Thank you councelor Moller. Councelor

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Tickner.

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Yeah thank you Mayor. Similar to

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councelor Moller I have a running

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conflict of interest  passed over from

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the first time in the chamber. So, I

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councelor Matthew Tickner would like to

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disclose to this meeting that I have a

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conflict of interest with agenda item

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5.15, application for development permit

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for reconfiguring a lot 626 Red

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Lynch Intake Road. This conflict was

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originally disclosed in the meeting on

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the 10th of the 12th, 2025 where the

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development approval was first tabled in

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the chamber and as per that meeting, I

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will leave the room  when this item is

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discussed. Thank you.

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Thank you, Councelor Tickner. I'll be

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declaring a conflict for item 5.9 today.

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I Amy Eden advise that I'm declaring a

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material personal interest in relation

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to the matter and I will manage this

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interest by leaving the meeting while

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the matter is discussed and voted on.

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Are there any other disclosures this

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morning?

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Okay.

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So, we'll move on to the confirmation of

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the minutes held from the ordinary

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meeting on the 15th of July 2026. Moved.

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Councelor Moller, seconded Councelor

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Tickner. All those in favor? That's

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carried unanimously. Thank you.

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We'll move to the offic's reports in

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open session.

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5.1 CEO monthly report.

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Councelor Coghlan usually moves this

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motion. Councelor Middleton seconded.

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Councelor Tim. Councelor Middleton.

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Thank you.

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Again, another great report and showing

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us so much that is going on in Cairns at

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the moment and has been  iron man of

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course fantastic event and I

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congratulate my fellow counselors for

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and the Mayor for putting together a

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team on the I guess some of us will call

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it a fun run and some of us would call

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it a fun shuffle depending on how you

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end it was great to see so many

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staff  included in the charity fund

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run and congratulations to all those

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that were involved in the Iron Man and

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for those that dragged in people at the

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last minute

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councils.

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 we've also had some great creative

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venues just to give the community some

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idea what passes through our creative

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venues. We have had over 100,000 people

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pass through the tanks, CPAC, etc.

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for the 3 months of June, May, and

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April. So, just showing how how active

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our event centers are and how much

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work goes into from our staff to make

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sure that they do  manage to hold all

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these incredible events. So, our 

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parks and our event spaces are probably

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 people probably don't realize just

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how full they are and how many events

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are going on, especially at this time of

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year. So, thank you.

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Thank you, Councelor Middleton.

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Councelor Tim.

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 thank you, Mayor Just like to make

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mention of highlight the FNQ RL fill

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reunion event which was fantastic. Hats

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off to the organizers. I did represent

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you, Mayor,in regard to that event. 

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so fitting  as I played in two three

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folders shield championships lost one

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one two and the keynote speaker  

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that day was Kerry Bosa the inaugural

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winger for the Queensland state of

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Orangeside with Arthur Beaton and it was

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Kerry Bosa that coached us in the 

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North Queensland Marlins Championship

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down at Lang Park won that

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championship that weekend against

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Central Queensland. That's the weekend I

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got married. My lovely wife and I have

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disagreements. I let her know that I

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gave up Lang Park for you. So, look,

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hats off to the FNQ Rob League Fish

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reunion was fantastic. Thanks, Mayor.

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Very fitting that you could  be there

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for me. Thank you, Councelor Tim.

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Councelor Thiger.

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Thank you, Mayor. Look, I'm mainly going

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to focus on um this incredible non-stop

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event roll out that we have here in Ken.

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I was at the Italian festival Saturday,

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so many events. And I was talking to

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some some guys that kind of seem to come

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here fairly regularly and like oh why

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wouldn't we come here? Every time we

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come we just have an event after an

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event after event and looking back over

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the last three months you know that um

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absolutely like just ask all us

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counselors like each weekend [laughter]

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where it has so many things it's just

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great. So, I mean, we had, you know, the

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events such as Iron Man that u we

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brought up, you know, with 12 and a half

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thousand people attended and, you know,

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4,735

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registrations. That was amazing. And I

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hobbled through just the 5ks, but I was

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pretty happy with that. And then we had

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 Queensland Day Children's Festival,

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 the RSL Senate celebrated 100 years.

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Lots of sporting events. Gordon Bell

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Solsters Freshwater Festival. And then

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we had Karma Multicultural event a bit

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earlier this year. That's always a huge

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success. Really well organized with lots

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of tents and different communities all

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showing off their different communities.

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It's very well done. Um always food

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stalls, always entertainment,  tanks

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and CPAC. They're full on. So look,

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seriously, you can't come to Ken and say

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that there's nothing to do. It is just

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the best place. Thank you.

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Thank you, Councelor Ziga.

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Councelor Moller.

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Yeah. Thank you, man. I'm not just it's

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obviously this time of year um winter in

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Kansas is  like winter nowhere else

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really a winter basically but um this is

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our event season.  also if we look at

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the report um the the popularity of our

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markets in and around cans as well 

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it's got a  heavy visitation by by

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locals and tourists alike. Um and and

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again in this weather I just note um 

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u my participation the Gordon markets um

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I think 3,000 April 4,000 May 4,400

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 June in July um the organizer says we

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um we tipped 5,000 visits um with 164

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stalls and I'll give a plug for the

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Great Pyramid Race happening this

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Saturday as well as the Gordon Bell

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markets.  the markets are at capacity

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with 180 stalls and the great race is 

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they have filled  their runners  for

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a race up the mountain. So be ready for

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another big weekend in Gordonal. Thank

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you.

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Thank you councelor Mo Councelor

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Tickner.

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Yeah, thank you Mayor and thank you CEO

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for the report. Um I just wanted to

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quickly touch on the um planning and

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development space. So well done to the

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development assessment team for

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achieving some great results in June. um

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100% of the assessments in June met

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their statutory statutory time frames um

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which doesn't sound exciting but it is

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um and it's very important um and that's

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basically the time frames that the team

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are turning these around and and sending

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them back to the proponents. This is a

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very important statistic not only for

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the planning team here at council but

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for the industry as well who have often

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cited issues with timeliness of

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approvals as being a significant barrier

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 to industry confidence and growth. Um

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the council team have clearly taken this

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personally and put in the work to ensure

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it has been improved. Um and I think we

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are seeing this  month on month on um

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and culminating in a in a 100% of

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assessments meeting those time frames.

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So it's great to see some positive

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movement in this space.  and well done

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to to the to the the planning and

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development team.

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Thank you councelor Tickner. Councelor

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Olds.

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Yeah. Thanks Marin. I wasn't actually

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going to say anything cuz I agree with

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everything you said, but councelor

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Tickney, you missed your favorite item,

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the vandalism. , it's up 3/4 of a

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million dollars almost um over the year.

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It's I think it needs to be highlighted

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every opportunity we get because it's

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out of control. Our rate payers are are

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paying for this. Crime is falls under

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the rem of the state government. We've

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got a person at the back here that's run

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21 marathons in 21 days and he's not

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going to stop until crime's taken care

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of by the state. And I um and there was

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seven people arrested this morning in

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Canes. I um I've had a gut full of it

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for for over a decade. I think everyone

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has and I think that always needs to be

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highlighted because I don't think it's

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fair that our rate payers are forking

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out money and this 750 725 or whatever

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it is. I haven't got the page open

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almost 3/4 of a million dollars. I think

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it's a lot higher than that because

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there's indirect costs associated with

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that as well. So I um yeah I I was

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waiting for you to hit on it councelor

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Tikniv but um and I also wanted to thank

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I know um councelor Middleton points out

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that I um did the tri the the iron man I

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did the swim in the end not the thing

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but I really take my hats off to you

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councelor Tiffany. You got three kids

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under five.  you've you've you've got

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your business on the side as well.

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You're one of the busiest councils.

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We're all busy but you're always at work

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full-time and you found time to train up

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for the full iron man and you absolutely

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smashed it mate. So hats off to you.

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Thank you, Councelor Als. Any further

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comments?

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Um, council Middleton. I'm not sure, but

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I would also like to

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You're wanting to close, Council

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Middleton?

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Yeah,

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Mr. CEO.

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Yeah, Madame Mayor, if I could just

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comment   quickly, there are a

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couple of things I've highlighted in the

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covering  report. end of financial

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year I think is um important that will

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be discussed in a separate report later

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on but as was predicted we have finished

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the financial year in a very strong

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financial position ahead of  budget

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with a $36 million  surplus operating

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surplus in comparison to a budget of of

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operating surplus of $18 million. I will

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add very quickly for the purpose of the

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public that provides funding that goes

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into the capital works  funding

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funding stream. It's not extra money

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that that's available. It just provides

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council in a better position to be able

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to address emerging capital issues like

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our reservoirs and and other issues. Um

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I would like to acknowledge as part of

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this and these reports which councilors

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are quite complimentary on each month of

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course are a summary of the work done 

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by all our staff. So I think in the

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wrap-up to the financial year that

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strong financial position and the

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considerable the continued  work that

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our staff are doing should be

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acknowledged and and I would like to

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thank them. On a less positive note I

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will  note and I note councelor olds

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raising the issue about um vandalism.

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There is a a comment in the covering

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report about the Crystal Cascades

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vandalism which is evolving matter that

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will add possibly um hundreds of

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thousands of dollars to our vandalism

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costs. It is and that is that is

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depending on how we go about the repair.

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um that

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160 m of cable that was stolen does um

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power the the inlet to our main water

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reservoir. And the fact that that is

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decommission now now requires it to be

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ran on generators on on a temporary

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basis until the repair is made. And the

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issue with cost is the complexity of

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replacing it and also replacing it in a

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way that people don't come back and do

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the same thing again given the remote

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loca location. So that is the challen

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that is the challenge and the engineers

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are working through how to best replace

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it at at this time. Um on the positive

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note councils did make comment about the

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arrest this morning. I'd have to say

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that we have seen that that while safety

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continues to be an ongoing issue in

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cans, I have to say there seems to have

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been a turnaround which I'm seeing the

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early stages of with the reaction of of

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police, the additional focus on on

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safety that's being made, the proactive

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work that the the state is trying to put

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in place in in providing alternate

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education mechanisms like HANA in in the

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in the city. I think those multifaceted

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programs the state government is is

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putting in place are actually starting

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to get some traction. So I'm quite

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positive that in future months we will

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see things start to improve. Thanks

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councilors.

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Thank you Mr. CEO. just in relation to

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the commentary from councelor Olds 

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with the vandalism. Um

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maybe it's missed I've missed it 

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somewhere along the lines but we did

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have the community safety grants that

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went out

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um Mr. Py I'm wondering if you're able

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to advise were they fully subscribed

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etc.

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They were fully subscribed council and

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happy to provide take that on notice and

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provide the councils with an update in

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regards to the outcomes.

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Okay, thank you. , Council Middleton,

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you wanted to close.

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, thank you. I just realized I'd

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missed something quite important. Um,

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thanks to the strong advocacy from our

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council and through our advocacy team.

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Um, the state government have agreed to

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do the bus from the airport. That's been

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a real a real win, I think, for Cans. I

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know when I'm driving out the airport,

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I'm always terrified I'm going to pick

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one of those random backpackers off. Um,

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yeah, but thank you to our advocacy

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team. I think it's a really great win

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for Cans. Um, and I know that the

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council's has been  advocating for

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many years before I arrived. So, I'd

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just like to acknowledge that. Thank

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you. Thank you, councelor Middleton.

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I'll put the motion to the vote. All

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those in favor? It's carried

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unanimously.

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Item 5.2, preliminary financial

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performance report for the period ended

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30 June 2026.

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Move councelor Mher. Seconded, councelor

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Middleton. Councelor Moller.

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Yes. Thank you, Mayor. And on the back

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of um the CEO's words there around um

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our financial performance, it was very

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strong in the year past. Um I do note

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that  in respect to our capital works.

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Um um that's probably an issue of timing

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as we know around the can's  water

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project, but I might ask Miss Whitten if

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she'd like to make some comments in

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respect to her report. Thank you.

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Thank you, councelor Moller, through the

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chair. As Ken has um highlighted

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already, we did end the year um

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favorably to budget and that was

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anticipated in the 2627 budget. But I

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guess the the key items um in terms of

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those variances, I will highlight

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quickly. So on the revenue front, we're

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11.5 million favorable to budget and

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consistent with what we've been

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reporting um throughout the year that is

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predominantly um interest um on cash

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flows due to timing of the capital works

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program. We've got some favorable

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variances in relation to our operating

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grants. A lot of that relates to timing

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as well. So the financial assistance

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grant was paid um more than an earlier

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than anticipated last year and we got a

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couple of other grants um where the

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money hasn't quite been expended yet. 

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the works team did pick up um some

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private works for DTMR and our fees and

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charges were $1.6 million favorable. Um

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and that's all activity related. On the

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expense front we're $6.7 million

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favorable to budget predominantly that

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relates to finance costs. So that is due

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to the fact that we didn't draw down on

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debt in the 2526 financial year and that

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once again aligns with um the

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performance of the capital works

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program.

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 capital revenue front  that does

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show as as looking material materially

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unfavorable um to budget at $62 million.

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But as as I've mentioned previously,

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that relates solely to the recognition

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of the timing um the recognition of the

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Canes Water Security Strategy Grant. So

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we will receive all of that when all of

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that money is spent. And that ties in

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nicely as councelor Moller um mentioned

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on the capex front. We spent $291.5

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million for the year. a good proportion

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of the unspent um amount. So about $94

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million relates to Can's water security

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strategy. So a lot of that relates to

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timing and all of that um grant revenue

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that I mentioned will be recognized um

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albeit in this financial year. And just

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to touch on what Ken said as well, so

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the we're $18.2 million  favorable to

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budget from an operating perspective. Um

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that does not necessarily mean that

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there is extra cash available. that was

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fully anticipated when we set the um

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2627 um budget as well. So I think the

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the team forecast us to be favorable um

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$18.4 million to budget. So they missed

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the mark by about $100,000, but I'll let

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them off for that one. Thank you.

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Thank you, Miss Whitten. Council Moller,

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was there anything further? No.

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Councelor Middleton.

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Um I just wanted to say to the finance

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team, I know with the emerging

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reservoirs, it's been a bit terrifying

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looking at our budget on that, but

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knowing that this um the teams have been

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working really hard to make sure that we

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do have some um some fat fat to um

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absorb some of those costs has been

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really impressive. So I just want to

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have a shout out to the fact that you're

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 keeping our head above water. Thank

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you.

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Any

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further comments? I'll put the motion to

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the vote.

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It's carried unanimously. Thank you.

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Councilors will move to 5.3, which is

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the soul and specialized suppliers 2627.

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Moved councelor Tickner, seconded

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councelor Moller. Councelor Tickner.

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Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Um, look, bit of

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BAU. This is basically a list of soul

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suppliers um that we put together  as

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per local government regulation. Um this

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allows us um basically to go to a soul

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supplier when um we're we're purchasing

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something that is very specialized or

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particular or there isn't other

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suppliers that we can go to. Now, you'll

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find in the list a lot of this stuff is

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um is software licensing things that

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can't just be switched overnight or

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tended out regularly like you know civil

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engineering programs and and certain

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softwares that kind of keep all our

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background running but also a lot of

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really specialized um bits and pieces

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that you know everything from um yeah

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like I said software to to to other bits

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and pieces in here but um but yeah this

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this list is basically BAU So, we

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approve all this and um and we're all

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covered. Yeah. Thank you.

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Thank you, Councelor Tickner. All the

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other bits and pieces. Any further

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comments?

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Put the motion to the vote. All those in

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favor? It's carried unanimously. Thank

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you.

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Item 5.4 is the 2026 27 rates

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benchmarking. Can I get a mover? Thank

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you, Councelor Olds. Seconded Councelor

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Eden. Councelor Olds.

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Yeah, thanks Mayor Eden. This is also

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one of my favorite items every year that

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comes up because we we put the rates out

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a few weeks ago and um and no one likes

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getting the rates bill. No one likes

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paying  extra bills, but we live in a

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user pay system and the users are the

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rate payers. But when this comes out the

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benchmarking because you know we're an

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easy target. A lot of people like to

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throw spears and and and get angry at

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paying the bill. But when you look at

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this and you compare us to other

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councils, not just our neighboring

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councils, but all councils with over

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100,000 population, we have continued to

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be for the for my entire term as a

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councelor for for the last 10 years and

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even before that, the most affordable or

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the best value rates in  in

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Queensland. Now, for the median, I think

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we're we're in third place for the

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minimum, but the median is the one to

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look at. That's still awesome. But the

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median, we are and always have been the

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most affordable. And I would put us up

00:22:57.039 --> 00:22:58.856
against, and I say this all the time,

00:22:58.880 --> 00:23:00.696
any council in Queensland or across

00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:03.015
Australia, and you try and find services

00:23:03.039 --> 00:23:05.496
like ours. Um, I know we had a huge wet

00:23:05.520 --> 00:23:06.696
season last year and there was a few

00:23:06.720 --> 00:23:08.616
complaints about the the lawn being bit

00:23:08.640 --> 00:23:10.376
long, but you look at our roads, our

00:23:10.400 --> 00:23:12.296
curbs, the way we keep our foot paths,

00:23:12.320 --> 00:23:13.895
the way we take care of our esplanars

00:23:13.919 --> 00:23:15.416
and everything else. Our um, our

00:23:15.440 --> 00:23:17.336
officers do a fantastic job. They

00:23:17.360 --> 00:23:18.936
probably don't get enough pats on the

00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:21.176
back. They deserve a heap of platitudes,

00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:23.096
and I'm here today to give it to them.

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um our our median value was $4,74

00:23:27.679 --> 00:23:29.895
charges. The average across the state is

00:23:29.919 --> 00:23:32.919
$4,605. So, we are paying less than our

00:23:33.280 --> 00:23:34.775
counterparts, but I believe we're

00:23:34.799 --> 00:23:37.416
delivering more. So, um and on page 100,

00:23:37.440 --> 00:23:39.176
I believe it is in the report. You can

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get that that document and I believe

00:23:40.720 --> 00:23:42.616
there'll be media going out later to

00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:44.216
simplify it that all us councils can use

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cuz I don't know how many times you're

00:23:45.520 --> 00:23:46.936
at the the fish and chip shop or the

00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:48.775
servo and someone's like, "Oh, your

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rates are more expensive. I pay less

00:23:50.159 --> 00:23:51.895
down here or there this and that." This

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is factual.  it's real and um I'm

00:23:55.039 --> 00:23:56.216
really proud of this council because it

00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:58.135
is hard delivering a budget with a like

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over a $700 million budget this year.

00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:02.535
It's not an easy task.  and Lisa, your

00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:04.056
team does a fantastic job with all the

00:24:04.080 --> 00:24:06.376
executives, but um you know, we do cop

00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:08.056
it from time to time, but when this

00:24:08.080 --> 00:24:10.616
comes out, I um the chess comes out a

00:24:10.640 --> 00:24:13.255
little bit more because comparatively we

00:24:13.279 --> 00:24:14.696
are we're the gold standard. So well

00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:17.255
done to everyone.

00:24:17.279 --> 00:24:19.496
 thank you councelor Olds. Absolutely.

00:24:19.520 --> 00:24:21.255
This is not an opportunity for council

00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:24.279
to toot its own horn. We are not marking

00:24:24.640 --> 00:24:26.616
our own homework, so to speak. It's a

00:24:26.640 --> 00:24:28.696
chance to see how we stack up against

00:24:28.720 --> 00:24:30.216
other councils in Queensland. And as

00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:31.736
you've just said, councelor Olds, we

00:24:31.760 --> 00:24:34.135
stack up consistently very well. So,

00:24:34.159 --> 00:24:35.576
we've done the shopping around for the

00:24:35.600 --> 00:24:37.655
residents. There's a lot to probably

00:24:37.679 --> 00:24:39.176
take in when you get your rates notice

00:24:39.200 --> 00:24:41.176
and there's a lot to compare. , and

00:24:41.200 --> 00:24:43.576
not everyone  not all councils put it

00:24:43.600 --> 00:24:45.015
all the same on the rates notice. So,

00:24:45.039 --> 00:24:48.039
we've done the hard work for you and 

00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:50.135
as you say, we we're very proud to say

00:24:50.159 --> 00:24:52.775
that we have very good value for rates.

00:24:52.799 --> 00:24:54.856
Um, is there any other comments from

00:24:54.880 --> 00:24:56.376
councilors on this one? Councelor

00:24:56.400 --> 00:24:57.895
Middleton,

00:24:57.919 --> 00:24:59.655
just as a little side comment, I'd like

00:24:59.679 --> 00:25:02.679
to also point out that our rates that we

00:25:02.799 --> 00:25:05.015
collect also support the incredible

00:25:05.039 --> 00:25:07.015
amount of tourists we have through. So,

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we have a lot of our resources go to

00:25:08.720 --> 00:25:10.616
things like the lagoon, million dollars

00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:12.936
a year, things that we provide that are

00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:14.936
also provided to tourists. So we have an

00:25:14.960 --> 00:25:17.496
extra burden that we carry through our

00:25:17.520 --> 00:25:19.496
rates that I we need to manage and I

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believe we manage that very well. Thank

00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:23.176
you.

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Any further comments? Put the motion to

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the vote.

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Thank you councilors carried

00:25:28.559 --> 00:25:30.936
unanimously.

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5.5 Annual advocacy outcomes report

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2024/25

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and 2025/26

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moved. Councelor Mher seconded.

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Councelor Ziggo. Councelor Moller.

00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:45.895
Yeah, thank you Mayor. Look, I think a

00:25:45.919 --> 00:25:47.895
success in respect to our council's

00:25:47.919 --> 00:25:50.616
organizational structure  really has

00:25:50.640 --> 00:25:52.456
been the introduction of a economic

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development and advocacy directed headed

00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:58.200
up by Mr. Ms. So  in previous councils

00:25:58.880 --> 00:26:01.096
 council used to outsource that 

00:26:01.120 --> 00:26:04.120
type of advocacy particularly  when

00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:06.616
advanced cans was formed but I think it

00:26:06.640 --> 00:26:08.056
was the second term of the Manning

00:26:08.080 --> 00:26:11.080
council we decided to um  do that

00:26:12.000 --> 00:26:15.000
within and um  I suppose no one knows

00:26:15.360 --> 00:26:17.736
our business and and the the needs of

00:26:17.760 --> 00:26:20.376
residents like council and that's why um

00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:23.400
we are pursuing our own advocacy but

00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:25.416
this report shows hundreds of millions

00:26:25.440 --> 00:26:28.135
of dollars that  have been secured for

00:26:28.159 --> 00:26:30.936
major projects such as our water project

00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:33.960
um housing, the Barlow Park upgrade um

00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:37.655
as well as um advocacy um you know we

00:26:37.679 --> 00:26:39.496
talked about the airport bus link

00:26:39.520 --> 00:26:42.296
previously um we we provided advocacy

00:26:42.320 --> 00:26:45.255
there the western arterial road um the

00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:47.496
marine common user facility we

00:26:47.520 --> 00:26:49.976
collaborate through this advocacy with

00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:53.000
um FNQ Rock TTNQ advanced cans RDA

00:26:53.760 --> 00:26:56.760
tropical north um And um it's been

00:26:57.360 --> 00:27:00.360
introduced um um by the advocacy team

00:27:01.120 --> 00:27:03.655
that we have quarterly catchups with our

00:27:03.679 --> 00:27:05.816
 state and federal members. Very

00:27:05.840 --> 00:27:08.840
important   that we convey to them

00:27:09.440 --> 00:27:11.416
um our needs, our challenges, and where

00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:13.655
we're looking for state and federal

00:27:13.679 --> 00:27:16.376
support. Um I think a hallmark of the

00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:19.400
advocacy um and the time put into it is

00:27:19.520 --> 00:27:22.135
that the strategies are well considered.

00:27:22.159 --> 00:27:24.535
They're evidence-based and methodically

00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:27.559
applied and as a result um  very much

00:27:28.000 --> 00:27:30.616
respected as being well credentialed. So

00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:33.640
um my  congratulations  to our

00:27:33.760 --> 00:27:36.616
advocacy team um and for this report.

00:27:36.640 --> 00:27:39.640
Thank you.

00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:41.816
Thank you councelor Mher. Councelor

00:27:41.840 --> 00:27:43.336
Ziga.

00:27:43.360 --> 00:27:44.775
Thank you Mayor. Look I really

00:27:44.799 --> 00:27:47.176
appreciate councelor Moller's excellent

00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:49.096
summarization of all of that. It has

00:27:49.120 --> 00:27:50.775
been incredible. It is an impressive

00:27:50.799 --> 00:27:53.096
report. it. It's simple. It's direct to

00:27:53.120 --> 00:27:55.255
the point and the outcomes are clearly

00:27:55.279 --> 00:27:57.576
there. And I can't thank the development

00:27:57.600 --> 00:27:59.816
economic development team enough. I

00:27:59.840 --> 00:28:02.840
remember years ago, Nick Mso, Miss Miso,

00:28:03.679 --> 00:28:06.216
you were it, you know, and I remember,

00:28:06.240 --> 00:28:07.816
you know, you were advocating for for

00:28:07.840 --> 00:28:09.976
more staff and I remember sitting there,

00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:11.496
you know, being that kind of, I don't

00:28:11.520 --> 00:28:12.616
know, you know, what are they going to

00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:14.216
do? How are they going to cover it? How

00:28:14.240 --> 00:28:15.496
are we going to know that it's all

00:28:15.520 --> 00:28:18.520
working? Great job. It's just look how

00:28:19.760 --> 00:28:22.456
far we've come. You know, it is it's

00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:24.936
just a ma and the success is measured

00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:27.576
well. I mean, in division three alone,

00:28:27.600 --> 00:28:29.416
 my two passion projects, the Jeff

00:28:29.440 --> 00:28:31.416
Pazuti Park and White Rock Community and

00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:33.816
Multicultural Center have both now

00:28:33.840 --> 00:28:36.696
received funding. Um Jeff Pazuti Park

00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:39.720
State put in 1.46 million with council

00:28:39.919 --> 00:28:42.616
putting in the balance of 3.2.  the

00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:44.296
White Rock Community Multicultural

00:28:44.320 --> 00:28:46.375
Center has got federal funding of four

00:28:46.399 --> 00:28:47.895
million with council putting in the

00:28:47.919 --> 00:28:50.696
balance of five million and least of all

00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:52.535
to mention the success of having Mount

00:28:52.559 --> 00:28:55.559
Peter listed as PDA then to receive 220

00:28:55.600 --> 00:28:58.535
funding half state half federal interest

00:28:58.559 --> 00:29:00.056
free loan of 80 million. It's it's

00:29:00.080 --> 00:29:02.696
massive. Stage 2 water security project

00:29:02.720 --> 00:29:05.496
received 390 million in total. and you

00:29:05.520 --> 00:29:07.816
know we had to ask extra and I remember

00:29:07.840 --> 00:29:10.840
putting the initial um submissions in

00:29:10.960 --> 00:29:13.336
and then you know for way less than that

00:29:13.360 --> 00:29:15.255
I can't remember the actual figure but

00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:17.336
and then to have to go back and ask for

00:29:17.360 --> 00:29:19.816
more you know after co and all of the

00:29:19.840 --> 00:29:22.456
increases and to get it absolutely

00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:25.480
incredible achievement Barlow park is 91

00:29:25.600 --> 00:29:27.496
committed by state to upgrade and that

00:29:27.520 --> 00:29:29.976
is one heck of an upgrade  there's

00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:31.976
more coming with Ken's western arterial

00:29:32.000 --> 00:29:33.496
road and the cuffs have still got to get

00:29:33.520 --> 00:29:36.520
sorted but Look, the report goes into

00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:38.936
steps all taken along the way with the

00:29:38.960 --> 00:29:41.176
submissions, the roundts, the catchups,

00:29:41.200 --> 00:29:43.816
and look, so much has been achieved in

00:29:43.840 --> 00:29:45.895
two years. This is amazing. Kins is

00:29:45.919 --> 00:29:48.775
benefiting greatly. Thank you.

00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:50.535
Thank you, Councelor Zigger. Following

00:29:50.559 --> 00:29:53.336
on from your commentary there, um,

00:29:53.360 --> 00:29:55.655
advocacy isn't asking about our fair

00:29:55.679 --> 00:29:57.655
share. Advocacy is about making a

00:29:57.679 --> 00:30:00.216
compelling case. And I remember being in

00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:02.056
Canberra as a new Mayor and advocating

00:30:02.080 --> 00:30:04.056
for additional funding for the can's

00:30:04.080 --> 00:30:06.056
water security. And during one of the

00:30:06.080 --> 00:30:08.056
meetings, I was told that the quality

00:30:08.080 --> 00:30:11.080
and maturity of council's advocacy had

00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:14.296
changed. We weren't simply talking about

00:30:14.320 --> 00:30:16.535
what we wanted or what we believed that

00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:18.296
we deserved. We were presenting

00:30:18.320 --> 00:30:20.296
evidence, well-developed business case,

00:30:20.320 --> 00:30:21.736
and a clear rationale for that

00:30:21.760 --> 00:30:23.816
investment. And I think it's an

00:30:23.840 --> 00:30:25.176
important reflection because that's

00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:27.416
exactly what sits behind this report. It

00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:29.176
reflects that council is identifying the

00:30:29.200 --> 00:30:31.255
priorities that matter most to our city

00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:33.416
and officers across the organization

00:30:33.440 --> 00:30:35.655
doing the detailed technical work that

00:30:35.679 --> 00:30:37.976
turns those priorities into credible

00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:39.736
proposals that governments are prepared

00:30:39.760 --> 00:30:42.135
to back.  obviously it takes

00:30:42.159 --> 00:30:44.135
expertise, persistence and teamwork and

00:30:44.159 --> 00:30:45.655
every counselor and every officer

00:30:45.679 --> 00:30:47.496
involved should be proud of what has

00:30:47.520 --> 00:30:49.416
been achieved.

00:30:49.440 --> 00:30:51.496
But we also recognize that the strongest

00:30:51.520 --> 00:30:53.655
advocacy doesn't come from council

00:30:53.679 --> 00:30:55.816
alone. And as already mentioned by

00:30:55.840 --> 00:30:57.576
councelor Moller, it comes from the city

00:30:57.600 --> 00:30:59.496
speaking with one voice. And that's why

00:30:59.520 --> 00:31:01.736
we've worked closely with organizations

00:31:01.760 --> 00:31:04.216
such as Advanced Cans, Tourism Tropical

00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:05.895
North Queensland, the Can Chamber of

00:31:05.919 --> 00:31:07.976
Commerce, FNQ Rock, Regional

00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:09.976
Development, Australia, Tropical North,

00:31:10.000 --> 00:31:11.895
and many others to make sure that our

00:31:11.919 --> 00:31:14.775
advocacy priorities align where we can.

00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:16.216
And when governments hear the same

00:31:16.240 --> 00:31:18.296
priorities reinforced by local

00:31:18.320 --> 00:31:20.056
government, businesses, industry, and

00:31:20.080 --> 00:31:22.216
our regional partners, it gives them

00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:24.216
confidence that they're responding to a

00:31:24.240 --> 00:31:26.936
genuine regional priority, not only the

00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:29.416
view of one organization. It also makes

00:31:29.440 --> 00:31:31.336
sense politically. It means they know

00:31:31.360 --> 00:31:33.015
that they're going to get the backing of

00:31:33.039 --> 00:31:35.576
those voters. We also know that there is

00:31:35.600 --> 00:31:37.495
more work to do. And only a fortnight

00:31:37.519 --> 00:31:39.416
ago, council considered the analysis of

00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:42.375
the state budget report and it showed

00:31:42.399 --> 00:31:43.976
that we're beginning to see an upward

00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:46.375
trend  particularly obviously speaking

00:31:46.399 --> 00:31:48.616
about state in government investment in

00:31:48.640 --> 00:31:51.640
cans. But it also reminded us that we've

00:31:51.840 --> 00:31:53.736
still got some work to do. So good

00:31:53.760 --> 00:31:56.696
advocacy isn't about asking louder, it's

00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:58.216
about making the stronger case. And I'd

00:31:58.240 --> 00:31:59.895
like to thank my fellow counselors, our

00:31:59.919 --> 00:32:01.816
economic development team led by Mr.

00:32:01.840 --> 00:32:03.816
Nassaso and the many officers across the

00:32:03.840 --> 00:32:06.296
organization who contribute to that work

00:32:06.320 --> 00:32:08.216
every day. The outcomes in the report

00:32:08.240 --> 00:32:10.216
belong to all of them and ultimately

00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:13.096
they belong to the people of canes. Are

00:32:13.120 --> 00:32:14.535
there any further speakers to the

00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:17.559
motion? Put the motion to the vote.

00:32:18.880 --> 00:32:21.880
It's carried unanimously.

00:32:23.360 --> 00:32:26.056
Item 5.6 Six event funding application

00:32:26.080 --> 00:32:28.296
from tourism tropical north Queensland

00:32:28.320 --> 00:32:31.320
2027 Australian tourism awards moved

00:32:32.640 --> 00:32:35.336
councelor old seconded councelor Valerie

00:32:35.360 --> 00:32:36.936
councelor olds.

00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:38.696
Yeah, thanks Mary Eden. As we've said

00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:41.015
many times in the chamber um TTNQ do a

00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:43.336
great job  with their advocacy and 

00:32:43.360 --> 00:32:45.416
and this event that um that we're voting

00:32:45.440 --> 00:32:47.096
on today to try and help out with some

00:32:47.120 --> 00:32:49.096
funding is going to bring 800 delegates

00:32:49.120 --> 00:32:50.775
up here for the Australian Tourism

00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:53.015
Awards. So I'm I'm really happy with the

00:32:53.039 --> 00:32:54.296
report. I know there's been other ones

00:32:54.320 --> 00:32:55.816
coming into the chamber that they didn't

00:32:55.840 --> 00:32:57.655
get up.  but it just goes show we look

00:32:57.679 --> 00:33:00.056
at everything on a casebyase  scenario

00:33:00.080 --> 00:33:01.736
and  and this one's a winner. It's got

00:33:01.760 --> 00:33:03.655
my ticket of approval. Thank you.

00:33:03.679 --> 00:33:05.416
Thank you, Councelor Olds. Councelor

00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:06.856
Valerie.

00:33:06.880 --> 00:33:09.176
Further to that  further to that, it's

00:33:09.200 --> 00:33:11.816
um also expected to inject around $1.8

00:33:11.840 --> 00:33:14.696
million into the local economy um with

00:33:14.720 --> 00:33:16.936
the potential to grow to 2.8 million

00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:18.616
once you factor in the people extending

00:33:18.640 --> 00:33:20.775
their stay before and after the event.

00:33:20.799 --> 00:33:22.296
And importantly, it comes during the

00:33:22.320 --> 00:33:24.456
shoulder season  when that extra

00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:26.056
visitation makes a real difference to

00:33:26.080 --> 00:33:27.655
local business. So very happy to support

00:33:27.679 --> 00:33:28.936
this. Thanks.

00:33:28.960 --> 00:33:30.456
Thank you, councelor Valerie. Any

00:33:30.480 --> 00:33:32.616
further comments? Put the motion to the

00:33:32.640 --> 00:33:34.375
vote.

00:33:34.399 --> 00:33:37.399
That's carried unanimously.

00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:39.495
Item 5.7, the minutes of the audit

00:33:39.519 --> 00:33:42.519
committee meeting 14 July 2026.

00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:45.720
Moved. Councelor Mher, seconded.

00:33:45.919 --> 00:33:48.375
Councelor Middleton. Councelor Mher.

00:33:48.399 --> 00:33:50.775
Yeah.  thank you, Mayor. Um yeah,

00:33:50.799 --> 00:33:53.495
there's  at the audit meeting um and

00:33:53.519 --> 00:33:55.255
shown in the minutes, there's no issues

00:33:55.279 --> 00:33:57.255
that were identified. The audit action

00:33:57.279 --> 00:34:00.216
plans are all progressing well  and

00:34:00.240 --> 00:34:02.775
are on track. Um and if we have a look

00:34:02.799 --> 00:34:05.176
at the agenda items in the audit

00:34:05.200 --> 00:34:07.416
meeting, it gives  a good indication

00:34:07.440 --> 00:34:10.440
of the oversight provided by the audit

00:34:10.480 --> 00:34:12.296
committee into our operations of

00:34:12.320 --> 00:34:15.320
council. So  happy to move the 

00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:17.655
recommendation noting  noting this

00:34:17.679 --> 00:34:19.736
report. Thank you.

00:34:19.760 --> 00:34:21.416
Thank you, Council Moller. Any further

00:34:21.440 --> 00:34:24.440
comments? Put the motion to the vote.

00:34:25.359 --> 00:34:28.359
It's carried unanimously.

00:34:29.200 --> 00:34:31.815
Moving on to 5.8, which is the quarter 4

00:34:31.839 --> 00:34:33.655
operational plan and capital works

00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:36.679
program for 202526 progress reports. May

00:34:36.879 --> 00:34:38.615
I get a mover, please? Second. Thank

00:34:38.639 --> 00:34:40.375
you, councelor Olds. Seconded councelor

00:34:40.399 --> 00:34:42.296
Tim. Councelor Olds.

00:34:42.320 --> 00:34:43.655
Yeah, thanks, Mayor Eden. This is

00:34:43.679 --> 00:34:45.496
obviously a report that the CEO needs to

00:34:45.520 --> 00:34:47.256
put up every quarter. , and it's good

00:34:47.280 --> 00:34:48.696
to keep track of our progress ,

00:34:48.720 --> 00:34:51.575
operationally. I um, and we can talk. I

00:34:51.599 --> 00:34:52.456
guess there'll be a lot of questions

00:34:52.480 --> 00:34:54.055
through it. I wanted to bring up , to

00:34:54.079 --> 00:34:55.815
Mr. Woo if I could ask a question. On

00:34:55.839 --> 00:34:58.839
page 143, I think this is the second

00:34:58.880 --> 00:35:00.856
quarter in a row , where our water man

00:35:00.880 --> 00:35:02.616
breaks. And I know your team does an

00:35:02.640 --> 00:35:04.216
amazing job. I've had many residents

00:35:04.240 --> 00:35:05.976
call me and when they've seen an issue

00:35:06.000 --> 00:35:07.656
within an hour, hour and a half, it's

00:35:07.680 --> 00:35:08.776
fixed. They get out there no matter what

00:35:08.800 --> 00:35:10.616
time, day or night. So, I think we do an

00:35:10.640 --> 00:35:13.256
amazing job. But, um, I just wanted to

00:35:13.280 --> 00:35:14.616
try and hopefully get some good news

00:35:14.640 --> 00:35:16.055
there. Light at the end of the tunnel.

00:35:16.079 --> 00:35:17.815
Are we are we starting to close this

00:35:17.839 --> 00:35:19.095
because it's it's it's been a couple

00:35:19.119 --> 00:35:20.536
quarters in a row now this has been an

00:35:20.560 --> 00:35:22.776
issue.

00:35:22.800 --> 00:35:24.216
 thank you councel and through the

00:35:24.240 --> 00:35:27.095
chair. Yes. Um water main breaks are an

00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:28.936
area of particular concern for us. Has

00:35:28.960 --> 00:35:31.815
been an issue for for some time and it

00:35:31.839 --> 00:35:33.976
is one of those issues facing a lot of

00:35:34.000 --> 00:35:35.416
communities around the country. It's

00:35:35.440 --> 00:35:37.896
it's not just us. there you reach a

00:35:37.920 --> 00:35:39.815
point where the average age and

00:35:39.839 --> 00:35:42.839
condition of your pipe work um reaches a

00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:44.936
point where the the number of main

00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:46.376
breaks and things that we're getting

00:35:46.400 --> 00:35:48.296
exceed that area where we're certainly

00:35:48.320 --> 00:35:50.216
comfortable. One of the other challenges

00:35:50.240 --> 00:35:51.976
we have here in cans is also the

00:35:52.000 --> 00:35:53.416
extremes and the weather with the wet

00:35:53.440 --> 00:35:55.656
and then heat um shifting ground

00:35:55.680 --> 00:35:57.575
conditions also causes some significant

00:35:57.599 --> 00:35:59.976
challenges. So, in terms of how we're

00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:01.416
trying to address this, we are looking

00:36:01.440 --> 00:36:04.136
at the the main renewal program and

00:36:04.160 --> 00:36:05.896
looking at how we can escalate that in

00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:07.736
the coming years to try and drive up the

00:36:07.760 --> 00:36:09.016
amount that we're investing in that

00:36:09.040 --> 00:36:10.936
space. The challenge has been obviously

00:36:10.960 --> 00:36:13.335
with construction cost increasing  at

00:36:13.359 --> 00:36:15.416
a pretty strong rate as well. Even

00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:16.776
though we're increasing our investment

00:36:16.800 --> 00:36:18.536
in that space, it's still proving quite

00:36:18.560 --> 00:36:20.616
difficult to stay in touch. And of

00:36:20.640 --> 00:36:22.055
course, one of the biggest challenges in

00:36:22.079 --> 00:36:23.815
dealing with assets that live underneath

00:36:23.839 --> 00:36:26.216
the ground that you can't look at and

00:36:26.240 --> 00:36:28.216
predict  where those breaks and things

00:36:28.240 --> 00:36:30.376
are going to occur, it does make it

00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:32.216
another challenge. So, the team do run a

00:36:32.240 --> 00:36:33.976
program where we identify where breaks

00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:36.296
are occurring consistently and we target

00:36:36.320 --> 00:36:38.536
those for main replacement. Where we get

00:36:38.560 --> 00:36:40.696
a one-off break in an area, we will

00:36:40.720 --> 00:36:42.296
typically do a repair in the first

00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:44.136
instance. But if we see that there's

00:36:44.160 --> 00:36:46.296
going to be an ongoing  series of

00:36:46.320 --> 00:36:47.896
breaks, then we will look to replace a

00:36:47.920 --> 00:36:50.776
larger section of main um that larger

00:36:50.800 --> 00:36:52.456
section of main replacement is a

00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:54.136
obviously more significant cost, but

00:36:54.160 --> 00:36:56.296
then the the longer term solution as

00:36:56.320 --> 00:36:58.456
well. Um so it is a significant

00:36:58.480 --> 00:37:00.536
challenge for us. We know it is  an

00:37:00.560 --> 00:37:02.536
appreciable  inconvenience to the

00:37:02.560 --> 00:37:05.256
community when it does occur. I will

00:37:05.280 --> 00:37:07.496
like you put my um shout out to the

00:37:07.520 --> 00:37:09.976
team. They are very responsive. It's one

00:37:10.000 --> 00:37:11.496
of those unfortunate things. We'd love

00:37:11.520 --> 00:37:13.416
to be a little less practiced and being

00:37:13.440 --> 00:37:15.575
reactive and it is something that we are

00:37:15.599 --> 00:37:17.496
working hard towards. So, we'll  we'll

00:37:17.520 --> 00:37:19.256
keep council up to date as we continue

00:37:19.280 --> 00:37:21.976
to try and  put some downward pressure

00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:23.815
on the number of main breaks that we are

00:37:23.839 --> 00:37:26.616
experiencing.

00:37:26.640 --> 00:37:28.776
Thank you, Mr. Woo. I  yeah, it is.

00:37:28.800 --> 00:37:30.376
And if it's underground, it cost you a

00:37:30.400 --> 00:37:31.736
heck of a lot of money. People see a

00:37:31.760 --> 00:37:33.256
playground above above the ground. Like,

00:37:33.280 --> 00:37:35.095
I can see that. What they don't see is

00:37:35.119 --> 00:37:37.095
that's where all the money goes. And um

00:37:37.119 --> 00:37:39.416
and I agree with your sentiment that 

00:37:39.440 --> 00:37:41.016
costs haven't gone up by inflation. They

00:37:41.040 --> 00:37:42.696
haven't gone up by 4.2%. You're talking

00:37:42.720 --> 00:37:44.696
60% plus since with some of these items,

00:37:44.720 --> 00:37:47.256
but um it is a tough space. I would also

00:37:47.280 --> 00:37:48.936
like to mention that um with some of

00:37:48.960 --> 00:37:50.296
those breaks cuz you know we do copper

00:37:50.320 --> 00:37:52.376
pasting out there sometimes with tree

00:37:52.400 --> 00:37:54.536
removals, but 19 of these breaks that

00:37:54.560 --> 00:37:56.136
we've had this quarter have been from

00:37:56.160 --> 00:37:57.976
tree roots getting in there. That there

00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:59.256
are sometimes there's there's good

00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:00.856
reason if a tree is dead, dying, or

00:38:00.880 --> 00:38:02.376
decayed or if it's damaging

00:38:02.400 --> 00:38:04.536
infrastructure, sometimes trees need to

00:38:04.560 --> 00:38:06.456
be removed. So, I know the community out

00:38:06.480 --> 00:38:07.896
there like to attack us and there was a

00:38:07.920 --> 00:38:09.736
there was a fake AI one up on 

00:38:09.760 --> 00:38:11.815
Facebook two nights ago saying a huge

00:38:11.839 --> 00:38:14.296
rantry has come down raies and it was it

00:38:14.320 --> 00:38:15.656
was bad. It's it's disturbing that

00:38:15.680 --> 00:38:16.776
people want to put this fake news out

00:38:16.800 --> 00:38:18.536
there but it wasted officers time. It

00:38:18.560 --> 00:38:20.616
wasted counselor's time but um but I

00:38:20.640 --> 00:38:21.815
just thought I'd highlight that

00:38:21.839 --> 00:38:23.896
sometimes there's method in the madness

00:38:23.920 --> 00:38:25.176
and even though we all love the

00:38:25.200 --> 00:38:27.016
environment sometimes trees do cause

00:38:27.040 --> 00:38:29.016
issues and need to come down. But  I

00:38:29.040 --> 00:38:30.456
did like to see there's lots of lots of

00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:31.815
ticks and lots of green on there too.

00:38:31.839 --> 00:38:33.896
So, operationally, I think as a council,

00:38:33.920 --> 00:38:36.616
um, big thumbs up. Cheers.

00:38:36.640 --> 00:38:38.376
Thank you, councelor Olds. Any further

00:38:38.400 --> 00:38:39.976
comments?

00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:42.936
Put the motion to the vote.

00:38:42.960 --> 00:38:45.960
It's carried unanimously.

00:38:46.160 --> 00:38:48.136
Councelor Olds, if you could please 

00:38:48.160 --> 00:38:50.136
take this item while I leave the room.

00:38:50.160 --> 00:38:53.160
Thank you.

00:39:39.760 --> 00:39:42.376
Okay. Item 5.9, reimbursement of legal

00:39:42.400 --> 00:39:44.936
assistance fees. I moved. Councelor

00:39:44.960 --> 00:39:46.696
Moller, seconded councelor Valerie.

00:39:46.720 --> 00:39:48.296
Councelor Moller.

00:39:48.320 --> 00:39:50.776
Yeah, thank you councelor SS. Um, look,

00:39:50.800 --> 00:39:52.376
this matter is pertaining to Mayor

00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:54.936
Eden's third misconduct finding against

00:39:54.960 --> 00:39:57.656
her by the council conduct tribunal in

00:39:57.680 --> 00:40:00.456
recent weeks. This particular decision

00:40:00.480 --> 00:40:03.016
 was handed down on the 7th of July

00:40:03.040 --> 00:40:06.040
2026. Now, Mayor Eden um as she is

00:40:07.040 --> 00:40:09.736
entitled to do sought legal assistance

00:40:09.760 --> 00:40:11.815
to deal with this matter under council's

00:40:11.839 --> 00:40:14.296
legal assistance for council laws and

00:40:14.320 --> 00:40:17.256
employees general policy and expense

00:40:17.280 --> 00:40:19.736
reimbursement and support for elected

00:40:19.760 --> 00:40:22.616
member general policy.

00:40:22.640 --> 00:40:25.496
Section 5.7 of that policy provides

00:40:25.520 --> 00:40:27.656
where it has been found that a counselor

00:40:27.680 --> 00:40:29.016
breached the provisions of the local

00:40:29.040 --> 00:40:31.575
government act 2009 or other

00:40:31.599 --> 00:40:33.335
legislations

00:40:33.359 --> 00:40:35.575
 then there will be no cover provided

00:40:35.599 --> 00:40:38.536
to the counselor and the counselor must

00:40:38.560 --> 00:40:41.095
reimburse council all associated costs

00:40:41.119 --> 00:40:44.119
incurred by council. As Mayor Eden was

00:40:44.320 --> 00:40:47.256
found guilty by the council conduct

00:40:47.280 --> 00:40:49.815
tribunal of misconduct, she is under the

00:40:49.839 --> 00:40:52.696
policy required to repay council the sum

00:40:52.720 --> 00:40:54.776
of $15,000

00:40:54.800 --> 00:40:56.936
and that was the excess under that

00:40:56.960 --> 00:40:59.176
policy of insurance or the the

00:40:59.200 --> 00:41:02.136
deductible amount  that was paid by

00:41:02.160 --> 00:41:05.160
our council in connection to the claim.

00:41:05.440 --> 00:41:07.496
As I've said before, this is not an

00:41:07.520 --> 00:41:10.055
adversarial position taken by counselors

00:41:10.079 --> 00:41:12.776
against Mayor Eden. This is council

00:41:12.800 --> 00:41:14.776
complying with the requirements of our

00:41:14.800 --> 00:41:17.016
policy where a counselor has been found

00:41:17.040 --> 00:41:19.815
guilty of misconduct under legislation.

00:41:19.839 --> 00:41:21.736
 and reimbursement of the costs must

00:41:21.760 --> 00:41:24.760
be paid by the counselor. If not, then

00:41:24.960 --> 00:41:26.696
those costs would be payable by our

00:41:26.720 --> 00:41:29.256
resident and rateayers and in my opinion

00:41:29.280 --> 00:41:30.856
would be contrary to the public

00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:33.880
interest. I might also um make comment

00:41:35.119 --> 00:41:37.656
that there has been some public

00:41:37.680 --> 00:41:40.680
commentary that somehow our council

00:41:40.720 --> 00:41:43.016
having to deal with. Mayor Eden's um

00:41:43.040 --> 00:41:44.616
behaviors and actions around these

00:41:44.640 --> 00:41:47.416
misconduct findings and an unsuitable

00:41:47.440 --> 00:41:49.815
meeting conduct finding is a reflection

00:41:49.839 --> 00:41:52.839
of a dysfunctional council. It is not.

00:41:53.040 --> 00:41:55.016
It is a reflection of a council that

00:41:55.040 --> 00:41:57.016
despite the challenges these behaviors

00:41:57.040 --> 00:41:59.736
present maintain a high standard of

00:41:59.760 --> 00:42:01.575
governance in complying with the

00:42:01.599 --> 00:42:04.599
legislation and our policies in ensuring

00:42:04.800 --> 00:42:07.496
transparency and accountability by those

00:42:07.520 --> 00:42:10.520
of us in public office. A strength not a

00:42:10.640 --> 00:42:13.640
weakness. I would also like to um refute

00:42:16.240 --> 00:42:19.240
the claims by Steven Miles, leader of

00:42:19.520 --> 00:42:22.136
the opposition and our member for Cans,

00:42:22.160 --> 00:42:25.160
Michael Healey, who called our council

00:42:25.200 --> 00:42:26.696
dysfunctional

00:42:26.720 --> 00:42:29.720
and asked  that  the government take

00:42:30.720 --> 00:42:33.416
some action whether that's appointing an

00:42:33.440 --> 00:42:36.055
advisor or not.

00:42:36.079 --> 00:42:39.079
I find it very disingenuous that  

00:42:39.520 --> 00:42:41.416
the opposition leader and our member

00:42:41.440 --> 00:42:44.055
from cans would  denigrate our council

00:42:44.079 --> 00:42:47.079
in such a way. Um where as I said 

00:42:48.400 --> 00:42:50.536
really all they were doing was playing I

00:42:50.560 --> 00:42:52.616
think a a grubby little game of party

00:42:52.640 --> 00:42:55.640
politics at  that state level and it

00:42:56.079 --> 00:42:59.079
certainly it certainly did not serve in

00:42:59.119 --> 00:43:01.736
any shape or form the interests of our

00:43:01.760 --> 00:43:04.216
can's residents. Perhaps they would have

00:43:04.240 --> 00:43:07.240
been better to do some selfreflection on

00:43:07.280 --> 00:43:09.815
why they lost the 2024

00:43:09.839 --> 00:43:12.696
state government election.  why there

00:43:12.720 --> 00:43:14.856
were cost blowouts of millions of

00:43:14.880 --> 00:43:17.095
dollars to the can's convention seed 

00:43:17.119 --> 00:43:20.119
con convention center. U millions of

00:43:20.400 --> 00:43:23.400
dollars um overrun under the proposed um

00:43:23.920 --> 00:43:26.920
 cuff project  down at Portmith. And

00:43:27.839 --> 00:43:29.656
as we've talked about before, under

00:43:29.680 --> 00:43:32.680
their 10year um in office as the state

00:43:34.319 --> 00:43:36.696
government, our far north Queensland

00:43:36.720 --> 00:43:39.720
region received less billions of dollars

00:43:39.839 --> 00:43:42.295
less than other regions throughout

00:43:42.319 --> 00:43:45.319
Queensland, Townsville, Mai, Rockampton,

00:43:46.079 --> 00:43:49.079
Wide Bay to Womba. So it might only be a

00:43:49.599 --> 00:43:52.376
lowly councilor's opinion, but I think

00:43:52.400 --> 00:43:54.856
 Mr. Miles and Mr. Healey would be

00:43:54.880 --> 00:43:57.880
better served if they spend some time 

00:43:58.319 --> 00:44:00.456
practicing self-awareness rather than

00:44:00.480 --> 00:44:02.456
denigrating their local council. Thank

00:44:02.480 --> 00:44:04.295
you.

00:44:04.319 --> 00:44:06.136
Yeah, thanks councelor Molly. It's um

00:44:06.160 --> 00:44:07.416
yeah, some people need to clean up their

00:44:07.440 --> 00:44:08.696
own backyard before they go to pick and

00:44:08.720 --> 00:44:10.216
fights. I think there was there's method

00:44:10.240 --> 00:44:11.416
in their madness, too. I think there's a

00:44:11.440 --> 00:44:13.176
game of foot, but um it is

00:44:13.200 --> 00:44:14.616
disappointing, especially someone that's

00:44:14.640 --> 00:44:16.616
supposed to represent cans. I know this

00:44:16.640 --> 00:44:18.376
this item is not t typically about him,

00:44:18.400 --> 00:44:19.976
but it's caused these this public

00:44:20.000 --> 00:44:21.736
commentary and others on social media

00:44:21.760 --> 00:44:24.055
have come out and it's um he represents

00:44:24.079 --> 00:44:26.536
these residents and he's causing um

00:44:26.560 --> 00:44:28.856
confidence in in council to come down.

00:44:28.880 --> 00:44:30.376
So, he's he's messing with his own

00:44:30.400 --> 00:44:32.856
resident. It it to me it's um it's

00:44:32.880 --> 00:44:34.536
really disappointing from elected member

00:44:34.560 --> 00:44:36.055
that has the honorable before their

00:44:36.079 --> 00:44:38.216
name.  are there any other comments?

00:44:38.240 --> 00:44:41.240
Councelor Vali.

00:44:41.520 --> 00:44:44.216
Thank you, Councelor Moller. I agree

00:44:44.240 --> 00:44:46.136
with all of the points that you've um

00:44:46.160 --> 00:44:48.216
raised there.

00:44:48.240 --> 00:44:50.376
I want to begin by saying that none of

00:44:50.400 --> 00:44:53.095
us sitting at these at this table here

00:44:53.119 --> 00:44:55.335
in these chairs are immune from making

00:44:55.359 --> 00:44:58.359
mistakes. We are actually all just human

00:44:58.560 --> 00:45:00.776
beings. Conflicts of interest can

00:45:00.800 --> 00:45:02.776
sometimes be complicated. There are

00:45:02.800 --> 00:45:04.696
times where someone genuinely doesn't

00:45:04.720 --> 00:45:07.016
realize they have a conflict. I've even

00:45:07.040 --> 00:45:09.095
known counselors who have realized after

00:45:09.119 --> 00:45:11.095
a meeting they've got it wrong, picked

00:45:11.119 --> 00:45:12.616
up the phone to the office of the

00:45:12.640 --> 00:45:15.256
independent assessor, explained what

00:45:15.280 --> 00:45:18.136
happened, and took responsibility.

00:45:18.160 --> 00:45:20.856
This isn't one of those cases. This

00:45:20.880 --> 00:45:23.256
involved a per a close personal friend

00:45:23.280 --> 00:45:26.280
of the Mayor, someone she

00:45:26.319 --> 00:45:27.976
has been in business with and I believe

00:45:28.000 --> 00:45:30.696
was in business with  this year until

00:45:30.720 --> 00:45:33.720
this year. I could be wrong. During that

00:45:34.319 --> 00:45:37.256
meeting,

00:45:37.280 --> 00:45:40.280
not one but two longerving term

00:45:40.960 --> 00:45:43.016
counselors raised concerns that they

00:45:43.040 --> 00:45:45.335
believed she had a conflict of interest.

00:45:45.359 --> 00:45:47.575
She had every opportunity to step back,

00:45:47.599 --> 00:45:49.335
think about it, and declare the

00:45:49.359 --> 00:45:52.055
conflict. Instead, she chose to stay and

00:45:52.079 --> 00:45:54.776
vote. She chose to stay and vote. That

00:45:54.800 --> 00:45:57.176
decision decision led to a misconduct

00:45:57.200 --> 00:45:59.176
charge. Rather than accepting that

00:45:59.200 --> 00:46:01.256
decision and moving on, the Mayor chose

00:46:01.280 --> 00:46:03.736
to challenge it using rateayers money.

00:46:03.760 --> 00:46:05.416
Today, we're being asked to approve

00:46:05.440 --> 00:46:08.440
another $15,000 excess payment on top of

00:46:08.800 --> 00:46:11.800
the $15,000 that has already been asked

00:46:12.319 --> 00:46:15.016
for. For the reasons I cannot

00:46:15.040 --> 00:46:17.416
understand, it appears the Mayor Mayor

00:46:17.440 --> 00:46:20.440
Amy Eden holds herself holds others to

00:46:20.880 --> 00:46:23.176
standards that she refuses to apply to

00:46:23.200 --> 00:46:26.200
herself. We all make mistakes. None of

00:46:26.960 --> 00:46:29.960
us are perfect, but it's what you do

00:46:30.079 --> 00:46:32.216
after the mistake that really matters.

00:46:32.240 --> 00:46:33.815
Do you own it? Do you take

00:46:33.839 --> 00:46:35.815
responsibility? Or do you keep asking

00:46:35.839 --> 00:46:37.896
the people who elected you to pay the

00:46:37.920 --> 00:46:40.456
price? Perhaps next time when the Mayor

00:46:40.480 --> 00:46:43.016
makes a mistake, she'll choose to be to

00:46:43.040 --> 00:46:45.656
take accountability from the beginning.

00:46:45.680 --> 00:46:48.216
Because if that's what happened here, I

00:46:48.240 --> 00:46:49.575
don't believe we'd be sitting in the

00:46:49.599 --> 00:46:52.599
chamber today debating another $15,000

00:46:52.800 --> 00:46:55.800
of rateayers money. Thank you.

00:46:56.480 --> 00:46:57.815
Yeah, thank you councelor valley

00:46:57.839 --> 00:47:00.295
councelor Tickner.

00:47:00.319 --> 00:47:03.319
Yeah, thank you acting Mayor. Um oh I

00:47:03.440 --> 00:47:04.936
just wanted to quickly I guess reiterate

00:47:04.960 --> 00:47:07.656
on a point. Um this issue for me as per

00:47:07.680 --> 00:47:09.575
the last time this came up it's pretty

00:47:09.599 --> 00:47:11.575
simple for me. Sign the contract. It's

00:47:11.599 --> 00:47:14.055
part of our policy. Found guilty pay

00:47:14.079 --> 00:47:15.976
back the the excess. That's all pretty

00:47:16.000 --> 00:47:17.335
simple. I just wanted to touch on a

00:47:17.359 --> 00:47:20.055
point. Um councelor Moller made some some

00:47:20.079 --> 00:47:22.216
excellent points  and some excellent

00:47:22.240 --> 00:47:25.095
commentary. Um I also will note that we

00:47:25.119 --> 00:47:28.119
actually met with um Mr. Healey 2 days

00:47:29.359 --> 00:47:32.359
before as a whole council um 2 days

00:47:32.560 --> 00:47:34.295
before those comments were made um by

00:47:34.319 --> 00:47:36.456
himself and and Mr. Miles and and it

00:47:36.480 --> 00:47:37.896
never came up in that meeting that we

00:47:37.920 --> 00:47:39.496
had with him. So he never mentioned it.

00:47:39.520 --> 00:47:41.416
He never mentioned anything about 

00:47:41.440 --> 00:47:43.095
being dysfunctional or anything like

00:47:43.119 --> 00:47:44.936
that. It never came up. And so it was

00:47:44.960 --> 00:47:46.776
quite surprising then on I think on the

00:47:46.800 --> 00:47:48.856
Wednesday I think it was that um that

00:47:48.880 --> 00:47:50.376
that he stood up and made those

00:47:50.400 --> 00:47:53.016
comments. Um, I'll also note that  Mr.

00:47:53.040 --> 00:47:54.616
Miles, the opposition leader, has never

00:47:54.640 --> 00:47:57.335
once reached out to our council or or

00:47:57.359 --> 00:47:59.176
any of us. Um, never come in to meet

00:47:59.200 --> 00:48:00.936
with us while he was here in Canes and

00:48:00.960 --> 00:48:02.696
to get up and make those comments

00:48:02.720 --> 00:48:05.256
publicly when realistically he has no

00:48:05.280 --> 00:48:07.496
idea  of of what's happening at this

00:48:07.520 --> 00:48:08.776
council and all the good things that are

00:48:08.800 --> 00:48:11.736
happening at this council. Um, I I stand

00:48:11.760 --> 00:48:13.256
with councelor Moller in kind of

00:48:13.280 --> 00:48:15.575
condemning that and and it was a very

00:48:15.599 --> 00:48:18.295
bizarre um outburst by the opposition

00:48:18.319 --> 00:48:21.176
government. On the contrary, we are

00:48:21.200 --> 00:48:23.416
continuing to have discussions almost I

00:48:23.440 --> 00:48:26.136
would say it's definitely weekly with um

00:48:26.160 --> 00:48:27.976
the ministers of the actual state

00:48:28.000 --> 00:48:31.000
government  and they are very um 

00:48:31.280 --> 00:48:33.095
they're very good conversations that we

00:48:33.119 --> 00:48:34.776
continue to have and and they completely

00:48:34.800 --> 00:48:37.176
understand um our position that that we

00:48:37.200 --> 00:48:39.095
are in at K's Regional Council. They

00:48:39.119 --> 00:48:41.176
know that we are functioning very well

00:48:41.200 --> 00:48:43.095
um as a team of counselors and we are

00:48:43.119 --> 00:48:44.776
doing the best um for the residents of

00:48:44.800 --> 00:48:47.176
Canes. I think that's the main thing um

00:48:47.200 --> 00:48:50.200
to to end my comments on. Thank you.

00:48:50.960 --> 00:48:52.216
Thank you, Councelor Tickner. You're

00:48:52.240 --> 00:48:53.976
you're correct. We we have great

00:48:54.000 --> 00:48:55.736
communication from our officers to

00:48:55.760 --> 00:48:58.136
officer to to bureaucrat officer from

00:48:58.160 --> 00:48:59.815
elected representatives to elected at

00:48:59.839 --> 00:49:01.095
the state and federal level. We have

00:49:01.119 --> 00:49:02.776
quarterly catchups with everyone and

00:49:02.800 --> 00:49:04.136
there's an appropriate chain if if

00:49:04.160 --> 00:49:06.295
there's an issue. But like you said, I

00:49:06.319 --> 00:49:07.815
nothing none of this has ever come up

00:49:07.839 --> 00:49:09.416
and I think there's a bit of politicking

00:49:09.440 --> 00:49:11.176
politicking going on. Are there any

00:49:11.200 --> 00:49:13.815
other comments?  councelor Mer to

00:49:13.839 --> 00:49:16.839
close off. Yep.

00:49:17.760 --> 00:49:20.760
Yeah, thank you. And look, I I think I

00:49:21.280 --> 00:49:23.176
we raised this last time. Just just have

00:49:23.200 --> 00:49:24.776
a look at what we've dealt with in

00:49:24.800 --> 00:49:27.800
today's meeting.  we had  an

00:49:27.839 --> 00:49:30.839
advocacy report um and how successful

00:49:31.440 --> 00:49:33.896
have we been  in terms of securing

00:49:33.920 --> 00:49:36.920
funding, in terms of collaborating 

00:49:37.040 --> 00:49:38.856
working with both sides of government.

00:49:38.880 --> 00:49:41.880
Um um and as um I mentioned we we the

00:49:44.160 --> 00:49:46.456
the strategies we put forward are well

00:49:46.480 --> 00:49:49.480
considered and well regarded. Um our

00:49:50.720 --> 00:49:53.720
financial position an early report very

00:49:53.760 --> 00:49:56.760
sound at the end of the 2526 year. Um

00:49:58.400 --> 00:50:01.016
strong financial performance.

00:50:01.040 --> 00:50:04.040
our rates benchmarking. Yet again, we

00:50:04.720 --> 00:50:07.720
are the highest value for money, low

00:50:08.000 --> 00:50:11.000
rating council in comparison to other

00:50:11.680 --> 00:50:14.055
councils of our size and in comparison

00:50:14.079 --> 00:50:17.079
to our neighbors. Um we've got lots in

00:50:17.599 --> 00:50:20.599
the planning um with our PDA. Um we've

00:50:21.599 --> 00:50:24.216
got an um entertainment precinct. We're

00:50:24.240 --> 00:50:27.240
looking at Barlow Park. we are doing the

00:50:27.440 --> 00:50:30.440
work of council for the benefit um of

00:50:30.720 --> 00:50:33.720
our residents um day in and day out and

00:50:35.359 --> 00:50:38.359
um I I I just think it's white noise and

00:50:38.960 --> 00:50:41.256
obviously in public life  you will

00:50:41.280 --> 00:50:43.976
have um your detractors and as we

00:50:44.000 --> 00:50:46.696
touched on  Mr. Miles and Mr. Healey,

00:50:46.720 --> 00:50:48.696
we think we're we're playing party

00:50:48.720 --> 00:50:50.696
politics in their commentary about

00:50:50.720 --> 00:50:53.720
council. But again,  to our to our

00:50:54.000 --> 00:50:56.535
residents out there, we are functioning.

00:50:56.559 --> 00:50:58.856
 we're setting ourselves to a high

00:50:58.880 --> 00:51:01.095
standard and we're looking to deliver.

00:51:01.119 --> 00:51:03.016
Thank you.

00:51:03.040 --> 00:51:04.535
Thank you, Council Mer. I'll put it to

00:51:04.559 --> 00:51:07.095
the vote. All those in favor carried

00:51:07.119 --> 00:51:10.119
unanimously.

00:52:33.520 --> 00:52:36.520
Okay.

00:52:46.880 --> 00:52:49.880
Okay, counselors, we're on to 5.10.

00:52:50.160 --> 00:52:52.295
Submission inquiry into the operational

00:52:52.319 --> 00:52:54.376
and effectiveness of the councelor

00:52:54.400 --> 00:52:56.856
conduct framework in Queensland. Can I

00:52:56.880 --> 00:52:58.776
get a please? Thank you councelor Olds.

00:52:58.800 --> 00:53:01.335
Seconded councelor Eden. Councelor Olds.

00:53:01.359 --> 00:53:02.936
Yeah, thanks Mayor Eden. Um this is a

00:53:02.960 --> 00:53:04.936
retrospective endorsement um of a letter

00:53:04.960 --> 00:53:07.960
that the CEO sent in regards to um the

00:53:08.640 --> 00:53:10.376
the effectiveness of the OA and and

00:53:10.400 --> 00:53:12.376
given some feedback. I think the main

00:53:12.400 --> 00:53:13.976
one of the main issues our council had

00:53:14.000 --> 00:53:15.815
here was timeliness and and um

00:53:15.839 --> 00:53:18.295
efficiency and it's probably um the good

00:53:18.319 --> 00:53:19.815
timing of this one comes up after the

00:53:19.839 --> 00:53:22.839
last agenda item and point one here on

00:53:22.880 --> 00:53:24.776
page two out of four of of the letter we

00:53:24.800 --> 00:53:26.456
sent. One of the key concerns for

00:53:26.480 --> 00:53:27.656
council is the timeliness of

00:53:27.680 --> 00:53:29.256
investigations and the decision-making

00:53:29.280 --> 00:53:31.496
by the OA and the tribunal matters are

00:53:31.520 --> 00:53:33.176
often taking extended periods to

00:53:33.200 --> 00:53:35.416
investigate and resolve leading both

00:53:35.440 --> 00:53:37.016
councils and subject councils in

00:53:37.040 --> 00:53:39.016
prolonged state of uncertainty. I in

00:53:39.040 --> 00:53:40.696
hindsight I probably would like to add

00:53:40.720 --> 00:53:42.776
it leaves the community as well. We we

00:53:42.800 --> 00:53:45.016
just dealt with an issue from last term.

00:53:45.040 --> 00:53:47.256
Our our council has been judged for

00:53:47.280 --> 00:53:48.856
something that happened last term and

00:53:48.880 --> 00:53:50.376
it's because of the timeliness concerns

00:53:50.400 --> 00:53:52.535
we have with the OA. So and I think out

00:53:52.559 --> 00:53:54.936
of the 77 councils you'll find all 77

00:53:54.960 --> 00:53:56.856
will have this same issue. So let's hope

00:53:56.880 --> 00:53:59.176
they listen to us with this letter. Um

00:53:59.200 --> 00:54:01.416
I'm very supportive of it and I do it's

00:54:01.440 --> 00:54:03.176
important to have an independent um

00:54:03.200 --> 00:54:05.416
assessor out there for for these kind of

00:54:05.440 --> 00:54:07.815
issues, but we we just need them to be

00:54:07.839 --> 00:54:09.815
more timely. Um so that's that's my

00:54:09.839 --> 00:54:10.936
biggest concern. I'm happy with this

00:54:10.960 --> 00:54:12.456
letter that was sent, but in hindsight,

00:54:12.480 --> 00:54:14.376
it might have been worth adding cuz it

00:54:14.400 --> 00:54:16.535
does put um it puts the community under

00:54:16.559 --> 00:54:17.896
a bit of uncertainty in a cloud out

00:54:17.920 --> 00:54:20.920
there cuz we might do things here today

00:54:21.200 --> 00:54:24.200
that um that get judged another term

00:54:24.240 --> 00:54:25.815
away that has nothing to do with the

00:54:25.839 --> 00:54:27.496
future council and and it's really

00:54:27.520 --> 00:54:28.936
unfair. and some of the commentary we

00:54:28.960 --> 00:54:30.456
hear. But anyway, that's all I'll say

00:54:30.480 --> 00:54:32.616
about that. Thank you.

00:54:32.640 --> 00:54:34.776
Thank you, Councelor Olds. Absolutely. I

00:54:34.800 --> 00:54:36.055
welcome the opportunity for Can's

00:54:36.079 --> 00:54:37.976
Regional Council to contribute into this

00:54:38.000 --> 00:54:40.696
inquiry. And whatever our individual

00:54:40.720 --> 00:54:43.016
experience or perspectives are, it is

00:54:43.040 --> 00:54:44.936
important that local governments help

00:54:44.960 --> 00:54:46.696
shape the future of Queensland's

00:54:46.720 --> 00:54:49.176
councelor conduct framework. The

00:54:49.200 --> 00:54:51.256
submission supports maintaining that

00:54:51.280 --> 00:54:53.256
independent integrity as you just

00:54:53.280 --> 00:54:54.856
mentioned councelor olds while

00:54:54.880 --> 00:54:56.856
identifying opportunities to improve how

00:54:56.880 --> 00:54:58.776
that framework operates in practice

00:54:58.800 --> 00:55:00.616
including timeliness

00:55:00.640 --> 00:55:03.640
um proportionality and efficiency.

00:55:04.880 --> 00:55:07.815
Are there any further comments?

00:55:07.839 --> 00:55:10.535
Put the motion to the vote.

00:55:10.559 --> 00:55:13.559
It's carried unanimously.

00:55:15.599 --> 00:55:18.599
Moving on to item 5.11 contract number

00:55:18.800 --> 00:55:21.656
2928 suridge pumping station renewal

00:55:21.680 --> 00:55:24.680
package 3 construction only SPS2

00:55:27.280 --> 00:55:28.776
6000

00:55:28.800 --> 00:55:31.496
sorry 600075

00:55:31.520 --> 00:55:34.520
SPS T9 60078

00:55:35.599 --> 00:55:38.599
SPS ED4 60012

00:55:40.240 --> 00:55:41.736
May I get a mover please thank you

00:55:41.760 --> 00:55:43.496
councelor Tickner seconded councelor

00:55:43.520 --> 00:55:46.376
Moller. Councelor Tickner.

00:55:46.400 --> 00:55:47.815
Thank you, Mayor Eden. That was a bit of

00:55:47.839 --> 00:55:50.055
a mouthful getting all those out. Um,

00:55:50.079 --> 00:55:52.856
look, this is  asset management 101.

00:55:52.880 --> 00:55:55.496
Um, part of our capital works program to

00:55:55.520 --> 00:55:58.055
make sure that our critical assets and

00:55:58.079 --> 00:56:00.055
our pump stations are critical. I can

00:56:00.079 --> 00:56:02.856
assure you. Um, they say, you know, poo

00:56:02.880 --> 00:56:04.376
runs downhill unless you put a pump

00:56:04.400 --> 00:56:07.256
station in place. Um, there's three pump

00:56:07.280 --> 00:56:09.335
stations that are tied together in this

00:56:09.359 --> 00:56:12.216
um, piece of work. Um, and that is a

00:56:12.240 --> 00:56:13.976
pump station in Warri, which is a

00:56:14.000 --> 00:56:16.535
renewal pump station in Man Renewal and

00:56:16.559 --> 00:56:18.775
a pump station in Bentley Park in

00:56:18.799 --> 00:56:20.456
division 2. There you go. We're getting

00:56:20.480 --> 00:56:22.696
some some asset management down in 

00:56:22.720 --> 00:56:24.295
division 2. And that's electrical and

00:56:24.319 --> 00:56:27.256
mechanical upgrades to that one. So, um,

00:56:27.280 --> 00:56:28.775
a significant amount of money. This

00:56:28.799 --> 00:56:30.295
stuff does not come cheap. Working on

00:56:30.319 --> 00:56:32.775
pump stations is not cheap. Never is.

00:56:32.799 --> 00:56:35.799
Um, a project budget of $5.28 28 million

00:56:36.319 --> 00:56:39.256
has been awarded to  Coppins, who are

00:56:39.280 --> 00:56:42.055
a great local um  construction firm

00:56:42.079 --> 00:56:44.376
here in Canes, which again is great to

00:56:44.400 --> 00:56:46.456
see this going to local firms who have

00:56:46.480 --> 00:56:48.295
the capability to take the three

00:56:48.319 --> 00:56:51.319
projects on. Um and I think a  a full

00:56:52.000 --> 00:56:53.896
project budget including GSTs and

00:56:53.920 --> 00:56:56.920
contingencies etc. of $7.26 million.

00:56:57.359 --> 00:57:00.359
though a significant um amount of work

00:57:00.559 --> 00:57:02.696
um but again this is ensuring that our

00:57:02.720 --> 00:57:05.720
assets um are kept running efficiently

00:57:05.920 --> 00:57:07.976
 and doing the job  we need them to

00:57:08.000 --> 00:57:11.000
do for the long term. Thank you.

00:57:11.280 --> 00:57:12.936
Thank you councelor Tickner. Any further

00:57:12.960 --> 00:57:14.775
comments?

00:57:14.799 --> 00:57:16.456
Put the motion to the vote. All those in

00:57:16.480 --> 00:57:19.480
favor it's carried unanimously.

00:57:20.160 --> 00:57:22.136
5.12

00:57:22.160 --> 00:57:25.160
contract CRC 3062

00:57:25.440 --> 00:57:27.656
aerial sewer construction at Gordon

00:57:27.680 --> 00:57:30.680
Creek 600162

00:57:31.040 --> 00:57:33.575
can I get a mover please  moved

00:57:33.599 --> 00:57:35.256
councelor Tickner seconded councelor

00:57:35.280 --> 00:57:37.976
Ziga councelor Tickner

00:57:38.000 --> 00:57:39.416
sorry thank you I was just asking

00:57:39.440 --> 00:57:41.016
councelor Za if she was going to do this

00:57:41.040 --> 00:57:43.095
one it's in her area but it is sewer and

00:57:43.119 --> 00:57:44.616
I always jump on these infrastructure

00:57:44.640 --> 00:57:45.496
ones so

00:57:45.520 --> 00:57:46.295
question

00:57:46.319 --> 00:57:47.656
oh great well I'll leave it to you it's

00:57:47.680 --> 00:57:50.136
an aerial sewer crossing in in Wari, but

00:57:50.160 --> 00:57:51.896
I'll I'll leave it to councelor Ziga to

00:57:51.920 --> 00:57:54.456
to make comment. Thank you.

00:57:54.480 --> 00:57:55.976
Thank you, councelor Zaga.

00:57:56.000 --> 00:57:57.575
Thank you. Now, I'll let the engineer go

00:57:57.599 --> 00:58:00.599
first. Um Ariel Sue, um through the

00:58:00.720 --> 00:58:02.376
chair, can I have a bit of more of an

00:58:02.400 --> 00:58:04.216
explanation because I'm reading it and

00:58:04.240 --> 00:58:06.535
it's not Ariel, so I'm just wanting to

00:58:06.559 --> 00:58:08.936
know from, you know, someone who does

00:58:08.960 --> 00:58:11.335
not know a little bit more about that,

00:58:11.359 --> 00:58:12.856
please.

00:58:12.880 --> 00:58:14.775
Certainly council and through the chair

00:58:14.799 --> 00:58:17.016
when we refer to an aerial crossing it

00:58:17.040 --> 00:58:19.256
typically means we're crossing the creek

00:58:19.280 --> 00:58:22.216
 not underneath but over. So oftent

00:58:22.240 --> 00:58:24.136
times whether that's a cross on a bridge

00:58:24.160 --> 00:58:26.936
or a separate crossing in its own right.

00:58:26.960 --> 00:58:28.936
One of the challenges we have with sewer

00:58:28.960 --> 00:58:31.416
is the the grade and the the direction

00:58:31.440 --> 00:58:33.575
that it runs is critical. So there are

00:58:33.599 --> 00:58:35.575
some areas where you can bury your sewer

00:58:35.599 --> 00:58:37.896
quite deep underground and it works

00:58:37.920 --> 00:58:39.736
quite well. You've got to combine that

00:58:39.760 --> 00:58:41.256
with pump stations to bring it up and

00:58:41.280 --> 00:58:42.936
allow it to run downhill again and those

00:58:42.960 --> 00:58:44.616
sorts of things as well. So when it

00:58:44.640 --> 00:58:45.976
comes to an aerial crossing, it means

00:58:46.000 --> 00:58:48.376
it's crossing the creek, but it is not

00:58:48.400 --> 00:58:49.896
going underneath the creek. So it's

00:58:49.920 --> 00:58:50.376
going across.

00:58:50.400 --> 00:58:51.496
Thank you. Because I knew the pipe was

00:58:51.520 --> 00:58:53.095
there and I'm like, hm, last time we

00:58:53.119 --> 00:58:54.136
looked it was on the ground.

00:58:54.160 --> 00:58:56.216
Yeah. Not too high in the air, but u but

00:58:56.240 --> 00:58:57.575
it's certainly not underground.

00:58:57.599 --> 00:58:59.736
So does that present some concerns with

00:58:59.760 --> 00:59:02.136
regards to health and you know any

00:59:02.160 --> 00:59:03.896
leakages? How does how does that happen

00:59:03.920 --> 00:59:05.656
and how is that? It's an important part

00:59:05.680 --> 00:59:07.335
of why we've got to manage these

00:59:07.359 --> 00:59:08.936
particular crossings and we've got a

00:59:08.960 --> 00:59:10.856
separate  program where we ensure we

00:59:10.880 --> 00:59:13.095
keep a close eye on any cases where

00:59:13.119 --> 00:59:15.416
we've got  pipe work that crosses 

00:59:15.440 --> 00:59:18.295
creeks and it's why this one um has

00:59:18.319 --> 00:59:19.815
taken us a little while to make sure we

00:59:19.839 --> 00:59:21.335
get all the the right environmental

00:59:21.359 --> 00:59:22.775
approvals. We've got to show our

00:59:22.799 --> 00:59:25.575
methodology and the construction and it

00:59:25.599 --> 00:59:27.815
provides um an opportunity to make sure

00:59:27.839 --> 00:59:29.896
that we're ensuring that the creek 

00:59:29.920 --> 00:59:31.736
doesn't have any sort of erosion as we

00:59:31.760 --> 00:59:33.575
we put infrastructure in this place as

00:59:33.599 --> 00:59:35.896
well. So the reason we do the homework

00:59:35.920 --> 00:59:37.575
and we get the work right is to make

00:59:37.599 --> 00:59:39.016
sure that it doesn't pose any

00:59:39.040 --> 00:59:40.775
considerable risk to the to the

00:59:40.799 --> 00:59:42.936
community and it's an important part of

00:59:42.960 --> 00:59:45.256
how we  move suridge all through the

00:59:45.280 --> 00:59:46.856
the community.

00:59:46.880 --> 00:59:48.856
So with that and I appreciate obviously

00:59:48.880 --> 00:59:51.256
it takes a lot of work will there be any

00:59:51.280 --> 00:59:54.216
interruption to services for the locals?

00:59:54.240 --> 00:59:55.736
Yeah again through the chair this should

00:59:55.760 --> 00:59:58.136
the locals shouldn't experience any 

00:59:58.160 --> 01:00:00.535
disruption in this. So typically with

01:00:00.559 --> 01:00:02.456
one like this, if there was going to be

01:00:02.480 --> 01:00:04.936
the period where we actually replace, we

01:00:04.960 --> 01:00:06.936
can halt the the sewage at a pump

01:00:06.960 --> 01:00:08.775
station upstream and we can pump it out

01:00:08.799 --> 01:00:11.416
from that  from that pump station and

01:00:11.440 --> 01:00:13.095
bypass the section of main while we

01:00:13.119 --> 01:00:14.775
replace it. So the team have got a full

01:00:14.799 --> 01:00:17.016
methodology in place to make sure no one

01:00:17.040 --> 01:00:18.535
should experience any disruption of

01:00:18.559 --> 01:00:19.335
service.

01:00:19.359 --> 01:00:20.696
That's great. So we'll receive some

01:00:20.720 --> 01:00:22.295
notification that we can get out to the

01:00:22.319 --> 01:00:24.216
residents to alert them what's

01:00:24.240 --> 01:00:24.775
happening.

01:00:24.799 --> 01:00:25.256
Yeah.

01:00:25.280 --> 01:00:28.055
Great. Thank you.

01:00:28.079 --> 01:00:29.815
Thank you, councelor Zaer. Any further

01:00:29.839 --> 01:00:31.256
comments before I move to councelor

01:00:31.280 --> 01:00:34.280
Tickner to close?

01:00:35.200 --> 01:00:37.176
Councelor Tickner.

01:00:37.200 --> 01:00:39.016
Thank you, Mayor. Just a brief one. If I

01:00:39.040 --> 01:00:42.040
could I request um a favor from the team

01:00:42.160 --> 01:00:45.093
going forward. Um I mean, I'd love

01:00:45.117 --> 01:00:45.976
[laughter]

01:00:46.000 --> 01:00:47.575
I'd love a full set of engineering plans

01:00:47.599 --> 01:00:48.696
attached to every one of these, but I'm

01:00:48.720 --> 01:00:50.216
not going to ask that. Um could we just

01:00:50.240 --> 01:00:51.976
get like a diagram included in the

01:00:52.000 --> 01:00:54.055
report and just a dot basically on where

01:00:54.079 --> 01:00:56.616
roughly where the infrastructure Yeah

01:00:56.640 --> 01:00:58.055
cuz it is sometimes a bit tricky

01:00:58.079 --> 01:00:59.416
particularly I mean it could be with the

01:00:59.440 --> 01:01:01.416
sura renewal ones as well just a simple

01:01:01.440 --> 01:01:03.256
diagram at the end that just a dot on a

01:01:03.280 --> 01:01:04.696
map that just shows where that piece of

01:01:04.720 --> 01:01:07.095
infrastructure is located um cuz yeah

01:01:07.119 --> 01:01:10.119
it's it's good to know. Cheers.

01:01:11.280 --> 01:01:13.736
Any further comments? Well that was the

01:01:13.760 --> 01:01:14.936
closing. We'll put the motion to the

01:01:14.960 --> 01:01:17.016
vote. All those in favor? Thank you.

01:01:17.040 --> 01:01:19.656
Carried unanimously.

01:01:19.680 --> 01:01:21.575
Item 5.13

01:01:21.599 --> 01:01:23.656
can traffic advisory committee 18 June

01:01:23.680 --> 01:01:25.575
2026

01:01:25.599 --> 01:01:27.416
moved councelor Ziger seconded councelor

01:01:27.440 --> 01:01:30.440
Tickner council za

01:01:30.880 --> 01:01:33.656
um as always this is a great um platform

01:01:33.680 --> 01:01:35.496
to get assistance for traffic related

01:01:35.520 --> 01:01:38.520
matters  from different parties and we

01:01:38.720 --> 01:01:40.216
can see you know through the minutes

01:01:40.240 --> 01:01:42.055
that you know very some really good

01:01:42.079 --> 01:01:44.136
matters are getting dealt with and of

01:01:44.160 --> 01:01:45.896
course you know my favorite is the extra

01:01:45.920 --> 01:01:48.376
session um section at the back where you

01:01:48.400 --> 01:01:50.136
know that assist counselors to get

01:01:50.160 --> 01:01:53.160
followup on lower priority issues and I

01:01:53.280 --> 01:01:55.815
note that I put in a lot of us have put

01:01:55.839 --> 01:01:58.216
in a lot of graffiti requests  along

01:01:58.240 --> 01:02:01.240
TMR um areas and look most of it's gone

01:02:01.760 --> 01:02:03.896
sadly a lot of it's um back there so we

01:02:03.920 --> 01:02:05.736
just got to keep on top of that and just

01:02:05.760 --> 01:02:08.055
to let everyone know the community I'm

01:02:08.079 --> 01:02:09.416
still trying to get the concrete

01:02:09.440 --> 01:02:11.976
barriers along the highway cleaned from

01:02:12.000 --> 01:02:14.535
Edmonton through past war ei

01:02:14.559 --> 01:02:17.559
So that's it. Thank you.

01:02:18.240 --> 01:02:19.815
Thank you, Councelor Zaiger. Can I just

01:02:19.839 --> 01:02:22.136
ask a clarifying question just so it's

01:02:22.160 --> 01:02:24.055
clear for  the residents listening?

01:02:24.079 --> 01:02:25.736
The concrete barriers you're referring

01:02:25.760 --> 01:02:26.616
to are

01:02:26.640 --> 01:02:29.496
on the highway, those white barriers,

01:02:29.520 --> 01:02:29.976
state control.

01:02:30.000 --> 01:02:31.976
Just wanted that to be very clear.

01:02:32.000 --> 01:02:32.775
Absolutely.

01:02:32.799 --> 01:02:35.335
Thank you, councelor Tickner.

01:02:35.359 --> 01:02:37.095
Yeah. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to

01:02:37.119 --> 01:02:39.095
um quickly mention I I mean we all love

01:02:39.119 --> 01:02:40.775
this meeting but I also love the way

01:02:40.799 --> 01:02:42.216
these minutes are actually written up as

01:02:42.240 --> 01:02:44.376
well  which show a timeline and it's

01:02:44.400 --> 01:02:45.896
great for residents you know if they

01:02:45.920 --> 01:02:47.256
particularly if they've raised an issue

01:02:47.280 --> 01:02:48.936
that we've then raised and I I say this

01:02:48.960 --> 01:02:50.616
a lot to res residents when they raise

01:02:50.640 --> 01:02:52.295
issues that are state government or

01:02:52.319 --> 01:02:54.055
taxis or buses like I've got I've got

01:02:54.079 --> 01:02:56.055
the CATAC meeting coming up in in 3

01:02:56.079 --> 01:02:58.055
weeks time I'll definitely table it and

01:02:58.079 --> 01:02:59.335
then to actually be able to see some of

01:02:59.359 --> 01:03:01.095
that um flow through and how it's

01:03:01.119 --> 01:03:02.535
working through is a really cool case

01:03:02.559 --> 01:03:04.216
study and I picked one out obviously

01:03:04.240 --> 01:03:06.616
it's one in my area um which was a DDA

01:03:06.640 --> 01:03:08.936
compliance issue with some stairs  on

01:03:08.960 --> 01:03:10.535
the main mil road intersection in the

01:03:10.559 --> 01:03:12.216
state government intersection, state

01:03:12.240 --> 01:03:13.496
government land. And you can see the

01:03:13.520 --> 01:03:14.856
process it's worked through and we've

01:03:14.880 --> 01:03:17.815
continued to to to have a bite at TMR

01:03:17.839 --> 01:03:19.815
every single time this meeting happens

01:03:19.839 --> 01:03:22.136
and it's you know it is over 12 well

01:03:22.160 --> 01:03:24.376
over 12 months now. But finally at the

01:03:24.400 --> 01:03:25.896
end you can see that we've got a result.

01:03:25.920 --> 01:03:27.416
that's been added to the road safety

01:03:27.440 --> 01:03:29.575
program. , and they'll be delivering

01:03:29.599 --> 01:03:31.496
the improvements later this year, which

01:03:31.520 --> 01:03:33.496
um is really good and a a really cool

01:03:33.520 --> 01:03:35.496
case study to see it  right at the

01:03:35.520 --> 01:03:37.095
start and and then actually to see a

01:03:37.119 --> 01:03:39.976
result. And I have no idea um who that

01:03:40.000 --> 01:03:41.976
resident was that um that spoke to me

01:03:42.000 --> 01:03:43.736
cuz it was so long ago now. So, I can't

01:03:43.760 --> 01:03:45.176
even go back to them and say, "Hey, we

01:03:45.200 --> 01:03:47.815
finally have a result." Um but um I'm

01:03:47.839 --> 01:03:49.335
sure when they see it on their travels,

01:03:49.359 --> 01:03:51.335
they'll um they'll know, yeah, it might

01:03:51.359 --> 01:03:52.936
have taken some time, but we've worked

01:03:52.960 --> 01:03:54.216
it through this meeting. This meeting

01:03:54.240 --> 01:03:55.656
does work. So, I just wanted to mention

01:03:55.680 --> 01:03:58.295
that. Thank you.

01:03:58.319 --> 01:04:00.295
Thank you, Council Tickner. Any further

01:04:00.319 --> 01:04:02.456
comments? Put the motion to the vote.

01:04:02.480 --> 01:04:04.856
All those in favor? It's carried

01:04:04.880 --> 01:04:07.880
unanimously.

01:04:10.160 --> 01:04:13.160
Item 5.14, submission to Justice,

01:04:13.200 --> 01:04:14.936
Integrity, and Community Safety

01:04:14.960 --> 01:04:17.176
Committee regarding the Youth Justice

01:04:17.200 --> 01:04:20.200
Circuit Breaker Amendment Bill 2026.

01:04:20.400 --> 01:04:21.896
Move. Councelor Eden, seconded.

01:04:21.920 --> 01:04:24.920
Councelor Ziga.

01:04:26.160 --> 01:04:27.815
Well, crime continues to be the single

01:04:27.839 --> 01:04:29.416
biggest issue that I hear about from the

01:04:29.440 --> 01:04:31.256
people of Canes and I'm sure that that

01:04:31.280 --> 01:04:33.815
is echoed by my fellow counselors. Our

01:04:33.839 --> 01:04:35.736
community expects action. They expect

01:04:35.760 --> 01:04:37.815
offenders to be held accountable. They

01:04:37.839 --> 01:04:40.216
expect victims to be supported and most

01:04:40.240 --> 01:04:43.015
importantly, they expect to feel safe in

01:04:43.039 --> 01:04:45.496
their own homes, their businesses, and

01:04:45.520 --> 01:04:47.416
their neighborhoods. And that's why I

01:04:47.440 --> 01:04:49.656
welcome this submission. It supports

01:04:49.680 --> 01:04:51.256
Queensland government's circuit breaker

01:04:51.280 --> 01:04:53.095
program while recognizing that success

01:04:53.119 --> 01:04:54.696
can't simply be measured by

01:04:54.720 --> 01:04:56.775
participation. Success must be measured

01:04:56.799 --> 01:04:59.799
by fewer victims and lower rates of

01:05:00.079 --> 01:05:01.416
reaffending. And that's why the

01:05:01.440 --> 01:05:03.976
submission calls on strong oversight,

01:05:04.000 --> 01:05:06.376
experienced service providers,

01:05:06.400 --> 01:05:08.456
wraparound supports, culturally

01:05:08.480 --> 01:05:10.535
responsive care, and transparent

01:05:10.559 --> 01:05:13.015
reporting outcomes. The submission also

01:05:13.039 --> 01:05:14.616
recognizes that while policing,

01:05:14.640 --> 01:05:16.856
sentencing, and detention still have an

01:05:16.880 --> 01:05:18.936
important role to play, they are only

01:05:18.960 --> 01:05:20.856
part of the solution. And if we are

01:05:20.880 --> 01:05:23.015
genuinely wanting to break the cycle of

01:05:23.039 --> 01:05:25.176
offending, we also need to invest in

01:05:25.200 --> 01:05:27.496
prevention, early intervention, and

01:05:27.520 --> 01:05:30.520
successful reintegration.

01:05:31.440 --> 01:05:33.416
This item before council today is

01:05:33.440 --> 01:05:35.095
retrospective endorsement because the

01:05:35.119 --> 01:05:36.936
submission deadline fell before today's

01:05:36.960 --> 01:05:39.575
meeting. However, I'm supportive of the

01:05:39.599 --> 01:05:42.055
the motion. Any further comments?

01:05:42.079 --> 01:05:44.136
Councelor Zaiger.

01:05:44.160 --> 01:05:46.535
Thank you, Mayor. Um, further to your

01:05:46.559 --> 01:05:49.559
comments, I um, and it's retrospective.

01:05:49.920 --> 01:05:51.736
It's for me it's basically if we don't

01:05:51.760 --> 01:05:53.736
try something new, we can just expect

01:05:53.760 --> 01:05:56.760
the same old thing. And I think what hit

01:05:57.680 --> 01:06:00.136
me is is whilst I agree with the Mayor

01:06:00.160 --> 01:06:01.496
that there is you know definitely a

01:06:01.520 --> 01:06:04.520
place um for you know putting the

01:06:05.680 --> 01:06:08.295
children it it what gets me is the

01:06:08.319 --> 01:06:11.319
figures that Queensland has the highest

01:06:12.079 --> 01:06:15.079
daily average of youth in detention

01:06:15.280 --> 01:06:17.416
every year since 2020. I'll read this

01:06:17.440 --> 01:06:19.176
out of the report. Queensland has

01:06:19.200 --> 01:06:20.696
recorded the highest daily average of

01:06:20.720 --> 01:06:23.720
young people in youth detention. In 2024

01:06:23.920 --> 01:06:26.920
25 reporting period, an average of 290

01:06:27.200 --> 01:06:29.176
young people were in youth detention in

01:06:29.200 --> 01:06:31.976
Queensland, making up to 40% of the

01:06:32.000 --> 01:06:34.616
national daily average figure. The

01:06:34.640 --> 01:06:37.496
financial cost, this is the

01:06:37.520 --> 01:06:40.376
of detention for Queensland taxpayers is

01:06:40.400 --> 01:06:42.456
substantial with the average daily cost

01:06:42.480 --> 01:06:45.176
of keeping a young person in detention

01:06:45.200 --> 01:06:48.200
$2,713.94.

01:06:48.799 --> 01:06:51.575
That's that's per day.

01:06:51.599 --> 01:06:53.976
So, you know, I think, you know, to

01:06:54.000 --> 01:06:56.216
support the circuit breaker program, you

01:06:56.240 --> 01:06:58.055
know, we've got to do something. We've

01:06:58.079 --> 01:06:59.575
got to change what's happening. So,

01:06:59.599 --> 01:07:01.256
yeah, supportive of this submission.

01:07:01.280 --> 01:07:02.535
Thank you.

01:07:02.559 --> 01:07:05.559
Thank you, Councelor Zigger.

01:07:05.680 --> 01:07:07.896
Council Middleton.

01:07:07.920 --> 01:07:10.055
, thank you. Um, I actually spent a

01:07:10.079 --> 01:07:11.416
bit of time with the offices talking

01:07:11.440 --> 01:07:13.095
about this one because I do have cons

01:07:13.119 --> 01:07:15.496
some concerns. We've seen these programs

01:07:15.520 --> 01:07:17.815
come out before through government um,

01:07:17.839 --> 01:07:19.736
, these rural bases and they they

01:07:19.760 --> 01:07:21.896
haven't turned out well. So, I agree

01:07:21.920 --> 01:07:24.920
with the um, the submission being

01:07:24.960 --> 01:07:26.856
focused on making sure that the services

01:07:26.880 --> 01:07:29.880
actually um has wraparound services.

01:07:30.480 --> 01:07:32.136
actually is a professional service that

01:07:32.160 --> 01:07:34.616
they're not just stuck out um wrestling

01:07:34.640 --> 01:07:36.696
cattle, which is one of the um one of

01:07:36.720 --> 01:07:38.696
the lines that I read that they would be

01:07:38.720 --> 01:07:41.335
doing. The these kids need to have a

01:07:41.359 --> 01:07:43.335
circuit breaker where we're where and I

01:07:43.359 --> 01:07:45.416
know locking them up seems to be an easy

01:07:45.440 --> 01:07:47.256
solution, but it just gives us

01:07:47.280 --> 01:07:49.496
generational trauma and then we'll have

01:07:49.520 --> 01:07:51.575
another generation of kids stealing

01:07:51.599 --> 01:07:54.599
cars. So my concern mostly with it and

01:07:54.880 --> 01:07:56.856
it's probably a personal note not not in

01:07:56.880 --> 01:07:59.416
this report was the 3 to six month

01:07:59.440 --> 01:08:01.976
intensive that that aligns with what the

01:08:02.000 --> 01:08:05.000
courts are are giving these kids um but

01:08:05.200 --> 01:08:07.095
to all the research shows that if you're

01:08:07.119 --> 01:08:08.775
really going to break the cycle you need

01:08:08.799 --> 01:08:11.496
to be away for 12 months. So I know that

01:08:11.520 --> 01:08:13.176
that's why they've done that 3 to 6

01:08:13.200 --> 01:08:14.456
months to align it with the court

01:08:14.480 --> 01:08:17.175
system. But I have concerns that within

01:08:17.199 --> 01:08:18.936
three months we see these kids that

01:08:18.960 --> 01:08:21.960
they've gone in and out and a revolving

01:08:22.000 --> 01:08:23.496
door. And I think if we're really going

01:08:23.520 --> 01:08:25.335
to break a cycle, we really need to

01:08:25.359 --> 01:08:27.815
invest in them for for a year. And we

01:08:27.839 --> 01:08:29.815
need to make sure the services do

01:08:29.839 --> 01:08:32.775
address things like FZDI so alcohol

01:08:32.799 --> 01:08:35.016
syndrome. Um we need to know make sure

01:08:35.040 --> 01:08:38.040
the kids are  there is proper trauma

01:08:38.080 --> 01:08:39.735
management because these kids do often

01:08:39.759 --> 01:08:42.456
come from pretty complex backgrounds. So

01:08:42.480 --> 01:08:44.056
I think we have to be careful that this

01:08:44.080 --> 01:08:45.896
doesn't become just a different version

01:08:45.920 --> 01:08:47.655
of a detention center just happens to be

01:08:47.679 --> 01:08:49.416
out in the country that it actually

01:08:49.440 --> 01:08:51.735
becomes a system that tries to address

01:08:51.759 --> 01:08:53.976
these deep-seated problems and also

01:08:54.000 --> 01:08:56.295
connects to the families cuz in the

01:08:56.319 --> 01:08:58.215
reality when these kids come out of

01:08:58.239 --> 01:08:59.655
these systems they're going to be going

01:08:59.679 --> 01:09:01.175
back into the same environments. So it's

01:09:01.199 --> 01:09:02.616
a way of trying to make sure that those

01:09:02.640 --> 01:09:05.335
environments are um improved back here.

01:09:05.359 --> 01:09:08.359
So overall, I I absolutely I commend the

01:09:08.640 --> 01:09:10.456
fact that the Queensland government is

01:09:10.480 --> 01:09:12.376
trying to do something in this space. I

01:09:12.400 --> 01:09:15.335
I know that um  I've been pushing for

01:09:15.359 --> 01:09:16.536
the fact that we can't just have a

01:09:16.560 --> 01:09:18.295
stick. We also have to have a carrot as

01:09:18.319 --> 01:09:20.536
well. So I'm glad that they're actually

01:09:20.560 --> 01:09:22.376
putting some money in and a program in

01:09:22.400 --> 01:09:25.016
and I hope it is a successful program um

01:09:25.040 --> 01:09:27.096
because I think changing we really need

01:09:27.120 --> 01:09:30.120
to change this um this this  position

01:09:30.560 --> 01:09:33.496
these kids are in. Thank you.

01:09:33.520 --> 01:09:35.096
Thank you, Council Middleton. Councelor

01:09:35.120 --> 01:09:36.536
Pine.

01:09:36.560 --> 01:09:37.735
Yeah, I'd like to acknowledge the

01:09:37.759 --> 01:09:40.056
comments of councelor Ziger, especially

01:09:40.080 --> 01:09:41.096
in relation to the cost of

01:09:41.120 --> 01:09:43.735
incarceration. And the thing is once 

01:09:43.759 --> 01:09:46.616
these young people go into into into 

01:09:46.640 --> 01:09:48.376
incarceration,

01:09:48.400 --> 01:09:51.400
um typically it becomes a  a roller

01:09:52.159 --> 01:09:54.376
door cycle where they're back in and out

01:09:54.400 --> 01:09:55.736
and in and out of prison for the rest of

01:09:55.760 --> 01:09:57.896
their life. So what you want to do is

01:09:57.920 --> 01:10:00.695
intervene early um and work out

01:10:00.719 --> 01:10:03.256
alternatives to prison for these young

01:10:03.280 --> 01:10:04.456
people. But if you look at the prison

01:10:04.480 --> 01:10:07.096
population, you've got um people with a

01:10:07.120 --> 01:10:09.336
variety of complex and  difficult

01:10:09.360 --> 01:10:11.496
needs to say the least. You've got very

01:10:11.520 --> 01:10:13.175
low literacy levels. You've got people

01:10:13.199 --> 01:10:15.336
with learning disabilities. As the

01:10:15.360 --> 01:10:17.816
that's why the comments of councelor

01:10:17.840 --> 01:10:19.736
Middleton are quite correct. You have to

01:10:19.760 --> 01:10:21.096
have specialists who know what they're

01:10:21.120 --> 01:10:22.536
doing and who can offer individual

01:10:22.560 --> 01:10:25.416
support  to the people concerned. And

01:10:25.440 --> 01:10:27.336
 that way you can stop that

01:10:27.360 --> 01:10:29.655
incarceration of young people and

01:10:29.679 --> 01:10:32.056
hopefully um you know it's it's not all

01:10:32.080 --> 01:10:33.576
about the individual. You know it's up

01:10:33.600 --> 01:10:35.336
to us as a community to get these young

01:10:35.360 --> 01:10:37.336
people and make sure they end up in

01:10:37.360 --> 01:10:39.655
apprenticeships and not in prison and um

01:10:39.679 --> 01:10:41.336
I'll support anything that does that.

01:10:41.360 --> 01:10:43.175
Thanks.

01:10:43.199 --> 01:10:45.655
Thank you councelor Pine Councelor Olds.

01:10:45.679 --> 01:10:47.736
Yeah, thanks Mary. And I kind of believe

01:10:47.760 --> 01:10:49.416
every inch is a mile too. Like every

01:10:49.440 --> 01:10:51.816
every step forward is positive thing and

01:10:51.840 --> 01:10:53.736
I know this government was elected in

01:10:53.760 --> 01:10:56.536
mainly by the regions on the back of the

01:10:56.560 --> 01:10:57.816
fact that they were going to do more in

01:10:57.840 --> 01:11:00.695
this space in the crime space. I we all

01:11:00.719 --> 01:11:02.695
our own personal feelings. I I I

01:11:02.719 --> 01:11:04.695
personally feel it's not far enough. Um

01:11:04.719 --> 01:11:07.175
we saw in the media a couple weeks ago

01:11:07.199 --> 01:11:08.856
um crime is down in a lot of areas in

01:11:08.880 --> 01:11:10.695
Queensland apparently, but can our

01:11:10.719 --> 01:11:12.056
region is bucking the trend. Our whole

01:11:12.080 --> 01:11:13.576
North Queensland region is bucking that

01:11:13.600 --> 01:11:16.600
trend. we've gone up and um so I know

01:11:16.640 --> 01:11:18.135
the we've got the Ohana thing and the

01:11:18.159 --> 01:11:19.976
CEO made some comments earlier. I do

01:11:20.000 --> 01:11:21.496
believe this government is making

01:11:21.520 --> 01:11:23.256
positive steps forward and they're

01:11:23.280 --> 01:11:25.096
trying to govern an entire state and

01:11:25.120 --> 01:11:26.776
they've got a lot of competing opinions

01:11:26.800 --> 01:11:29.175
and and people people in the south we we

01:11:29.199 --> 01:11:30.456
live in a different world to them as

01:11:30.480 --> 01:11:33.096
well. I um so I think this is a positive

01:11:33.120 --> 01:11:35.896
move. I think um detention is it has to

01:11:35.920 --> 01:11:37.096
be part of the solution. I know there's

01:11:37.120 --> 01:11:38.856
a lot of intervention models and even

01:11:38.880 --> 01:11:40.215
the previous government that was their

01:11:40.239 --> 01:11:42.215
first go-to thing. I believe that's step

01:11:42.239 --> 01:11:44.376
two or three. Step one should be there's

01:11:44.400 --> 01:11:46.215
crime and there's punishment and and

01:11:46.239 --> 01:11:47.816
there's excuses there's reasons these

01:11:47.840 --> 01:11:49.496
people these kids have had a bad life

01:11:49.520 --> 01:11:52.135
but as soon as you commit a crime 

01:11:52.159 --> 01:11:53.736
especially a serious one breaking into

01:11:53.760 --> 01:11:55.576
someone's house potentially rape murder

01:11:55.600 --> 01:11:57.336
any all these kind of things I think

01:11:57.360 --> 01:11:58.695
you've given up your right to freedom

01:11:58.719 --> 01:12:00.536
and I think detention and you mentioned

01:12:00.560 --> 01:12:02.536
the daily figure council zigger when I

01:12:02.560 --> 01:12:04.536
first started in council 10 years ago it

01:12:04.560 --> 01:12:06.616
was about $600,000 a year per kid that

01:12:06.640 --> 01:12:08.695
goes to detention and as you said it's

01:12:08.719 --> 01:12:11.719
it's over $800,000 a year per child and

01:12:11.760 --> 01:12:13.496
um I'd personally go more the El

01:12:13.520 --> 01:12:15.496
Salvador model. I would I would not make

01:12:15.520 --> 01:12:17.816
it a nice place to be. These kids um

01:12:17.840 --> 01:12:19.096
they don't have to get up till 9:00 in

01:12:19.120 --> 01:12:20.135
the morning. If they're good, they get

01:12:20.159 --> 01:12:22.376
an iPad. They've got it better in the

01:12:22.400 --> 01:12:23.896
detention centers than they have at a

01:12:23.920 --> 01:12:25.816
lot of times in their own home. So, it's

01:12:25.840 --> 01:12:27.736
not a deterrent. I like the idea of this

01:12:27.760 --> 01:12:29.416
on country thing where it's going out.

01:12:29.440 --> 01:12:31.016
Keith Hamburger has a great model as

01:12:31.040 --> 01:12:32.296
well, which I know he's presented to the

01:12:32.320 --> 01:12:34.135
state government. He's presented here at

01:12:34.159 --> 01:12:37.159
council um a year and a half ago. I um

01:12:37.360 --> 01:12:40.215
any step forward I'll always support. I

01:12:40.239 --> 01:12:41.736
just personally wish it would be much

01:12:41.760 --> 01:12:43.336
bigger steps and much bigger in roads.

01:12:43.360 --> 01:12:44.776
Um but yeah, happy to support this

01:12:44.800 --> 01:12:47.016
retroactive letter.

01:12:47.040 --> 01:12:49.336
Retrospective. Yes. Thank you, council.

01:12:49.360 --> 01:12:51.736
Not retroactive.

01:12:51.760 --> 01:12:54.215
That's okay. Any further comments? Put

01:12:54.239 --> 01:12:56.456
the motion to the vote.

01:12:56.480 --> 01:12:59.480
It's carried unanimously.

01:13:03.360 --> 01:13:06.056
So, we're up to 5.15. Councelor Tickner

01:13:06.080 --> 01:13:09.080
is leaving the room.

01:13:16.320 --> 01:13:18.616
Item 5.5 application for development

01:13:18.640 --> 01:13:20.695
permit for the reconfiguring of a lot

01:13:20.719 --> 01:13:22.936
one lot into two lots and access

01:13:22.960 --> 01:13:25.655
easement 626R

01:13:25.679 --> 01:13:28.135
Red Lynch Intake Road Red Lynch Division

01:13:28.159 --> 01:13:30.616
6 moved councelor Valerie seconded

01:13:30.640 --> 01:13:33.640
councelor Olds councelor Valerie

01:13:35.199 --> 01:13:37.976
I move the offic's recommendation today

01:13:38.000 --> 01:13:40.296
And just to provide some context, this

01:13:40.320 --> 01:13:42.456
application originally  came before

01:13:42.480 --> 01:13:44.296
council in March last year as a part of

01:13:44.320 --> 01:13:46.215
a much larger development propo

01:13:46.239 --> 01:13:48.536
proposal. Following council's decision,

01:13:48.560 --> 01:13:50.056
the matter was appealed to the planning

01:13:50.080 --> 01:13:52.215
and environment court. In June this

01:13:52.239 --> 01:13:53.655
year, the court handed down its

01:13:53.679 --> 01:13:56.056
decision. It set aside council's

01:13:56.080 --> 01:13:58.616
original decision refusing the variation

01:13:58.640 --> 01:14:00.856
request and directed that the

01:14:00.880 --> 01:14:03.416
subdivision component be sent back to

01:14:03.440 --> 01:14:05.256
council to be reassessed in line with

01:14:05.280 --> 01:14:07.896
the court's reason for judgment. So that

01:14:07.920 --> 01:14:10.056
last line there in line with the court's

01:14:10.080 --> 01:14:12.936
reason for judgment. Since then the

01:14:12.960 --> 01:14:14.856
applica the applicant has advised they

01:14:14.880 --> 01:14:17.336
no longer wish to proceed with the four

01:14:17.360 --> 01:14:20.296
separate sub lot subdivisions. So the

01:14:20.320 --> 01:14:22.296
only matter before us today is the

01:14:22.320 --> 01:14:25.175
proposed two lot subdivision as required

01:14:25.199 --> 01:14:26.936
by the court. Council officers have

01:14:26.960 --> 01:14:28.695
undertaken a fresh assessment of the

01:14:28.719 --> 01:14:31.256
application taking into account both the

01:14:31.280 --> 01:14:34.135
can's plan 2016 and the court's

01:14:34.159 --> 01:14:36.296
findings. Following that assessment,

01:14:36.320 --> 01:14:37.816
officers have concluded that the

01:14:37.840 --> 01:14:40.536
proposed subdivision doesn't comply with

01:14:40.560 --> 01:14:43.016
key provisions of the planning scheme

01:14:43.040 --> 01:14:44.936
and the reason they are recommending the

01:14:44.960 --> 01:14:47.336
application be refused. I think it's

01:14:47.360 --> 01:14:48.856
important to make it clear that today's

01:14:48.880 --> 01:14:51.880
decision is is only based on the two lot

01:14:52.960 --> 01:14:55.175
subdivision. It's not about revisiting

01:14:55.199 --> 01:14:58.199
the broader proposal that was pre sorry

01:14:58.800 --> 01:15:01.496
previously before council. is simply

01:15:01.520 --> 01:15:03.816
council carrying out the reassessment

01:15:03.840 --> 01:15:06.135
that the court directed us to undertake.

01:15:06.159 --> 01:15:08.296
On that basis, I'm happy to support the

01:15:08.320 --> 01:15:11.256
officer's recommendation. Thank you.

01:15:11.280 --> 01:15:12.856
Thank you, councelor Valerie. Any

01:15:12.880 --> 01:15:15.175
further comments?

01:15:15.199 --> 01:15:17.576
I'll make a couple of comments. Um, and

01:15:17.600 --> 01:15:19.576
I appreciate the  the commentary,

01:15:19.600 --> 01:15:21.576
Council Valerie. It saves me having to

01:15:21.600 --> 01:15:23.336
to repeat a lot of it. But having regard

01:15:23.360 --> 01:15:25.736
to her honors comprehensive findings, I

01:15:25.760 --> 01:15:27.655
believe that  the recommendation

01:15:27.679 --> 01:15:29.576
before us today is the only one that

01:15:29.600 --> 01:15:32.536
could be could be made. Um and as

01:15:32.560 --> 01:15:34.135
someone who voted against the original

01:15:34.159 --> 01:15:36.456
application, which was different to what

01:15:36.480 --> 01:15:38.536
we have in front of us today, I believe

01:15:38.560 --> 01:15:40.456
this is the the right outcome. I would

01:15:40.480 --> 01:15:42.215
like to acknowledge Miss Janine Hall.

01:15:42.239 --> 01:15:44.056
She's a local resident who exercised her

01:15:44.080 --> 01:15:45.655
right to participate in the planning

01:15:45.679 --> 01:15:47.496
system and with the support of others in

01:15:47.520 --> 01:15:49.096
the community, she pursued an appeal

01:15:49.120 --> 01:15:50.376
through the planning and environment

01:15:50.400 --> 01:15:53.096
court. Her honor carefully considered

01:15:53.120 --> 01:15:55.496
the evidence before the court, set aside

01:15:55.520 --> 01:15:57.256
council's original decision, refused

01:15:57.280 --> 01:15:58.776
part B of the application, and returned

01:15:58.800 --> 01:16:00.536
the remaining component to council. As

01:16:00.560 --> 01:16:03.175
council Valerie has just explained, and

01:16:03.199 --> 01:16:04.695
regardless of people's views on the

01:16:04.719 --> 01:16:06.135
original application, I think this

01:16:06.159 --> 01:16:08.296
demonstrates an important principle. Our

01:16:08.320 --> 01:16:09.816
planning system gives applicants the

01:16:09.840 --> 01:16:11.655
opportunity to pursue development. It

01:16:11.679 --> 01:16:13.175
gives residents the opportunity to have

01:16:13.199 --> 01:16:15.175
their voices heard and provides an

01:16:15.199 --> 01:16:17.016
independent court to determine disputes.

01:16:17.040 --> 01:16:19.256
And that's an important safeguard. And

01:16:19.280 --> 01:16:21.416
today we're making the decision with the

01:16:21.440 --> 01:16:23.816
benefit of that process. I'm supportive

01:16:23.840 --> 01:16:26.616
of the recommendation.

01:16:26.640 --> 01:16:28.616
Councelor Middleton.

01:16:28.640 --> 01:16:30.536
Um I think it's just important to

01:16:30.560 --> 01:16:33.560
clarify. So what that this is to do with

01:16:33.600 --> 01:16:35.655
with the removal and the decision made

01:16:35.679 --> 01:16:38.679
that this is just um we no longer we no

01:16:39.600 --> 01:16:41.816
longer have a variation. So it flicks

01:16:41.840 --> 01:16:43.896
back to our original plan, CAN's plan

01:16:43.920 --> 01:16:46.920
2016, which identifies rural land being

01:16:47.280 --> 01:16:50.280
a certain amount um of acreage and it

01:16:50.719 --> 01:16:52.456
doesn't support dividing that up. So

01:16:52.480 --> 01:16:54.056
it's just it's basically just taken us

01:16:54.080 --> 01:16:55.976
back to step one. The judge had already

01:16:56.000 --> 01:16:58.536
made her decision um and I respect that,

01:16:58.560 --> 01:17:00.296
but in in this case, it's really just

01:17:00.320 --> 01:17:02.296
tidying up tidying up everything to make

01:17:02.320 --> 01:17:04.695
sure that we can put it back into our

01:17:04.719 --> 01:17:07.016
plan nicely and go move forward from

01:17:07.040 --> 01:17:09.416
there. Thank you.

01:17:09.440 --> 01:17:11.256
Thank you, Councelor Milton. Any further

01:17:11.280 --> 01:17:14.135
comments? If not, I'll put the motion to

01:17:14.159 --> 01:17:17.016
the vote. All those in favor? Thank you.

01:17:17.040 --> 01:17:18.536
Carry unanimously. If we can bring

01:17:18.560 --> 01:17:21.175
Councelor Tickner back. Thank you. Your

01:17:21.199 --> 01:17:24.199
lights still on. Councelor Middleton.

01:17:28.800 --> 01:17:31.800
Item 5.16.

01:17:37.199 --> 01:17:40.199
Item 5.16 can plan 2016 scheme supply

01:17:41.760 --> 01:17:44.135
fund amendments. Can I get a mover,

01:17:44.159 --> 01:17:45.655
please? Thank you, councelor Moller.

01:17:45.679 --> 01:17:47.256
Seconded, councelor Tickner. Councelor

01:17:47.280 --> 01:17:49.976
Mher.

01:17:50.000 --> 01:17:51.736
Yeah, thank you Mayor. Look, as the

01:17:51.760 --> 01:17:54.760
CAN's plan 2016 provides the framework

01:17:55.120 --> 01:17:56.856
 for the regulation of development of

01:17:56.880 --> 01:17:58.776
sustainable growth, it it's important

01:17:58.800 --> 01:18:01.800
that  it remain  contemporary  in

01:18:02.080 --> 01:18:04.856
meeting community needs and expectations

01:18:04.880 --> 01:18:07.256
 while complying with the statutory

01:18:07.280 --> 01:18:09.496
requirements. Council received state

01:18:09.520 --> 01:18:11.976
government funding  to deliver a a

01:18:12.000 --> 01:18:14.536
two-part amendment um package to the

01:18:14.560 --> 01:18:17.560
CAN's plan relating to one ensuring it

01:18:17.840 --> 01:18:20.456
reflects realistic  supply of

01:18:20.480 --> 01:18:23.096
residential land that responds to the

01:18:23.120 --> 01:18:25.816
natural hazard risk facing our can's

01:18:25.840 --> 01:18:28.296
region and two initiatives to support

01:18:28.320 --> 01:18:30.135
well-designed housing supply and

01:18:30.159 --> 01:18:32.296
delivery to improve development

01:18:32.320 --> 01:18:35.256
assessment efficiencies. The report 

01:18:35.280 --> 01:18:37.416
sets out the legislative pathways and

01:18:37.440 --> 01:18:39.416
seeks council approval by way of a

01:18:39.440 --> 01:18:42.440
resolution to amend the planning 

01:18:42.480 --> 01:18:44.616
scheme. These amendments support the

01:18:44.640 --> 01:18:47.016
implementation of the foundational

01:18:47.040 --> 01:18:49.655
elements of the towards 2050 growth

01:18:49.679 --> 01:18:52.296
strategy of our council and key policy

01:18:52.320 --> 01:18:54.296
outcomes from the far north Queensland

01:18:54.320 --> 01:18:55.976
regional plans.

01:18:56.000 --> 01:18:57.896
 we're required today to formally

01:18:57.920 --> 01:19:00.536
decide to make those major amendments 

01:19:00.560 --> 01:19:02.616
which is recommended by the report and

01:19:02.640 --> 01:19:05.336
there's three elements of the 20  50

01:19:05.360 --> 01:19:07.816
growth that's to deliver housing for 

01:19:07.840 --> 01:19:10.695
community  within the existing urban

01:19:10.719 --> 01:19:12.856
footprint that's facilitating infield

01:19:12.880 --> 01:19:15.880
development um proactively planning for

01:19:16.239 --> 01:19:19.016
natural hazards and  creating a great

01:19:19.040 --> 01:19:22.040
tropical neighborhood  and in dealing

01:19:22.159 --> 01:19:24.056
with housing supply and the development

01:19:24.080 --> 01:19:26.056
assessment efficiency I do have a

01:19:26.080 --> 01:19:28.776
question for Mr. Davyy. Um, you know,

01:19:28.800 --> 01:19:30.856
we've  we've got precincts there. We

01:19:30.880 --> 01:19:32.376
talk about the southern corridor, but

01:19:32.400 --> 01:19:34.616
I'm just interested for the people of

01:19:34.640 --> 01:19:36.856
the Binda in respect to the CARES plan

01:19:36.880 --> 01:19:39.880
and amendments. Um, , what can  we

01:19:40.800 --> 01:19:43.800
advise them in respect to  the growth

01:19:43.840 --> 01:19:45.976
of their community down there where I

01:19:46.000 --> 01:19:48.296
think in our 2050 growth, we we're

01:19:48.320 --> 01:19:50.936
talking about incremental growth  

01:19:50.960 --> 01:19:53.016
for Babinda. I'm I'm interested in

01:19:53.040 --> 01:19:55.256
respect to these proposed amendments and

01:19:55.280 --> 01:19:58.280
going forward  what  we might be

01:19:58.640 --> 01:20:01.640
able to do to  enhance and facilitate

01:20:02.000 --> 01:20:04.695
um community growth for the binder 

01:20:04.719 --> 01:20:07.719
down there. Thank you.

01:20:12.960 --> 01:20:15.016
Yeah,

01:20:15.040 --> 01:20:17.096
we go  through you madam chair. Um

01:20:17.120 --> 01:20:19.496
thank you council for that question. So

01:20:19.520 --> 01:20:21.576
the it's a very live issue and in fact

01:20:21.600 --> 01:20:22.776
we're going to have a workshop on it

01:20:22.800 --> 01:20:25.256
this afternoon in terms of um hearing

01:20:25.280 --> 01:20:27.496
from councilors as to how far you would

01:20:27.520 --> 01:20:29.736
like to go through the LGA in terms of

01:20:29.760 --> 01:20:31.736
enabling infill development and that's

01:20:31.760 --> 01:20:33.175
the that's the second limb of the

01:20:33.199 --> 01:20:36.199
resolution there. So um it is over to

01:20:36.480 --> 01:20:38.616
council and and also the hearing from

01:20:38.640 --> 01:20:41.640
the public as to  where would we like

01:20:41.679 --> 01:20:43.736
to enable these more diverse housing

01:20:43.760 --> 01:20:45.655
typologies and where would we like to

01:20:45.679 --> 01:20:48.056
streamline that planning process. So um

01:20:48.080 --> 01:20:50.056
the opportunity to allow um additional

01:20:50.080 --> 01:20:52.056
infill and development in BBinda is a is

01:20:52.080 --> 01:20:54.536
is a live issue that we're currently

01:20:54.560 --> 01:20:57.560
considering. Um any expansion to the

01:20:57.840 --> 01:21:00.536
Babinda urban footprint as it stands

01:21:00.560 --> 01:21:02.856
today will be a matter subject for

01:21:02.880 --> 01:21:05.096
another day through the planning scheme

01:21:05.120 --> 01:21:06.936
 review that will be talked about in

01:21:06.960 --> 01:21:09.960
the coming months.

01:21:11.440 --> 01:21:13.736
Sorry. And madame may I might just add I

01:21:13.760 --> 01:21:15.416
mean that the whole driver behind this

01:21:15.440 --> 01:21:17.576
is to increase the supply of housing

01:21:17.600 --> 01:21:20.215
across the LGA and to improve housing

01:21:20.239 --> 01:21:22.056
affordability through offering different

01:21:22.080 --> 01:21:25.080
typologies.

01:21:25.679 --> 01:21:28.376
Thank you Mr. Davey. You fine councelor

01:21:28.400 --> 01:21:31.336
Moller.

01:21:31.360 --> 01:21:33.896
You good? Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Any

01:21:33.920 --> 01:21:36.920
further comments? Councelor Middleton.

01:21:37.520 --> 01:21:39.175
Even though this is just an amendment

01:21:39.199 --> 01:21:40.776
today, this is such an incredible piece

01:21:40.800 --> 01:21:43.736
of work and I have just been enthralled

01:21:43.760 --> 01:21:45.256
with working with all the brains in this

01:21:45.280 --> 01:21:47.016
place to to see what they could bring

01:21:47.040 --> 01:21:50.040
forward to us. 2016, it's 10 years ago

01:21:50.960 --> 01:21:52.856
and it's time Kansas is growing and we

01:21:52.880 --> 01:21:54.776
need to make sure that we are ahead of

01:21:54.800 --> 01:21:57.016
that and I'm really impressed with with

01:21:57.040 --> 01:21:58.536
the way all the different teams are

01:21:58.560 --> 01:22:01.256
working to bring to council lots of the

01:22:01.280 --> 01:22:02.936
different elements that will bring the

01:22:02.960 --> 01:22:05.016
plan together. So when we talk um that

01:22:05.040 --> 01:22:07.816
last issue was about rural, how do we

01:22:07.840 --> 01:22:09.336
protect our rural area and I know

01:22:09.360 --> 01:22:11.736
councilor Molita lectures us continually

01:22:11.760 --> 01:22:13.576
about that and including areas around

01:22:13.600 --> 01:22:15.576
Babinder in Gordonville but also for my

01:22:15.600 --> 01:22:18.135
area how we use sensitive housing

01:22:18.159 --> 01:22:21.159
topologies to be able to infill because

01:22:21.360 --> 01:22:23.096
people want to live in division 7 cuz

01:22:23.120 --> 01:22:24.936
it's the best one. So how do we make

01:22:24.960 --> 01:22:26.135
sure that we have the right sort of

01:22:26.159 --> 01:22:28.615
housing in there? So looking at that, we

01:22:28.639 --> 01:22:30.536
have we live in a in a part of the world

01:22:30.560 --> 01:22:33.096
that has incredibly challenging natural

01:22:33.120 --> 01:22:35.336
hazards. So we don't really want to be

01:22:35.360 --> 01:22:36.856
building Where's Rhonda? She's not here.

01:22:36.880 --> 01:22:38.536
We don't want to be building houses on

01:22:38.560 --> 01:22:40.695
flood planes. Rhonda will appreciate me

01:22:40.719 --> 01:22:42.856
mentioning that. So we are is looking at

01:22:42.880 --> 01:22:44.376
everything that will challenge us, but

01:22:44.400 --> 01:22:46.376
also how we can really build a plan

01:22:46.400 --> 01:22:48.695
that's much more receptive and

01:22:48.719 --> 01:22:50.856
innovative than what we currently have.

01:22:50.880 --> 01:22:52.856
So this is an incredible piece of work.

01:22:52.880 --> 01:22:54.536
I know people we got lots of feedback

01:22:54.560 --> 01:22:57.336
with the 20 towards 2050 which is part

01:22:57.360 --> 01:22:59.576
of this as well. So I encourage the

01:22:59.600 --> 01:23:01.576
community to keep watching what we're

01:23:01.600 --> 01:23:03.175
doing in this space because this really

01:23:03.199 --> 01:23:06.199
can is changing the city. So um it's

01:23:06.320 --> 01:23:07.576
really fantastic and I really

01:23:07.600 --> 01:23:09.655
congratulate all these brains in this

01:23:09.679 --> 01:23:11.175
place. I'm not allowed to name you

01:23:11.199 --> 01:23:12.856
personally but there are a lot of you

01:23:12.880 --> 01:23:14.615
who come and keep presenting to us on

01:23:14.639 --> 01:23:17.336
all the different areas um and how how

01:23:17.360 --> 01:23:19.576
we can make this the best plan. Thank

01:23:19.600 --> 01:23:21.175
you.

01:23:21.199 --> 01:23:22.615
Thank you, Councelor Middleton.

01:23:22.639 --> 01:23:24.456
Councelor Pine.

01:23:24.480 --> 01:23:26.056
Yeah, it is a very complex area and

01:23:26.080 --> 01:23:27.336
planners certainly had their own

01:23:27.360 --> 01:23:29.016
language, but there are certain

01:23:29.040 --> 01:23:30.536
fundamental principles we should all

01:23:30.560 --> 01:23:32.615
bring to this and I think one of them is

01:23:32.639 --> 01:23:34.695
keeping people currently and in the

01:23:34.719 --> 01:23:37.576
future out of harm's way. And um and and

01:23:37.600 --> 01:23:39.016
that that's really important when it

01:23:39.040 --> 01:23:42.040
comes to natural hazards. And um if you

01:23:42.560 --> 01:23:44.376
look across the world now, this is even

01:23:44.400 --> 01:23:46.776
more the case um in this age of

01:23:46.800 --> 01:23:49.336
catastrophic climate change. We see 

01:23:49.360 --> 01:23:52.360
Spain, France, most of Italy, you know,

01:23:52.719 --> 01:23:54.456
all subject to these incredible

01:23:54.480 --> 01:23:56.456
temperatures and bush fires they've

01:23:56.480 --> 01:23:58.456
never seen before. Um increasing number

01:23:58.480 --> 01:24:01.016
of residents dying from  dying from

01:24:01.040 --> 01:24:03.655
heat stroke. So um the challenges are

01:24:03.679 --> 01:24:06.615
different everywhere, but um I certainly

01:24:06.639 --> 01:24:08.215
think that that principle of natural

01:24:08.239 --> 01:24:10.215
hazards and protecting people, it also

01:24:10.239 --> 01:24:12.456
reduces costs for around infrastructure

01:24:12.480 --> 01:24:14.376
and natural disaster recovery and all

01:24:14.400 --> 01:24:17.175
that as well. So yep, thank you. Thank

01:24:17.199 --> 01:24:19.736
you, Councelor Pine. Councelor Tickner.

01:24:19.760 --> 01:24:21.336
Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Just briefly, um

01:24:21.360 --> 01:24:22.615
councelor Moller did a really good

01:24:22.639 --> 01:24:25.639
summary. Um and I won't touch on that.

01:24:25.679 --> 01:24:27.496
Um I just wanted to to put my own

01:24:27.520 --> 01:24:28.936
thoughts. I think it's important going

01:24:28.960 --> 01:24:31.736
forward, particularly um with the the

01:24:31.760 --> 01:24:33.655
housing part of this that um as a

01:24:33.679 --> 01:24:36.135
council, we look to be  bold. We look

01:24:36.159 --> 01:24:38.456
to think differently. Um but we also

01:24:38.480 --> 01:24:40.695
look to to make sure we're being tough

01:24:40.719 --> 01:24:43.256
in what we what we want to see. And that

01:24:43.280 --> 01:24:45.416
comes through in um what we put through

01:24:45.440 --> 01:24:47.096
in our expectations, what we put through

01:24:47.120 --> 01:24:49.256
in our acceptable outcomes um through

01:24:49.280 --> 01:24:51.016
this scheme amendment. You know, we've

01:24:51.040 --> 01:24:53.175
got  housing prices are high, demand

01:24:53.199 --> 01:24:55.576
is high, supply is low. We're in a

01:24:55.600 --> 01:24:57.896
market at the moment where we can 

01:24:57.920 --> 01:24:59.496
expect more from our development

01:24:59.520 --> 01:25:02.520
industry um in in what we're seeing

01:25:02.719 --> 01:25:04.376
produced. And I think as a really

01:25:04.400 --> 01:25:05.736
important part of this work going

01:25:05.760 --> 01:25:08.456
forward is um what do we as a council,

01:25:08.480 --> 01:25:10.215
what do we as a community want to see

01:25:10.239 --> 01:25:12.936
our suburbs look like as they grow. Um

01:25:12.960 --> 01:25:15.576
and then and then being quite um firm on

01:25:15.600 --> 01:25:17.496
that through our planning scheme to make

01:25:17.520 --> 01:25:19.655
sure we are getting those outcomes while

01:25:19.679 --> 01:25:21.736
still playing  in the space that

01:25:21.760 --> 01:25:24.760
ensures um projects  can  yield out

01:25:24.800 --> 01:25:27.096
and projects can actually be undertaken.

01:25:27.120 --> 01:25:28.615
Um it's that healthy balance that we

01:25:28.639 --> 01:25:30.296
need to find. But I do think we have a

01:25:30.320 --> 01:25:33.096
big opportunity  as council to be bold

01:25:33.120 --> 01:25:34.936
and to think differently about these

01:25:34.960 --> 01:25:37.256
amendments um as we start to roll into a

01:25:37.280 --> 01:25:40.135
full plan  planning scheme review and

01:25:40.159 --> 01:25:42.376
scheme amendment. Um I think this is the

01:25:42.400 --> 01:25:45.400
first of of many um big changes. So very

01:25:45.520 --> 01:25:48.520
happy to see this um support this 

01:25:48.960 --> 01:25:50.856
item um and looking forward to working

01:25:50.880 --> 01:25:53.096
with the team.

01:25:53.120 --> 01:25:54.776
Thank you councelor Tickna. Any further

01:25:54.800 --> 01:25:57.655
comments? Got a couple before we put it

01:25:57.679 --> 01:25:59.416
to the vote.

01:25:59.440 --> 01:26:02.215
I understand that um planning schemes

01:26:02.239 --> 01:26:04.296
and how councils make decisions in

01:26:04.320 --> 01:26:05.736
relation to planning can be very

01:26:05.760 --> 01:26:07.816
complicated for for our residents

01:26:07.840 --> 01:26:10.840
particularly um when you just don't

01:26:10.880 --> 01:26:13.016
understand the process and sometimes

01:26:13.040 --> 01:26:15.096
it's too late at the end of the day when

01:26:15.120 --> 01:26:16.536
we're coming to council to make a

01:26:16.560 --> 01:26:18.615
decision on a planning matter. This is

01:26:18.639 --> 01:26:20.776
the opportunity for residents to have

01:26:20.800 --> 01:26:22.776
their say. So today's decision isn't

01:26:22.800 --> 01:26:24.135
about changing the rules. Today's

01:26:24.159 --> 01:26:26.135
decision is about starting the process

01:26:26.159 --> 01:26:27.896
to review and update them. And I think

01:26:27.920 --> 01:26:30.056
that's really important.

01:26:30.080 --> 01:26:31.655
There are opportunities for our

01:26:31.679 --> 01:26:33.576
community to have their say before any

01:26:33.600 --> 01:26:36.376
changes are finalized. So if planning

01:26:36.400 --> 01:26:38.056
matters to you, if you're a little bit

01:26:38.080 --> 01:26:39.816
interested in what is next door or

01:26:39.840 --> 01:26:42.695
behind you, it's time to pay attention.

01:26:42.719 --> 01:26:44.856
Read the proposed changes and make a

01:26:44.880 --> 01:26:46.615
submission. Community feedback is an

01:26:46.639 --> 01:26:49.096
important part of the process. Um, and

01:26:49.120 --> 01:26:51.496
it is a a process. So, what we're

01:26:51.520 --> 01:26:54.520
reviewing um through this process is how

01:26:54.639 --> 01:26:56.376
we will continue to grow. As councelor

01:26:56.400 --> 01:26:58.215
Tickner just highlighted, we need

01:26:58.239 --> 01:27:00.536
housing.  we're growing and this

01:27:00.560 --> 01:27:02.456
includes where homes should be built,

01:27:02.480 --> 01:27:04.376
how they should respond to natural

01:27:04.400 --> 01:27:06.135
hazards such as flooding. We know that

01:27:06.159 --> 01:27:08.936
we pretty much essentially live on a mud

01:27:08.960 --> 01:27:10.856
flat, but we do have a mud plane out in

01:27:10.880 --> 01:27:12.936
the Baron. So, making sure that we take

01:27:12.960 --> 01:27:15.256
all of those things into account so

01:27:15.280 --> 01:27:18.280
planning rules are fit for purpose.

01:27:18.480 --> 01:27:19.976
I'll put the motion to the vote. All

01:27:20.000 --> 01:27:21.896
those in favor,

01:27:21.920 --> 01:27:23.496
it's carried unanimously. Thank you,

01:27:23.520 --> 01:27:25.655
councilors.

01:27:25.679 --> 01:27:28.679
Last item in open session today is 5.17

01:27:29.199 --> 01:27:31.736
grants inwood status update report.

01:27:31.760 --> 01:27:33.576
Moved councelor Mher. Seconded councelor

01:27:33.600 --> 01:27:36.600
Valerie. Councelor Mher.

01:27:36.719 --> 01:27:39.496
Yeah, look, this is a good report um

01:27:39.520 --> 01:27:42.520
really that shows how reliant we are on

01:27:43.199 --> 01:27:45.175
in respect to state and federal 

01:27:45.199 --> 01:27:48.199
funding and grant streams. um without

01:27:48.480 --> 01:27:51.016
that support then obviously it falls

01:27:51.040 --> 01:27:54.040
back to our rate base and um  that's a

01:27:54.320 --> 01:27:56.856
burden on  our rate payers and

01:27:56.880 --> 01:27:58.376
residents. But just having a look at

01:27:58.400 --> 01:28:00.856
this report in the last  3 months to

01:28:00.880 --> 01:28:03.880
30th of June um our successful grants um

01:28:04.719 --> 01:28:07.719
total $4,332,000

01:28:07.920 --> 01:28:10.920
 so um again um that's  dollars and

01:28:12.320 --> 01:28:14.856
cents that um our rate payers don't have

01:28:14.880 --> 01:28:17.175
to stump up for. Um and it shows a

01:28:17.199 --> 01:28:19.496
cross-section in terms of the recent

01:28:19.520 --> 01:28:21.175
applications lodged. Obviously the

01:28:21.199 --> 01:28:24.199
residential activation fund is a big one

01:28:24.239 --> 01:28:27.096
 for us that we're looking  for

01:28:27.120 --> 01:28:28.296
funding from the department of state

01:28:28.320 --> 01:28:29.976
development infrastructure and planning

01:28:30.000 --> 01:28:33.000
 45  million  in respect to the

01:28:33.840 --> 01:28:35.175
work we're doing down there in the Mount

01:28:35.199 --> 01:28:38.199
Peter corridor. But um the report gives

01:28:38.320 --> 01:28:41.256
a a good cross-section of  where this

01:28:41.280 --> 01:28:44.280
funding  is important for  assets

01:28:44.639 --> 01:28:47.416
and infrastructure um that we provide as

01:28:47.440 --> 01:28:49.896
a council. Thank you.

01:28:49.920 --> 01:28:51.496
Thank you councelor Moller. Any further

01:28:51.520 --> 01:28:54.520
comments? Put the motion to the vote.

01:28:55.199 --> 01:28:56.856
It's carried unanimously. Thank you

01:28:56.880 --> 01:28:59.880
councilors. We move to items urgent

01:29:00.960 --> 01:29:03.736
business items not on the agenda. There

01:29:03.760 --> 01:29:06.760
any items not on the agenda?

01:29:07.520 --> 01:29:09.576
Before we get to that, councelor Mulla,

01:29:09.600 --> 01:29:12.536
I just wanted to follow up um in

01:29:12.560 --> 01:29:14.456
relation to the minutes. There was an

01:29:14.480 --> 01:29:17.175
item 6.5 of the previous minute of the

01:29:17.199 --> 01:29:19.976
previous meeting in July 15, responses

01:29:20.000 --> 01:29:21.816
 to questions taken on notice and Mr.

01:29:21.840 --> 01:29:23.736
Davyy was just going to put those to the

01:29:23.760 --> 01:29:26.760
chamber. Thank you.

01:29:27.120 --> 01:29:28.776
Um thank you, Madame Mayor. There are

01:29:28.800 --> 01:29:30.856
two questions. one regarding  well

01:29:30.880 --> 01:29:33.496
both relating to the reed road um

01:29:33.520 --> 01:29:35.416
development application that council

01:29:35.440 --> 01:29:38.056
approved last meeting. Um the first

01:29:38.080 --> 01:29:40.296
question was regarding the  traffic

01:29:40.320 --> 01:29:42.615
impact assessment and madame you raised

01:29:42.639 --> 01:29:45.096
the question regarding the the times and

01:29:45.120 --> 01:29:47.416
dates at which the traffic surveys were

01:29:47.440 --> 01:29:50.215
done. Um so the traffic surveys were

01:29:50.239 --> 01:29:52.135
conducted between the 4th of March to

01:29:52.159 --> 01:29:54.695
the 11th of March 2026. So that was a

01:29:54.719 --> 01:29:57.496
Wednesday to Tuesday the following week.

01:29:57.520 --> 01:30:00.520
um looking at AM peak and PM peak. The

01:30:00.960 --> 01:30:02.536
second part of the question was

01:30:02.560 --> 01:30:05.560
regarding  bicycle parking. So the

01:30:05.760 --> 01:30:07.736
development um application and the work

01:30:07.760 --> 01:30:10.296
we've done through that has um accounted

01:30:10.320 --> 01:30:13.320
for space for bicycle parks on site. Um

01:30:13.520 --> 01:30:15.736
but we have not stipulated exactly where

01:30:15.760 --> 01:30:17.816
and what type of bicycle parks are to be

01:30:17.840 --> 01:30:19.816
provided for. So that addressed both

01:30:19.840 --> 01:30:21.175
questions. Thank you, Madame May.

01:30:21.199 --> 01:30:23.416
Thank you, Mr. Davey. I just also note

01:30:23.440 --> 01:30:25.336
there was some commentary out in the

01:30:25.360 --> 01:30:27.736
community in relation to when the dates

01:30:27.760 --> 01:30:29.736
of the the traffic survey being on the

01:30:29.760 --> 01:30:31.256
school holidays, but I can confirm the

01:30:31.280 --> 01:30:32.695
dates that have been provided are not

01:30:32.719 --> 01:30:34.135
the school holidays, so they were the

01:30:34.159 --> 01:30:37.159
peak traffic times. So, we'll now move

01:30:37.280 --> 01:30:40.280
to other business. , councelor Mher.

01:30:42.080 --> 01:30:44.615
Yes, I think  it would be remiss of 

01:30:44.639 --> 01:30:47.496
this chamber and council not to 

01:30:47.520 --> 01:30:50.520
acknowledge the passing of  well-loved

01:30:50.800 --> 01:30:53.800
and adored  former counselor Max

01:30:54.719 --> 01:30:57.719
William O'Halerin fondly  called Maxi

01:30:59.280 --> 01:31:02.280
or Slapsy.  his funeral  on Monday I

01:31:04.880 --> 01:31:06.695
think was one of the largest attended

01:31:06.719 --> 01:31:09.719
funerals I've  witnessed here in Canes

01:31:10.080 --> 01:31:13.080
um at St. Monica's Cathedral.  the

01:31:13.360 --> 01:31:16.360
outpouring  from community is really

01:31:17.360 --> 01:31:20.360
reflective  of the man that u Maxi

01:31:20.639 --> 01:31:22.135
was.

01:31:22.159 --> 01:31:25.159
Not often you describe a man as adored.

01:31:25.520 --> 01:31:28.520
Um but he was very much adored  by men

01:31:29.040 --> 01:31:32.040
and women, children alike. Anyone who

01:31:32.320 --> 01:31:35.256
came across him were immediately drawn

01:31:35.280 --> 01:31:38.280
to him. He had a  a character larger

01:31:39.840 --> 01:31:42.840
than life. Um friendly, respectful,

01:31:43.360 --> 01:31:46.135
really engaging with you, which served

01:31:46.159 --> 01:31:49.159
him well  as a counselor. Um which can

01:31:50.159 --> 01:31:52.776
be challenging at times.  we've all

01:31:52.800 --> 01:31:55.800
got  fond stories of of Maxi.  I

01:31:56.560 --> 01:31:59.560
recounted how he would tease us  in

01:32:00.000 --> 01:32:02.135
the um councelor's chambers at the back

01:32:02.159 --> 01:32:05.159
by answering his call on the phone. Max

01:32:05.199 --> 01:32:07.256
William O'Helerin, the hardest working

01:32:07.280 --> 01:32:09.416
counselor on the Cannes Regional

01:32:09.440 --> 01:32:11.175
Council, as he stood up and laughed at

01:32:11.199 --> 01:32:14.199
all of us and would say, "How may I be

01:32:14.239 --> 01:32:17.239
of assistance?" Um, and  and and one

01:32:18.080 --> 01:32:19.736
of these other favorite ones. I remember

01:32:19.760 --> 01:32:21.096
I was talking to him and I was

01:32:21.120 --> 01:32:24.120
frustrated about  some scam, whether

01:32:24.800 --> 01:32:27.800
it was um bureaucracy or  something to

01:32:28.480 --> 01:32:31.016
do with  funding and you know, it was

01:32:31.040 --> 01:32:34.040
going nowhere. and and Maxi said, ",

01:32:34.080 --> 01:32:37.080
Bretty, just remember it's only a rot if

01:32:37.679 --> 01:32:40.679
you're not in it." So, um, so look, um,

01:32:41.520 --> 01:32:43.816
yeah, I think from our council, we we

01:32:43.840 --> 01:32:46.840
show that respect for Max. Um, to, ,

01:32:46.960 --> 01:32:49.576
his, , partner, loving partner, Carol,

01:32:49.600 --> 01:32:52.456
his daughter Shay. Um,

01:32:52.480 --> 01:32:55.416
as hard as, , this time is, um, I

01:32:55.440 --> 01:32:57.896
hope, , Maxi for all of us is, ,

01:32:57.920 --> 01:32:59.896
more fondly remembered than sadly

01:32:59.920 --> 01:33:02.215
missed. Thank you.

01:33:02.239 --> 01:33:03.736
Thank you for those words, councelor

01:33:03.760 --> 01:33:06.215
Moller. Any further business not on the

01:33:06.239 --> 01:33:08.615
agenda?

01:33:08.639 --> 01:33:10.936
Councilors will  move into close

01:33:10.960 --> 01:33:12.456
session if I could get a mover. Thank

01:33:12.480 --> 01:33:14.296
you, councelor old, seconded councelor

01:33:14.320 --> 01:33:16.856
Valerie. All those in favor? It's

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carried unanimously.

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Okay, councilors, close session item

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7.1, budgetary matter, outstanding debt

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report. Can I get a mover? Thank you,

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councelor Moller. Seconded, councelor

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Olds. All those in favor, it's carried

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unanimously. 11:00

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 copy will be in there at 10:40. Is

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that in there now? So

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11:00

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11:00 start. Okay.

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Councilors,

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we'll be retiring to the committee room

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for 11:00 start. The meeting is now

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closed at 10:49. Thank you for your

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participation.