FNQROC Advocating for the North
FNQROC recently travelled to Canberra for the first sitting week of parliament to present the collaborative FNQ Pre-Election Priorities for the region. The Pre-Election Advocacy Briefing Pack and Kuranda Range Road Brief can be found on our website and post-delegation media... Continue Reading...
FNQ Waste Presentations to FNQROC Board
FNQ Waste Infrastructure Plan Presentation by Mr Julian Chan, Departmetn of Environment & Science - VIEW HERE Waste Levy Presentation by Mr Adrian Jefferies, Department of Environment & Science - VIEW HERE Waste Implementation Plan Presentation by Mr Simon Hawker, QTC... Continue Reading...
Regional Arts Services Network kicks off in Queensland
New Approach to regional arts service delivery kicks off in Queensland The Palaszczuk Government recently announced eight regions across the state that will benefit from a new network that will further support the arts in regional areas. Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch... Continue Reading...
Contract & Procurement Documentation Update
Over the last few months the Contract & Procurement Documentation project has really gained momentum and workshops are taking place across the whole region to provide an overview of the project and to go through the first suite of documents for Construction contracts in more... Continue Reading...
Regional Natural Asset Management Update - Nov 2018
The LG MIP (major integrated project) this year, 24 Reef Councils have worked with key stakeholders to develop three major projects targeting improved water quality outcomes for the Reef. These initiatives have been brought together in a single prospectus specifically to... Continue Reading...
Water Update - Nov 2018
Good news on the water-front(hehe, You see what I did there?), we had two successful funding applications back from QWRAP, one for training for the regional contract and procurement documents(FNQROC picking up the remainder of the tab), which has had excellent uptake thus far.... Continue Reading...
Natural Assets & Sustainability - Sept Update
This month in natural assets and sustainability Ants, electricity matters, biodiversity, animal management, climate adaptation GBR and biosecurity have been on the table for the past two months. Reef and biodiversity – FNQROC have just accepted a seat at the table of... Continue Reading...
LGAQ Future Cities Summit 2018
The LGAQ Future Cities Summit 2018 was hosted recently in Cairns, with the key learnings:- 1. Smart Cities, Why you should care What if we throw our biggest problems at tech and see what happens? Social data for neighbourhood….19m Australians have smart phones, 69% of... Continue Reading...
Regional Procurement Update - Sept 2018
Indigenous Meet the Buyers The Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT), and the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnership (DATSIP) jointly hosted this event which was aimed at facilitating an introduction of local... Continue Reading...
Regional Roads and Transport Group Update - Sept 2018
Regional Roads and Transport Group Update New projects, new projects, new projects!!! Get them in! 50% off, for one year only! Annually! Gravel LRRS road works are now eligible under TIDS! (If this floats your boat, call me on 0428 486 447 to discuss a submission! Be warned,... Continue Reading...