2025

ANNUAL ROADS TECHNICAL TOUR

Update by:  Amanda Hancock, Regional Strategic Infrastructure Coordinator 2025 Roads & Transport Group Technical Tour We are currently organising our annual Roads & Transport Group Technical Tour, which Douglas Shire Council have kindly agreed to host, with assistance from... Continue Reading...


REGIONAL WASTE WORKSHOP

FNQROC Regional Waste Management Technical Committee Members Workshop: Turning Plans into Action Update by:  Bhakti Devi, Regional Waste Management Plan Coordinator The Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (FNQROC) recently hosted an Implementation... Continue Reading...


REGIONAL PROCUREMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Update by:  Ieva Pradal, Regional Procurement Coordinator Regional Procurement Advisory Committee The Regional Procurement Committee recently held its first meeting of the year. Valuable discussions took place around the member councils Procurement team's focus for 2025,... Continue Reading...


REGIONAL WASTE UPDATE

LAWMAC - Exploring Innovation in Waste Management Update by:  Bhakti Devi, Regional Waste Management Plan Coordinator In March, as FNQROC Regional Waste Management Plan Coordinator, I represented FNQROC at the LAWMAC quarterly meeting held in Townsville, where members... Continue Reading...


REGIONAL WATER - QUT WISE LAB TOUR

Update by:  Amanda Hancock, Regional Strategic Infrastructure Coordinator QUT WISE Laboratory Tour, Brisbane - 26 March 2025 While in Brisbane to attend the Urban Water Skills Forum, I had the opportunity to also attend a tour of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) -... Continue Reading...


REGIONAL PROCUREMENT - LOCAL BUY SUMMIT

Update by:  Ieva Pradal, Regional Procurement Coordinator Local Buy Summit - Cairns As FNQROC Regional Procurement Coordinator, I recently had the pleasure of attending a Procurement Summit on 20 March 2025, hosted by Local Buy and Cairns Regional Council. A big thank you... Continue Reading...


REGIONAL PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS UPDATE

Update by:  Ieva Pradal, Regional Procurement Coordinator Regional Collection and Disposal of Ferrous, Non-Ferrous Metals and ULAB’s Last year, I had the opportunity to visit several of our member Councils. These visits aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the Councils'... Continue Reading...


CLIMATE RESILIENCE UPDATE

Update by:  Maria Anselmo, Regional Climate Resilience Coordinator The first Climate Resilience Technical Committee meeting for 2025 occurred on Friday 31 January during a week of intense rainfall. Demonstrating the principles of resilience in action, we swiftly adapted to... Continue Reading...


REGIONAL WATER UPDATE

Update by:  Amanda Hancock, Regional Strategic Infrastructure Coordinator Water Update With councils busy over the last few months dealing with all that Mother Nature has to offer, initiatives like the Regional Drinking Water Quality Management Plan Audits go some way to... Continue Reading...


REGIONAL WATER - URBAN WATER SKILLS FORUM

Update by:  Amanda Hancock, Regional Strategic Infrastructure Coordinator QLD Water - Urban Water Skills Forum, Parliament House, Brisbane - 27 March 2025 During a recent FNQ Water Alliance meeting, I welcomed the invitation from the QLD Water Directorate invited me to... Continue Reading...