FRASER COAST CENTRAL

You should have received in your letterbox a Council Emergency Action Guide that includes tips on preparing for storms, flood, bushfire or cyclones.

Read your guide thoroughly  to ensure you fully understand how to prepare for an emergency then, most importantly, prepare!

Bring your Emergency Action guide along to one of the remaining free public seminars on how to prepare. Left: Seminar organiser Chris Vakas shows Acting Mayor Julie Arthur what an emergency pack could contain.

For remaining meeting dates and times - More …

Be sure to check www.festivefrasercoast.com.au other holiday events throughout the Fraser Coast region.

The new streamlined on-line service provides a convenient and easy way to contact the Council from your home and to ensure your report is dealt with as quickly as possible.

Simply click on to the “Report an Issue” icon on the home page of the Council’s website and follow the prompts to the form that applies to your request.

A Council Customer Service Officer will respond by email within two working days advising you of your unique customer request ID number and when you can expect to have your request resolved.

The competition is open to businesses and private homes throughout the region and includes several categories in different areas with prizes to be won.

Entry forms are available in the Fraser Coast Chronicle or on the Council’s website. If you don’t want to enter the competition but want your lights display on the Chronicle’s Christmas Lights Map, tick the display only box on the entry form. Entries close 10 December.

4 December: Howard 3pm.

7 January: Hervey Bay 3pm.

11 January: Maryborough 3pm.

10 December: Pool Party at Hervey Bay Aquatic Centre for 5 to 17-year-olds, $5.

10 December: Pool Party at Maryborough’s Aquatic Centre for 6 to 11-year-olds in the 25-metre pool and 12 to 17-year-olds in the 50-metre pool, barbecue, $5.
But wait, there’s more …

Check out the Hervey Bay PCYC holiday program for primary and secondary school age groups that includes a trip to Dreamworld and Cablewake, surfing workshops and more.

Maryborough’s young people should watch the newspapers for registration forms for a trip to Dreamworld, Cablewake, art classes at Gatakers Artspace ($10)

And … Kick it for Kids is re-opening for the school holidays from 15 December to 14 January at the Tiaro Community Centre.

Bauple’s young people will be able to enjoy the Council’s portable ramps at the Bauple Recreation grounds during January – keep a lookout for the dates.

For more information on Maryborough and Tiaro events contact Patrice on 4190 5822 or go to the Council’s Youth webpage …

It is expected that work on the project will start mid December, 2010 and be finished by April, 2011. More …

Fraser Coast Regional Council’s Community and Events Support Grants Scheme is now open for applications.

Eligible community groups and organisations are invited to apply for funding of up to $5,000 to assist with community projects and events taking place between May and October 2011.

Applications close on 11 February 2011 and successful applicants will be notified in April 2011. Application forms are available from Council’s Administration Centres, Libraries and from Council’s website www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au

All enquiries should be directed to Council’s Grants Officer on 1300 79 49 29 or grants@frasercoast.qld.gov.au

The criteria are standard for all tenders and are adhered to strictly to ensure fairness and to comply with the Local Government Act. Price is weighted at 20% of the overall evaluation criteria. The other criteria are Relevant Experience 30%, Vision and Innovation 25% and Methodology 25%.

This contract is for the design phase only of the project and represents about 7% of the $6.5 million project budget. Tenders for the construction work on the pool complex will be called next year and local companies will be encouraged to tender to undertake the project.

While the Council in its Five Point Plan, committed to using Fraser Coast suppliers and contractors where possible, this is one of the very few occasions where the majority of Councillors believed the winning tenderer had the best expertise for the project at an acceptable price and was offering best value for the community.

Council continues to support local businesses with more than $12m injected recently into the local economy through 10 major projects, not including civil, road and bridge building projects.

Cr Mick Kruger, Mayor

Awards won by the Council include -
- Tourism Associations and Visitor Information Centres Award – Hervey Bay Airport VIC right: VIC Co-ordinator Vanida Petts with Fraser Coast Chronicle General Manager Jonathan Steel ;
- Tourism Retailing Award – Quintessential Fraser Coast and Visitor Information Centre at the Hervey Bay Airport;
- Regional Festivals and Special Events Award – Mary Poppins Festival;
- Tourism Promotional Material and Media – FCRC for its marketing initiatives including Our Fraser Coast website, the Staycations and My Fraser Coast campaigns, the development of Discovery Trails, Our Fraser Coast Magazine and widespread marketing. More …

Cerebral Palsy League and Fraser Coast Regional Council, in conjunction with sponsors Hervey Bay Council for the Arts, the Queensland Government, and Lifeline, are staging the exhibition but this year it will include Maryborough as well as Hervey Bay.

The official launch of Art Affair will be at the Hervey Bay RSL, Torquay Road on 30 October (open 9.30am to 2.30pm). It will stay in Hervey Bay for two days before moving to Gatakers Artspace in Maryborough from 2 to 19 November (open 9am to 4pm). Entry is free. More …

Organised by the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre and Rotary Club of Hervey Bay Sunrise, the ride aims to raise more than a sweat – all proceeds go to the Hervey Bay Youth Mentoring Program.

Choose an easy flat run for beginners and younger folk or the challenging loop for more experienced cyclists to take in some of Hervey Bay’s high country.

Water and healthy snacks will be provided along the route. The ride finishes back at the Urangan Community Centre where a Community Breakfast will be ready to welcome all intrepid riders!

Money raisers earn prizes.

Australia Day awards on the Fraser Coast will be given in the following categories in each of the four previous local government communities (Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Tiaro and Woocoo):
- Citizen of the Year
- Junior Citizen of the Year
- Senior Sportsperson of the Year
- Junior Sportsperson of the Year
- Senior Cultural Award
- Junior Cultural Award
- Community Event

Nominations should be returned to Council as soon as possible, with the successful candidates being presented their awards at Australia Day celebrations on January 26, 2011 across the region.

Nomination forms can be obtained from Council’s administration centres, downloaded from Council’s website or by telephoning Council on 1300 79 49 29.

Completed nomination forms should be posted to:

Australia Day Awards
Fraser Coast Regional Council
PO Box 1943
HERVEY BAY Q 4655
or
Emailed to:enquiry@frasercoast.qld.gov.au

Come along to a free community workshop to find out how you can help bring it back to the Fraser Coast by restoring its habitats.

Maryborough City Hall – Saturday 6 November – 9am to 3pm. Hosted by the Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network and Mary River Catchment Co-ordinating Committee.

Workshop includes an information booklet, a Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine to get you started, morning tea and a light lunch. Register with Jenny Whyte by Friday 29 October on 5482 4766 or email mrccc@ozwide.net.au

“If you can steal something from another team, preferably their car keys or tents, they have to buy them back which gives your team more money to bribe the judges and win points,” said Mr Brien.

Follow the intrepid trio’s fundraising journey through outback Queensland on the Council’s website www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au. More …

The recital at 4.30pm on Sunday 14 November, is sponsored by Janet’s Art, Kent Street, Maryborough and will be staged in Gatakers courtyard.

The music is guaranteed to delight and so are the wine tasting from Vintner’s Secret Vineyard, Childers and a gourmet buffet during interval. More …

In Community Voice you can register to receive the Council’s eNewsletter that keeps you up to date with Council news, you can nominate a Council staff member for a Customer Service Excellence Award, or you can make an enquiry or submit a concern on-line. More …

Team leader Marshall Nuttall said staff have planted petunias, cockscomb and celosia in the Judges’ Walk and fairy fountain beds and yellow and orange marigolds around the cenotaph.

“Once the plants are in full flower we can expect a few months of wonderful colour in this top section of the park,” he said.

Council parks staff have also drained and cleaned the Queens Park pond and thinned and pruned the plants in and around the pond.

Summer blooming in the Elizabeth Park Rose Gardens in Kent Street is also expected to be spectacular this summer.

The rose plants were cut right back in July to encourage vigorous growth, the beds were freshly mulched and new name plaques were installed on recycled plastic posts.

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Organised by the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre and Rotary Club of Hervey Bay Sunrise, the ride aims to raise more than a sweat – all proceeds go to the Hervey Bay Youth Mentoring Program.

Choose an easy flat run for beginners and younger folk or the challenging loop for more experienced cyclists to take in some of Hervey Bay’s high country.

Water and healthy snacks will be provided along the route. The ride finishes back at the Urangan Community Centre where a Community Breakfast will be ready to welcome all intrepid riders!

Money raisers earn prizes.

Received & published by Henry Sapiecha

Nude Food Day encourages us to toss the rubbish in favour of healthy fresh unwrapped food.

Not only is it good for us, it is good for the planet to reduce packaging waste.

For more go to www.nudefoodday.com.au

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The Fraser Coast Regional Council, on behalf of our region, is supporting Angel Flight by entering the Outback Trailblazer fundraiser and we are inviting you to help raise at least $10,000 for this worthy cause.

The Council’s CEO Andrew Brien and two senior staff members will head off on the six-day 4WD rally through outback Queensland on October 17.

As part of their fund-raising effort they are selling raffle tickets across the region through Council’s Customer Service Centres and libraries and Visitor Information Centres. Bulk tickets and sponsorship packages are available from Kevin Corcoran on 4197 4500.

We are delighted with the support we have received so far from businesses and residents keen to support the project.

Angel Flight is a fantastic cause that helps people in regional areas, including the Fraser Coast, access medical services quickly. I hope you will be part of this regional effort to raise these much needed funds.

For more information on Outback Trailblazer go to www.outbacktrailblazer.com.au

Mick Kruger
Fraser Coast Mayor

Received & published by Henry Sapiecha