Category: Community as a region
Council can do more about the cost living.
The return of the early payment discount: If you pay your rates by the due date, you will get a 5% discount on your general rate, up to a maximum of $200 per year or $50 for each quarter. Rates by instalments: Council will provide an arrangement to pay rates by instalments. If elected Mayor…
Our Council should be fair-minded – Relief Tribunal
Can I preface this initiative by saying I have made a commitment to not increase rates by more than the CPI. Where possible Council should do all things possible to in the first place reduce cost of living pressure on residents. If elected Mayor of Moreton Bay Regional Council on Saturday 19 March Council…
Your area won’t be forgotten.
There are some 80 distinct communities throughout the Moreton Bay Region. My platform is simple I aim to be a Mayor for the entire region. Council needs to get back to basics and excel in them. Many issues can be addressed by reprioritising. One of the plans I have for our council…
Council support for local business
Council must have and follow a buy local policy. If elected Mayor Saturday 19 March I will overhaul Council’s procurement policy to favour of our region. to amend its procurement policy to include a provision along the lines of; Council will provide a 15 per cent pricing advantage to Moreton Bay Regional businesses with a…
Establishing Divisional Forums
One of the greatest concerns I’m hearing from across the region is how disconnected our community feels from Council. We live in one of the fastest growing regions in the country and this is an issue we must address now. Over the course of my campaign I am proposing a number of initiatives to make…
Donors Welcome to Moreton Bay Mayor’s Community Trust
Donors with charitable intentions will be welcome in the Moreton Bay Region if I’m elected Mayor on Saturday 19 March. As Mayor of the Moreton Bay Region I intend on establish a Moreton Bay Mayor’s Community Trust. The aim of the trust will be to support lower profile, generally under-funded charities who provide prevention strategies…
Moreton Bay Regional Community Forum
If elected Mayor on Saturday 19 March, I have an exciting and ambitious programme planned for the next four years to boost our local community organisations. I believe that Council should take an active role in partnership with community organisations to create a real sense of what it’s like to live, work, play and visit…
Making Council work – Towards a better region
Talking to you about the committee structure of Council might not be the most exciting part of my campaign but it is critical to getting our Council working for our entire region. A modern and progressive local government excels in the basics like roads, rates and rubbish. It consults and is open with the community. …
A Mayor for shade sails – Dean Teasdale Moreton Bay Regional Council
I’d be a Mayor for shade sails. Waiting for trees to grow to shade play equipment just isn’t practical. No sails isn’t a sun smart policy of council and it must be reversed now. Towards a better region.