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Gladstone Regional Council has outlined its regional advocacy priorities ahead of the Federal Government’s budget reveal on Tuesday.
The regional advocacy priorities are as follows:
– Gladstone Heavy Vehicle Transport Corridor
Inland Rail
– Boyne Tannum Aquatic Centre (BTARC)
Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail (BBRIT)
– Jump Start City Heart
– Distribution Priority Area (DPA) for General Practitioners
– Federal Assistance Grants – align with LGAQ advocacy in this region
– Drought Communities Program Extension – support economic and community recovery from drought by continuing to provide funding to drought-declared councils, up to and including two years following the lifting of a drought declaration.
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Subscriber only Gladstone and North Burnett region residents will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on the proposed Boyne Burnett Rail Trail. The Boyne Burnett Rail Trail is a 270 km long rail corridor, owned by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, between Taragoola (Calliope) and Gayndah (Reids Creek). From April 19 to May 16, a community engagement forum will open offering residents a chance to help shape the concept design of the rail trail. Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said there will be two stages in the feedback process. Initially, community members and potential rail trail users will be invited to complete brief surveys,
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