Livingstone Shire Council has decided to go ahead with a large town entry sign for Marlborough during another meeting that went for nearly two hours.
The small town 106km north of Rockhampton sits just off the Bruce Highway and is one of the only tiny towns north towards Mackay, and the signs are aimed at getting people to stop there.
They will be funded with part of a $140,000 Works for Queensland Grant, with $40,000 allocated towards welcome signage and $100,000 for placemaking in the town.
But $56,000 already spent on the sheet metal and design would have gone to waste if the council voted to scrap the entry signs.
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Rockhamptonâs almost accidental mayor has officially been given the rough end of the pineapple, with the cityâs top job going to a sitting councillor.
The Electoral Commission of Queensland has declared councillor Tony Williams as Rockhamptonâs new mayor after a byelection on January 23.
Chris âPineappleâ Hooper was offered the mayoralty of Rockhampton by the Electoral Commission of Queensland in November 2020.
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The result means some Rockhampton residents will need to take part in another byelection to replace Cr Williams on the council.
Under the laws in place at the time, the runner-up was to be offered the vacant role if the mayoral incumbent left within 12 months of the election.
It could be any day now that the region will know who the new mayor of Rockhampton is. As of Wednesday afternoon 81.16 per cent of the vote has been counted with 45,359 tallied out of 55,885 registered voters. But with close to 2000 postal votes outstanding, counting has slowed.
Sitting councillor Tony Williams remains in the lead with 10,980 votes, accounting for 24.85 per cent. Russell Claus is next in line with 15.55 per cent of the vote from 6,873 votes. Chris Pineapple Hooper is coming third with 12.29 per cent of the vote, gaining 5,429 votes. According to Electoral Commission of Queensland data, 1828 postal votes are outstanding, which has slowed vote counting over the past few days.
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