Council News
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Business Continuity Plans for COVID-19
Goondiwindi Regional Council is working on its plan to ensure business continuity throughout the Coronavirus pandemic - and is encouraging local businesses to do the same.
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Mayor calls for calm as Coronavirus details unfold
Goondiwindi Regional Council Mayor Cr Graeme Scheu has called for calm following Friday’s announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to advise against events of 500 participants or more.
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Water restrictions relaxed across Goondiwindi region
A significant increase in inflows in the Goondiwindi region’s three major river systems has prompted Council to change water restriction levels across the region.
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Council calls Special Meeting to review water restrictions
Goondiwindi Regional Council Mayor Graeme Scheu has called a Special Meeting this Wednesday 19 February to review water restriction levels across all towns in the Goondiwindi region.
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Water restriction levels to be reviewed after rain
Goondiwindi Regional Council will review the water restrictions across the region at its next meeting
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Council extends general rates discount
Goondiwindi Regional Council has announced that it will extend its discount period for all ratepayers by four weeks to provide some relief to the many residents who have been impacted by the drought.
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$1 million Federal funding for new Goondiwindi bores
Goondiwindi Regional Council has secured $1 million federal drought funding to establish two new artesian bores and ensure the stability of the Goondiwindi town’s water supply.
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New Strategy to direct future of Goondiwindi region’s tourism
Goondiwindi Regional Council adopted its new Visitor Strategy 2020-2024 at its meeting on Thursday 30 January 2020.
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Yelarbon Silo Mural Stage 2 Approved
The small township of Yelarbon in the Goondiwindi region has been given the green light for the final stage of what will become one of the largest silo murals in the country.
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Goondiwindi region will move to high-level water restrictions in February
Goondiwindi Regional Council moved to adopt high-level water restrictions in Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Bungunya starting 1 February 2020.
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Mayor seeks Brisbane support for urban water supply
Goondiwindi Regional Council Mayor Cr Graeme Scheu has presented the case of the Goondiwindi region in Brisbane to request assistance with the region’s urban water supply.
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High level water restrictions expected in new year, says Mayor
Mayor Graeme Scheu would like to advise residents that water restrictions in the region will likely be bumped up to high level in the new year.
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Goondiwindi region is warming up for the Festival of Hell
The Hell of the West has been running, and cycling, and swimming, for 29 years. In that time, it’s not missed a single beat – and the committee says it certainly doesn’t plan to start now.
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Talwood, Toobeah and Bungunya included in water restrictions
Goondiwindi Regional Council today moved to introduce medium level water restrictions in the towns of Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah.
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State of Fire Emergency Declaration Continues
The State of Fire Emergency declared by the Queensland Government last Saturday 9 November 2019, continues in the whole of the Goondiwindi area.