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First Snaps at the ARC MARY VALLEY RATTLER Gympie Regional Council | May 2017 First Snaps at the ARC MARY VALLEY RATTLER MEET THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS SMITHFIELD STREET UPDATE GourMAY is here! ‘OUR TOWNS’ PROJECT Your Councillors A message from Mayor Cr Mick Curran, Mayor Mick Curran Portfolio: Governance, Finance, Disaster Management Phone: 0417 959 331 Email: [email protected] Cr Mark McDonald, Division 1 Portfolio: Planning and Development Phone: 0439 001 170 Email: [email protected] Cr Glen Hartwig, Division 2 I hope you all had a safe and pleasant Easter and managed to Portfolio: Economic Development enjoy some of the holiday fun activities hosted by Council over Phone: 0437 722 931 the break. Email: [email protected] I’m proud to present another edition of The Round-Up for 2017, and what a start to the year we’ve had already. Cr Mal Gear, Division 3 The opening of Gympie’s Aquatic and Recreation Centre (ARC) on Portfolio: Business Activities Saturday 1 April was a huge success and I was astounded by the Phone: 0437 477 245 number of people who came to support the event. A big thank Email: [email protected] you to everyone involved on the project, it is a wonderful facility that will bring enjoyment to the community for years to come. Cr Daryl Dodt, Division 4 The 11th Mayoral Prayer Breakfast was held in March and I was blown away by the community spirit demonstrated at this event. Portfolio: Environmental Sustainability This year we had more than 650 people attend from business and Special Projects and community groups and it really shows how important Phone: 0499 080 164 events like these are in bringing the community together. Email: [email protected] I’ve scheduled a number of Meet the Mayor and Councillors Cr Dan Stewart, Division 5 sessions and I’d love to see you all there for a chat. Head to page eight for more information. Portfolio: Social Wellbeing Phone: 0499 081 404 Mayor Mick Curran Email: [email protected] Cr Hilary Smerdon, Division 6 Portfolio: Water and Sewerage, Waste Management Phone: 0499 080 913 Email: [email protected] Cr Bob Leitch, Deputy Mayor Division 7 Portfolio: Infrastructure Services Phone: 0429 231 516 Email: [email protected] Cr James Cochrane, Division 8 Portfolio: Tourism, Sport and Recreation Phone: 0499 080 398 Email: [email protected] PAGE 2 THE ROUND-UP MAY 2017 Contents Mary Valley Rattler 01 Your Councillors 02 A message from Together with Gympie Regional Council, the Rattler Railway Company is working hard to Mayor Mick Curran get the historic Mary Valley Rattler back on track by December 2017. 03 Mary Valley Rattler To help get this project delivered, the Rattler Railway Company is seeking volunteers 03 Upgrade to Langton and with a variety of skills and interests to help support the steam train’s successful revival. Hall Roads Positions currently required include general hands, cleaners, painters, carpenters, 04 Smithfield Street Update storemen, boilermakers and fitters. 04 Canoe and Kayak Strategy Whether you would like to work within a heritage environment, support the operation 05 Our Towns Program of the unique steam locomotives or help others to enjoy their railway experience, please 06 GourMAY email your interest to [email protected]. For general enquiries, please 06 Build a Better Start-Up email [email protected] or call 07 5482 2750. 07 Corporate Plan 2017 – 2022 This project is being funded in partnership with the Queensland Government as part of 07 Water Business Unit Update the Works for Queensland program. 07 G150 Celebrations 07 Upgrading The Pavilion 08 Meet the Mayor and Councillors 08 11th Mayoral Prayer Breakfast 08 The 21st Annual Goomeri Pumpkin festival 09 Meet the Staff 10 Gympie Aquatic and Recreation Centre 12 What’s On THE ROUND-UP Produced By Gympie Regional Council Town Hall, 2 Caledonian Hill, Gympie 1300 307 800 [email protected] Upgrade to Langton and Hall Roads Be Waste Wise! Did you know Council has Works have started on the upgrade of Langton and Hall roads with completion a free waste and recycling scheduled for August 2017, weather permitting. app to help you stay up The project will upgrade the full length of Langton Road and Hall Road between to date with bin collection the highway and the north coast rail line and will include road widening, days and to recycle pavement reconstruction, new sections of kerb and channel and asphalt effectively? surfacing. Download the Gympie Region Improvements will also be made to the intersections of Eldorado Road and Hall Recycling App for both Apple Road, and Langton and Hall roads, as well as stormwater drainage upgrades. and Android smartphones and This project is part of Council’s commitment to improving the road network tablets for free through the across the region. Apple App store or Google Play. THE ROUND-UP MAY 2017 PAGE 3 Smithfield Street Update The Smithfield Street Revitalisation Project is Cr Daryl Dodt holding the artwork representation progressing quickly, with the completion date of the Mary River which will be a feature in the brought forward from late 2017 to the end of Smithfield Street upgrade July 2017. Visitors to Gympie’s town centre will soon notice a number of themed artworks, eye-catching street lighting, extensive landscaping and street furniture being installed as part of the project, transforming Smithfield Street into a pedestrian-friendly ‘Eat Street’. Well into its final stages, the project is on target to finish mid- year. A unique feature of the project is the barrier railing along Smithfield Street, called River of Gold. Using a laser cut design, the curves in the artwork reflect the shape of the Mary River with the Region’s flora captured in the various shades of bronze highlighted by the sophisticated lighting. This project is being funded by the Queensland Government’s Building our Regions Program and Gympie Regional Council. Canoe and Kayak Strategy The first round of delivery for a number Works will include improvements to of canoe and kayak launch points is the access points, car parks and launch scheduled to start construction in mid- facilities. Informational and directional 2017 (weather permitting). In line with signage will also be delivered to Council’s endorsed Canoe and Kayak help visitors get the most out of the Strategy, this includes launch points on experience. the Mary River at Gympie Weir (near Once complete, the projects will Kidd Bridge), Attie Sullivan Park (near provide a range of opportunities for Normanby Bridge) and Kandanga Weir the community and visitors alike to get on Kandanga Creek. outdoors and learn more about the The projects form part of an ongoing Region. You may even get a chance to program of works and will create a get up close with species such as the network of canoe and kayak trails Mary River Turtle, the Mary River Cod, across the Region with the aim of the Australian Lung Fish and if you’re enhancing the access and enjoyment of lucky, the White Throated Snapping our Region’s waterways. Turtle. PAGE 4 THE ROUND-UP MAY 2017 ‘Our Towns’ – Sustainable Centres Program The Our Towns Sustainable Centres Program is an ongoing Council initiative aimed at enhancing the Region’s rural and coastal townships as attractive and desirable places to live, work and play. Council worked closely with the Nautilus Drive and Queen Elizabeth in securing the economic future of community to identify key priorities in Drive, and seating along the Queen Goomeri by enhancing the township each township. Elizabeth Drive and Bayside Road as a desirable location for passing pedestrian and cycle path. Work on tourists to stop and visit, supporting Stage one (Kandanga) and stage two these projects started in April with the ongoing success of the Goomeri (Amamoor and Gunalda) have now been completion expected in mid-2017. Pumpkin Festival and complimenting delivered. Council’s next priority is stage the planned rail trail back to Kilkivan three (Cooloola Cove and Tin Can Bay) Goomeri and on to Murgon. This project is and stage four (Goomeri), with stage Residents and visitors to Goomeri scheduled for completion in late 2017. five (Rainbow Beach) coming soon. will see the area between Boonara Street and railway corridor improved Tin Can Bay Cooloola Cove with a community seating space and Residents and visitors to Tin Can Bay Implementation of the first round of landscaping fronting Moore Street. The will benefit from additional street tree the Cooloola Cove Township Concept project will also involve the formation planting and landscape improvements, Master Plan will see a formalised of short term (no overnight) RV new signage, new footpaths and pedestrian link from Golden Hind parking spaces and associated vehicle widening to existing footpaths, and Avenue to Retreat Court, upgraded turnaround linking back to Perrett street furniture around the retail and pedestrian links and landscaping at Street. These improvements will assist commercial hub. These works are the commercial hub on the corner of scheduled for completion in late 2017. Concept plan of the formalised pedestrian link at Cooloola Cove THE ROUND-UP MAY 2017 PAGE 5 GourMAY GourMAY is your chance to explore, taste and experience the best of the Region at one of the many events planned, with all tastes and budgets catered for. Building on the success of previous years, this month long celebration of local food and produce was launched at the Gympie Town Centre Growers Market on Wednesday 3 May. Gympie Region Food and Food Tourism Ambassador Matt Golinski will showcase the diverse range of produce available in the Region in demonstrations at: • 19 and 20 May – Gympie District Show • 28 May – Goomeri Pumpkin Festival.
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