2nd August IS THE CONDAMINE ALLUVIUM WORTH FIGHTING FOR? Dear Members Last week the Senate standing Committee on Rural Affairs and Transport held hearings in Dalby, Roma and Brisbane. This is a huge issue and … Continue Reading
15th February 2011 Dear members Weather Here we are in February, many of us with the wettest twelve months in memory behind us. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all those displaced by flood waters … Continue Reading
29th November 2010 PROPERTY RIGHTS AUSTRALIA Sunday, 28th November. At the time of writing Sunday 28th, there is a chance another state Labor government has fallen in Victoria. Meanwhile, in Qld, we have had the … Continue Reading
30th April 201030th April 2010 Good Afternoon Members When Fiona attempted to book the Emerald Town Hall for this years AGM on June 19th the booking clerk told her if there was any chance our … Continue Reading
19th February 2010 Information about the Inquiry On 04 February 2010 the Senate referred the following matters to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee for inquiry and report. (1) The impact of native vegetation … Continue Reading
19th February 2010 URGENT -SENATE ENQUIRY 18th February, 2010 As I write it is teeming. I hope this is general. If this is the El Nino our weather forecasters promised us, bring it on. I … Continue Reading
8th April 2009PROPERTY RIGHTS AUSTRALIAMedia Release 8 April 2009 Once again the governing Labor Party has shown its true colours. Labor politicians have clearly shown their utter dislike, verging on hatred, towards the people … Continue Reading
5th December 2007 The Local Government Remuneration Tribunal Report 2007 has been tabled in the Queensland Parliament and an electronic copy of the Report can be accessed via the Queensland Parliament’s website at: www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/legislativeassembly/tableOffice/documents/TP_PDFS/TP2744-2007.pdf
10th September 2007Shadow Minister for Local Government, Planning and Sport Howard Hobbs today warned Queensland unions that threatening Council workers affected by Council amalgamations with the sack unless they paid a union membership was akin … Continue Reading
30th August 2007 The Australian Local Government Association has recommended councils hold amalgamation ballots on Saturday, October 20. Local Government Association of Queensland president Paul Bell, told this week’s LGAQ annual conference on the Gold … Continue Reading
13th August 2007“The Beattie Labor Governments legislation last week to prohibit Councils from requesting polls of their area by the Australian Electoral Commission is an attack on the civil rights of every Queenslander,” Howard Hobbs … Continue Reading
27th July 2007The worst fears of many rural mayors have been realised when Queensland Premier Peter Beattie this morning produced a wall-sized map of the State detailing far more extensive knife wielding than many had … Continue Reading
21st May 2007AgForce is calling on the State Government to halt its forced shire amalgamation process and give the community a meaningful say, in the wake of a comprehensive AgForce member survey and more grassroots … Continue Reading
23rd April 2007Uncertainty surrounds the Federal Government’s Murray Darling water cuts, with conflicting messages about whether water will be available for livestock causing angst within the beef industry. Prime Minister John Howard announced last Thursday … Continue Reading
19th March 2007Queensland farmers and graziers who lease State Government land will be able to get longer leases if they improve the condition of their land, under innovative land reforms introduced in the Queensland Parliament … Continue Reading