Community & Business
25 February, 2022
TRC joins mayors’ group
TABLELANDS Regional Council will join a newly-formed organisation which hopes to have greater influence on government policy in a bid to promote growth in regional areas and to fund the infrastructure needed for that growth.
The Regional Queensland Council of Mayors is currently chaired by Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson, with executive committee members being Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill, Whitsunday Mayor Andrew Willcox, Cairns Mayor Bob Manning, Douglas Mayor Michael Kerr, Cook Mayor Peter Scott, and Charters Towers Mayor Frank Beveridge.
The new group is hoping to be an effective lobby group for the regional areas they represent, similar to the Southeast Queensland Council of Mayors and the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils.
“The purpose of RQCoM is to give the Councils in the balance of Queensland a similar voice to the member councils of those two organisations,” a report to council stated.
“Accordingly, it is considered that being a part of the RQCoM would strengthen Council’s voice in the key advocacy areas” of City Deals, energy, water, tourism, roads, ports and communication.
The last meeting of the group was in Mossman in October 2021, during which the appointment of the new executive officer, Matthew Rowe, was confirmed.
TRC will pay $4709 to be a member of the group for the next financial year.
