Thursday, April 8, 2021

Crackdown on illegal dumping

This financial year council officers have tracked down the owners of 60 per cent of all rubbish that has been illegally dumped in the Mackay region.

Offenders are being warned that large fines apply for those caught breaking the law.

Residents are being encouraged to report any sightings and photos of illegal dumping – report the date, time, location and vehicle details to 1300 MACKAY (622 529).

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Our annual illegal dumping campaign has been launched and we are encouraging residents to help keep our region beautiful by reporting illegal dumping to council.

Mackay’s legendary neighbours recognised

To celebrate Neighbour Day last month, we held a competition looking for the most legendary neighbours.

We found two deserving winners – one of which was the residents of Seafarer Court in Blacks Beach.

Read the full story here to learn why this little court is the perfect example of a connected, caring community.

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Botanic Garden’s school holiday activity

Drop into the Botanic Gardens meeting room and join us to create a decorative flower or garden ornament on Thursday, April 15 from 10am to 11.30am.

Please bring your own plastic soft drink bottle (1.25L or 2L is best), we will supply paint,
paint brushes and other craft materials to create your masterpiece.

Parental supervision is required, all ages welcome (adults included). Please note, waiting periods may apply as numbers are limited in meeting room for social distancing requirements.
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More information

Draft Corporate Plan open for comment

Residents are invited to have their say on council’s new draft Corporate Plan 2021-2026.

The draft document is now available on Connecting Mackay and residents have two weeks to comment.

Mayor Greg Williamson said this proposed new Corporate Plan would be an interim plan that needed to be adopted by June this year.

More project info

Native Plant Program
returns this month

Council’s popular Free Native Plant Program is returning this month with more opportunities for ratepayers to collect their plants.

The first nursery open days of the year will be held on Friday, April 16, from 9am to 3pm, and Saturday, April 17, from 9am to noon.

The open days are held at the Mackay Natural Environment Centre, which is located at 6 Swayne Street, North Mackay.

Learn more

Bag a bargain at upcoming book sale

Book into the Gordon White Library book sale and score a bag of books for the price of a cup of coffee.

The sale runs daily from April 10 to 16.

Thousands of excess books are on sale for a fraction of their retail price.

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Your councillors are:
Mayor Greg Williamson, Deputy Mayor Karen May, Cr Martin Bella, Cr Laurence Bonaventura, Cr Justin Englert, Cr Michelle Green, Cr Belinda Hassan, Cr Alison Jones, Cr Fran Mann, Cr Russell Seymour and Cr Pauline Townsend.

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