Media Releases

Latest Media Releases

20 November 2009

Council and QFRS rescue two dogs from storm water drain (35KB PDF)

19 November 2009

Time running out to nominate a 'local hero' (40KB PDF)

18 November 2009

Gladstone Regional Council serves up funding ace (38KB PDF)Photo Attachment (557KB JPG)

17 November 2009

Popular author to cook up a storm at Gladstone City Library (40KB PDF)

16 November 2009

Lost dog reunited with family by Council thanks to microchip (35KB PDF)Photo Attachment (710KB JPG)

11 November 2009

Green thumbs wanted for first potential GRVP project (36KB PDF)

10 November 2009

Turn your old mobiles into plastic fence posts (39KB PDF)

2 November 2009

GRVP launches array of new discussion topics (37KB PDF)

October 2009

27 October 2009

Community has a say on region's new planning scheme (43KB PDF)

21 October 2009

Council removes firewood from BBQs during local fire ban (33KB PDF)

20 October 2009

Council recognised for safety invention (42KB PDF)Photo Attachment (1.68MB JPG)

19 October 2009

Council gets its hands dirty for fish habitat (47KB PDF)
Have your say on the region’s new land use planning scheme (43KB PDF)

16 October 2009

No problems with Miriam Vale water supply (32KB PDF)

14 October 2009

Another major Airport reconstruction milestone reached (36KB PDF)
Visioning Panel resonates with residents (43KB PDF)

13 October 2009

Council supports Doorways to Civil Construction (34KB PDF)Photo Attachment (4.41MB JPG)

6 October 2009

Council adopts amended Planning Scheme Policies (36KB PDF)
Knight Eagle soars into Mt Larcom (34KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2.16MB JPG)Photo Attachment (1.97MB JPG)
Discount deadline for rates notices fast approaching (31KB PDF)

5 October 2009

Go green and increase profitability - at the same time (32KB PDF)

2 October 2009

Knight Eagle rocks the beach in 2009 (35KB PDF)Photo Attachment (3.24MB JPG)Photo Attachment (2.67MB JPG)Photo Attachment (2.78MB JPG)
It's been worth the wait... the GRVP has arrived! (39KB PDF)
Strong reporting skills 'a must for GHG emitters' (42KB PDF)Photo Attachment (78KB JPG)

September 2009

29 September 2009

Carbon Forum to identify risks and opportunities in CPRS (32KB PDF)

18 September 2009

GRVP to revolutionise Community Interaction (46KB PDF)
Carbon Forum planned for Gladstone (40KB PDF)

17 September 2009

390 land owners to be re-issued rates notices (32KB PDF)

16 September 2009

First landing on Western Runway (43KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2.0MB JPG)Read More
Extra airport parking under way (40KB PDF)Read More

11 September 2009

Families healthy and active with Council’s new all-ages area (42KB PDF)Photo Attachment (3.08MB JPG)

10 September 2009

Gladstone Airport Terminal upgrade gets under way (40KB PDF)

August 2009

21 August 2009

Smashing good time had by seniors at morning tea (42KB PDF)

19 August 2009

Expo and forum to focus on community cohesion (43KB PDF)Photo Attachment (1.17MB JPG)
Council opposes proposed Curtis Island esplanade closure (40KB PDF)

18 August 2009

Council raises concerns Gladstone LNG (Santos) Project EIS (43KB PDF)
Planning for our region's sporting future (40KB PDF)
Council disappointed at QAC cut in funding for local schools (48KB PDF)

17 August 2009

Cooking for 680 seniors, no worries says Mayor's wife (38KB PDF)
Tickets selling fast for race day out (38KB PDF) Photo Attachment (791KB JPG)

13 August 2009

Desalination project on track for October start (35KB PDF)

7 August 2009

Airport reconstruction project update: terminal tender awarded (42KB PDF)Photo Attachment (3.37MB JPG)Photo Attachment (4.22MB JPG)Photo Attachment (3.39MB JPG)Photo Attachment (3.37MB JPG)

3 August 2009

Tender awarded for Stage One of community centre complex (38KB PDF)

July 2009

29 July 2009

Gladstone gearing up for the 2009 Cultural Diversity Forum (37KB PDF)

28 July 2009

Have your say on Memorial Park draft master plan (39KB PDF) View Masterplan & Submit Feedback

24 July 2009

Council raises concerns over proposed MRET increase (43KB PDF)

21 July 2009

Gladstone Regional Libraries will be closing from July 30 to August 2 to finalise integration (40KB PDF)
Community urged to have their say on aquatic centre future (39KB PDF) Photo Attachment (1.08MB JPG)

20 July 2009

Cracking good time had by all at Colonial Fair (38KB PDF) View Photo Gallery

16 July 2009

Travel in style at the Colonial Fair (36KB PDF) Photo Attachment (1.94MB JPG)

15 July 2009

Fair colonial crack of the whip (36KB PDF) Photo Attachment (5.83MB JPG)
Council aims for environmental best practice in 2009/10 (38KB PDF) Photo Attachment (3.39MB JPG)
Future growth a criteria when planning for new roads (44KB PDF) Photo Attachment (4.9MB JPG)

13 July 2009

Feasibility study of the Gladstone Entertainment Centre (45KB PDF) Photo Attachment (2.33MB JPG)
Gladstone Regional Council invests in disaster management planning (38KB PDF) Photo Attachment (4.12MB JPG)
Council to undertake key infrastructure planning in 2009/10 (36KB PDF)
Budget funding to upgrade Airport CCTV cameras (36KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2.14MB JPG)
Library on wheels gets second van (36KB PDF)

10 July 2009

Churn it up at the Colonial Fair (36KB PDF)Photo Attachment (1.13MB PDF)

8 July 2009

All aboard seniors' week celebrations (40KB PDF) Photo Attachment (1.57MB JPG)
Council planning for Barney Point future redevelopment (38KB PDF) Photo Attachment (2.48MB JPG)

6 July 2009

Two hundred years in forty minutes at Colonial Fair (36KB PDF)
Council committed to sustainable waste practices (38KB PDF) Photo Attachment (3.18MB JPG)

3 July 2009

Come dressed in your Victorian best at the Q150 Colonial Fair (39KB PDF) Photo Attachment (4.78MB JPG)

2 July 2009

Council funds community centre's $1.86 million Stage Two(41KB PDF)

1 July 2009

Micro-chipping and de-sexing vouchers given the green light(43KB PDF) Photo Attachment (1.04MB JPG)

June 2009

30 June 2009

Budget Media Kit
- Budget - Rates Notices 2009(32KB PDF)Photo Attachment (3.51MB JPG)
- Mayor's Budget Statement 2009 (48KB PDF)
- Ready Reckoner - Budget Summary (42KB PDF)
  - Rates comparison table (73KB PDF)
- Development Services Overview (41KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2.87MB JPG)
- Corporate Services Overview (38KB PDF)Photo Attachment (713KB JPG)
- Community Services Overview (46KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2.18MB JPG)
- Parks and Recreation Overview (37KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2.07MB JPG)
- Infrastructure Services Overview (43KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2.38MB JPG)
- Environment & Regulation Overview (38KB PDF)Photo Attachment (1.87MB JPG)
Courtesy bus to transport residents back in time (44KB PDF)

29 June 2009

Profile.id training session(37KB PDF) Photo Attachment (2.17MB JPG)

26 June 2009

Desal visit by Tannum High(33KB PDF) Photo Attachment (1.25MB JPG)

25 June 2009

Airport reconstruction works well under way (56KB PDF)

19 June 2009

Gladstone children to benefit from funding (66KB PDF)Photo Attachment (100KB JPG)
Seventeen Seventy Foreshore Vandalism (42KB PDF)

17 June 2009

Gladstone City Library set to open on Sundays (46.1KB PDF) Photo Attachment (183KB JPG)

16 June 2009

Council plans for future growth (36KB PDF)

10 June 2009

Healthy Active Gladstone Region wins regional award (37KB PDF) Photo Attachment (4.2MB JPG)

9 June 2009

Council launches online socio-demographic program (36KB PDF)
Amateur photographers urged to Thanks Dad (39KB PDF) Photo Attachment (3.84MB JPG)

5 June 2009

Local school girl takes out regional colouring in competition (36KB PDF)Photo Attachment (4.4MB JPG)

May 2009

29 May 2009

Weather no concern for Ecofest 2009 (35KB PDF) Photo Attachment (1.7MB JPG)

28 May 2009

First milestone for Airport project (213KB PDF)

27 May 2009

First in first served for free Ecofest bus passes (33KB PDF) Photo Attachment (3MB JPG)
Photo/Interview opportunity Gladstone Airport Runway (96KB PDF)
State to rename local bridges for Q150 celebrations (45KB PDF)

25 May 2009

Council's light bulb exchange a bright idea for Local Government week (35KB PDF)
Shining a spotlight on our region's unsung heroes (42KB PDF)
Median strip landscaping underway (36KB PDF)
Seventeen Seventy Foreshore Redevelopment: Huge Success (39KB PDF) Photo Attachment (4.6MB JPG)

22 May 2009

Airport work begins (36KB PDF)

21 May 2009

Friends of the garden guide at Ecofest (38KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2.43MB JPG)
Popular program moving to a new day (36KB PDF)

20 May 2009

Council to have a say on gas pipeline EIS (40KB PDF)
Council invites tenders for airport terminal upgrade (41KB PDF)Attachment 1 Departures Hall Plan (205KB JPG)Attachment 2 Arrivals Hall Plan (199KB JPG)

19 May 2009

Recycle your old mobile and help green Australia (45KB PDF) Photo Attachment (1.6MB JPG)

15 May 2009

Rabbitscan Challenge (42KB PDF)
Installation of stairs at Agnes Beach (40KB PDF)Photo Attachment 1 (211KB JPG)

14 May 2009

Drumming up a cultural connection (38KB PDF)Photo Attachment 1 (1.4MB JPG) Photo Attachment 2 (1.8MB JPG)

13 May 2009

Step back in time at Q150 Colonial Fair (38KB PDF)

12 May 2009

Ecofest shows it's easy being green (34KB PDF)

6 May 2009

Water project to create jobs, but details in the pipeline (39KB PDF)
May 11 deadline approaches for Q150 descendants' dinner (33KB PDF)

5 May 2009

Baby Bounce to start at Gladstone library (34KB PDF)

April 2009

28 April 2009

Bottoms up for Ecofest's freshwater turtles (34KB PDF)
Council to implement ongoing community platform (34KB PDF)

24 April 2009

Healthy Active Gladstone Region program shortlisted (34KB PDF)

17 April 2009

Community invited to Airport Project update (35KB PDF)
Last chance for stallholders to register for Ecofest (35KB PDF)

15 April 2009

Q150 Steam Train open to public (38KB PDF)

9 April 2009

Free Q150 Steam Train tickets up for grabs (35KB PDF)

2 April 2009

Council floats to feature in street parade (40KB PDF)
Agnes Beach restoration work continues (35KB PDF)
Council seeks region's early settler descendants (35KB PDF)Download Application Form (1.03MB PDF)

March 2009

31 March 2009

Councillor booth proves popular at Stockland Gladstone (35KB PDF)

30 March 2009

Ever expanding program ensures Ecofest's popularity (38KB PDF)

27 March 2009

Stallholders invited for Ecofest (34KB PDF)

25 March 2009

Gladstone Skate Park venue for National Youth Week event - April 15 (35KB PDF)
Sounds to suit all at Miriam Vale Youth Music Festival (48KB PDF) Photo Attachment (625KB JPG)

24 March 2009

Council opts for lowest tender submission for airport project (37KB PDF)

20 March 2009

Meet with your Councillors at Stockland Gladstone (35KB PDF)

18 March 2009

Be cool and ride to school on National Ride2School Day (61KB PDF)

13 March 2009

Council works with EPA on damage to Agnes Beach (54KB PDF)

12 March 2009

Speed limit reduced near Central School (35KB PDF)

11 March 2009

Agnes Beach re-opens but caution urged (45 KB PDF)
Residents rush in to buy Q150 steam train tickets (35KB PDF) Photo Attachment (1.8MB JPG)

10 March 2009

Council forced into changing Miriam Vale planning scheme (36KB PDF)
Q150 train ticket rush expected (36KB PDF)
Cyclone causes Agnes beach closure (35 KB PDF)Photo Attachment 1(424KB JP); Photo Attachment 2 (267KB JPG) ; Photo Attachment 3 (197KB JPG) ; Photo Attachment 4 (293KB JPG) ; Photo Attachment 5 (235KB JPG) ; Photo Attachment 6 (395KB PDF) ; Photo Attachment 7 (381KB JPG)
Council warns against Cyclone complacency (35KB PDF)Photo Attachment (2MB JPG)

8 March 2009

Local Disaster coordination centre activated (32 KB PDF)

5 March 2009

Steam train tickets to go on sale (50KB PDF)

4 March 2009

Miriam Vale Fig Tree Pruning (35KB PDF)

2 March 2009

Centenarians celebrate at Gardens ceremony (103KB PDF)

February 2009

26 February 2009

Waste audit sifts through household waste (38KB PDF) Photo Attachment (2.45MB JPG)

25 February 2009

Influenza shot time again (35 KB PDF)

24 February 2009

Community responds to Councillor Booth (36KB PDF)
Council goes on tour of region (38KB PDF)

23 February 2009

Healthy Choice Awards: The key Ingredient to a healthier community (84KB PDF)

20 February 2009

Council ramps up mosquito control program (59KB PDF)

19 February 2009

Opening of Kirkwood Stage 2 key to city bypass plan (51KB PDF)
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Airport Project Tenders Close (53KB PDF)
Intersection provides safer access to Benaraby Landfill (48KB PDF) Photo Attachment 1 (1.54MB JPG)

18 February 2009

Register now for Clean Up Australia Day (38KB PDF) Photo Attachment (4MB JPG)
Morning tea to bring 'new-comers' together (46KB PDF)
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Council to discuss building heights in Boyne Tannum (35KB PDF)

17 February 2009

Water rates due this Friday (34KB PDF)

16 February 2009

Aussie Mossie to get the flick (46KB PDF)

11 February 2009

Council calls on community to dig deep for bushfire victims (46KB PDF)

10 February 2009

Healthy Active Launch participants urged to Be Smart and Take Part (58KB PDF)Photo Attachment 1(3.86MB JPG)

4 February 2009

Healthy Active Launch is on the way (47KB PDF)

January 2009

30 January 2009

Healthy Active Gladstone Region is just a click away (49KB PDF)Photo Attachment 1(1.84MB JPG)

27 January 2009

Council to trial new meeting schedule (41KB PDF)
Home Library Service extension an unprecedented success (47KB PDF)
Healthy Active Sports Forums Coming Soon (78KB PDF)
What is the Healthy Active Gladstone Region? (95KB PDF)
Gladstone artists' work selected for Qld 150 celebrations (53KB PDF)
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25 January 2009

2009 Australia Day Award Presentations (46KB PDF)

21 January 2009

Local operatic talent to sing anthem at Australia Day awards (61KB PDF)
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Healthy Active Gladstone - Organisations urged to get involved in healthy, active project (75KB PDF)

20 January 2009

Metal Marvels breathes new into old (47KB PDF)
Council throws support behind RSPCA Queensland (46KB PDF)

19 January 2009

Come along and celebrate Australia Day (64KB PDF)

15 January 2009

Healthy Active Gladstone Region - Calling for Active Ambassadors (81KB PDF)
Healthy Active Gladstone Region - Healthy Choice Awards (75KB PDF)

5 January 2009

Summer Reading Club a hit with the kids(46KB PDF)Photo Attachment (3.03MB JPG)

6 January 2009

SUNfest 2009 Program of Events (January 8-12) (106KB PDF)
SUNfest 2009 heats up at the Discovery Coast (106KB PDF)

5 January 2009

SUNfest activities to kick off tomorrow(57KB PDF)