Volunteer Week celebrations at Springsure.
How we involve our community Council engages with the Central Highlands’ community using a variety of methods. Established practices include meeting with community reference groups and holding community consultations, which provide opportunities for people to connect with councillors and council staff.
Art Therapy and Narrative Therapy Workshops We partnered with Central Queensland University to deliver art therapy and narrative therapy workshops to promote resilience in Central Highlands’ communities.
Have Your Say, Central Highlands
This pilot study, conducted by the university, explored how to
During the last financial year, Have Your Say, Central
increase insight of the participant’s personal resilience. There
Highlands had 4700 visits. A total of 448 people participated
were 12 workshops, with four each in Emerald, Gemfields and
in the 75 surveys that were posted on the site.
Rolleston and 56 people attended.
The Illegal Dumping and Littering in our Region project had the highest engagement with 337 respondents to the survey.
Councillor consultations
It sought community involvement to locate hotspots for
Councillor consultations and regional general council
illegal dumping or littering.
meetings are held in communities across our region every
The council’s survey of the effects of COVID-19 on the Central Highlands community had the second highest engagement with 273 respondents.
year. These meetings are an opportunity for residents to meet with the mayor and councillors, ask questions or raise concerns and receive updates on projects in their area. In 2019-20, consultations were not held due to the local
Seniors Week
government elections and the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Another successful Seniors Week celebration was hosted at the Bauhinia Memorial Hall in Springsure with 240 guests travelling across the region to attend this signature event in the calendar. The luncheon event featured a musical performance of Practically Perfect – The Music of Julie
Andrews. Students from Springsure State School served tea, coffee and meals and their support to make the event run smoothly was greatly appreciated by council staff.
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