mayor’s message I am pleased to deliver my 11th Isaac Regional Council Budget as Mayor of a region that continues to feed, power and build communities across the globe. I am proud of our great team of Councillors, our executive leadership team and staff. This budget is about setting up the Isaac region to deliver in the future, whatever changes this may bring for our people, our industries, our businesses, our communities. Our focus is on our future, beyond the pandemic. We live in a world where doing business is changing and becoming more expensive. Demand is outstripping supply. For Council business, it means that the mowers we use in our parks, the graders we use on our roads, the filters and pumps for our pools, the piping for water and sewerage projects have all become dearer and harder to secure. Maintaining such an extensive portfolio poses unique challenges and requires considerable funding and resources. This challenge is further complicated by the industry impacts on community infrastructure, particularly roads, waste management facilities, and our water and wastewater network. All these factors complicate our operations, but I am confident we have delivered a robust and balanced budget today that will support us into the future. We use social, financial and economic sustainability principles when determining our budget and this enables us to provide the required level of service in the most cost effective manner. Despite the current supply chain challenges and the Consumer Price Index increasing around 6 per cent, Council has generally kept rates increases below 3 per cent. This is a great effort and it is going to help us deliver quality services for our communities in a changing world.
Anne Baker Mayor of Isaac Regional Council
Greg Austen Division 1 Glenden and Rural Clermont
Sandy Moffat Division 2 Dysart
Deputy Mayor Kelly Vea Vea Division 5 Moranbah
Carolyn Jane Moriarty Pickels Division 6 Division 7 Clermont Middlemount and Surrounds
Gina Lacey Division 3 Moranbah
Simon West Division 4 Moranbah
Viv Coleman Division 8 Nebo and Isaac Coast
MAYOR ANNE BAKER Isaac Regional Council: 2022-23 Annual Budget
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