the isaac story W H I T S U N D AY R E G I O N
M A C K AY R E G I O N
MACKAY
OUR REGION
GLENDEN
CHARTERS TOWERS REGION
We service 17 unique communities They are modern mining, historical, coastal and rural towns
NEBO
ILBILBIE
GREENHILL
COPPABELLA CARMILA MORANBAH CLAIRVIEW
Our population is
VALKYRIE
20,910 permanent residents* 12,080 non-permanent population* 1/3 of our population does not live here, but they enjoy the benefits of our region
KILCUMMIN
LOTUS CREEK ST LAWRENCE
DYSART MISTAKE CREEK CLERMONT
MIDDLEMOUNT
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS REGION
CLARKE CREEK
LIVINGSTONE SHIRE
MACKENZIE RIVER
BARCALDINE REGION
We produce $22.788B annual economic output** Mining is the largest industry employer generating 13,080 jobs in the mining sector** $357.271 million agricultural industry output**
ABOUT COUNCIL We employ 428 staff across the region Come and see us at one of our 7 customer service offices 8 libraries We supported and hosted over 240 events and programs in 2021-22 We maintain 99 parks and playgrounds We look after 19 community facilities, civic centres, recreation centres, museums, galleries, halls and showgrounds We own and operate 8 aquatic facilities which is more than many significantly larger councils We maintain 8 water treatment plants 6 wastewater treatment plants 9 waste management facilites and ... we maintain 4,500km of roads = sealed 2,400km + unsealed 2,100km That’s like driving from Moranbah to Perth!
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*QLD Government Statisticians Office QGSO, Bowen Basin population report, 2021 https://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/statistics/theme/population/non-resident-population-queensland-resource-regions/ bowen-galilee-basins **REMPLAN: https://app.remplan.com.au/isaac/economy
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Delivering in a changing world
