Mackay Regional councillors warmly welcome our new CEO.
Gerard Carylon returned to Mackay Regional Council late last month, taking on the position of CEO. During a meeting with councillors, he was very candid about his desire to improve the relationship between the elected body of councillors and council staff, with a focus on delivering the objectives in our Corporate Plan. This includes allocating funding for each year of the plan. Mr Carlyon also outlined how he’d like to interact with the elected councillors and the vision he has for the next six months.
I believe all councillors were positively impressed by the new CEO's approach and look forward to a positive difference for Mackay under his leadership. I for one had the opportunity for a one-on-one meeting with the new CEO at the end of his first week on the job after having shared his company at the Council Connect – Let’s Chat session in the Pioneer Valley last Wednesday. We visited several sites of significance from Walkerston, Marian, Mirani, Dows Creek, Finch Hatton and Eungella, meeting with people to take in feedback on council work and projects as well as answering questions along the way.
Drainage maintenance prior to the wet season an important step in being Disaster Read
The urban footprint of Mackay is essentially spread over a largely flat flood plain, which has had several brushes with major floods. Significant investments have been made over the years to protect public and private assets and our community. It’s been good to see drain maintenance works being carried out in some of the key residential, commercial and industrial areas of Mackay. I look forward to seeing this work continuing to give our drainage outlets the best flow capacity to cope with the rainfall events we know and have experienced as recently as earlier this year.
Let’s Chat – Council Connect
There are several upcoming sessions across the region, including Seaforth, Mirani and Bloomsbury. To find out more details and book an informal one-on-one chat with a council representative, please search ‘Let’s Chat – Council Connect’ in your preferred search engine.
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