Hello everyone,
Thanks to those of you who have been joining us at the Community catch-ups across the region. The turnout in Cape Gloucester was great and it provided a wonderful opportunity to connect with residents to discuss current and future plans. We appreciate the time you have taken out of your busy schedules to meet with myself, my fellow Councillors and the Community Engagement and project teams.
Easter holidays are in full swing and it’s amazing to see so many of you out and about enjoying everything our beautiful region has to offer. Across Division 5 we saw lots of people heading to the beaches of Hydeaway Bay and Dingo Beach to relax, unwind and enjoy our beautiful coastline.
Across in Division 3, Lake Proserpine is offering free camping to all children at the lakeside campgrounds throughout the month of April! What a spectacular opportunity to get out and about and enjoy our own backyard. If you haven’t visited Lake Proserpine yet, be sure to put it on your Whitsunday bucket list.
The Proserpine RV park is also back open and ready to welcome travellers arriving in our region to enjoy our Whitsunday winter. There is also a new RV park in Collinsville which has been very busy hosting many new faces to the area.
Back in Division 5 there’s good news for lovers of walking and hiking, as the sealing of Forestry Road edges near completion. This road meanders up to the beginning of the Great Whitsunday Walk in Brandy Creek.
The road was almost washed away in the floods of 2019. However, thanks to funding from the State Government, we have renewed nearly 50 storm water crossings along the track and will be extending the existing seal in the next couple of months to mitigate such events in the future. The Forestry Road project was made possible thanks to $500k of funding from the Transport and Tourism Connections scheme and $250k of funding from the Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme.
As well as upgrading the road, we are also installing a much-needed amenities block in the car park which services multiple visitors and locals year-round. This is expected to occur early in the new financial year thanks to funding from Works for Queensland, Round 4.
Cheers
Cr Gary
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