Community meetings were held in Braidwood and Captains Flat last week about the upcoming summer season for the eastern pools in Braidwood, Bungendore and Captains Flat. After input from the community, council resolved at its recent meeting to supply additional funding and extend the season for all three facilities. They will now be open from October 28 – February 28.

Council will be considering allowing flexibility of the opening hours to cater for different groups of users at the facilities, and officers will be consulting with respective communities to look at ways for providing flexibility in the opening hours.

Staff from Council will also be liaising with schools and swimming clubs who use the pools to look at access options outside of the normal opening hours so as to provide for their swimming programs

First 100 days of Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

August 20 saw 100 days since the proclamation was made creating Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. The last 100 days have been a busy time for staff and they have continued to provide service continuity to the community.  Highlights from the first 100 days include:

Adoption of a combined operational plan with a total budget over $165m which includes $38 million in capital works, $7.6 million for upgrades to water and sewer and $4.4 million for improvements for waste management

The two works teams combining and working together on the Captains Flat road construction works

Establishment of a local representative committee comprising former Palerang mayor Peter Harrison as the chair and seven former councillors from both former local government areas.

Extension of submission for community grants

As part of the Stronger Communities Fund council has $1 million available for allocation in grants for incorporated not for profit community groups and community S.355 committees of council. Council has extended the period to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to September 23. Find out more at council’s website.

QPRC News on the way

Residents should also keep an eye out for the latest QPRC newsletter which is being delivered to all households and should be arriving around the end of the month.