Christmas Tree charity event a great success
The inaugural Mayor’s Christmas Tree charity event was held on Saturday evening, and I am delighted to say that it was a well-attended, successful event, and judging from comments made in person and on social media, enjoyed by all attendees.
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As with such events, nothing is possible without a huge collaborative effort by many, who give their time selflessly in many ways, from securing sponsorships, setting up the venue, and the handling the many minute details that are involved.
To my fellow committee members Councillors Peta MacRae and Jean Ferris, Kirsten Westerman, Natalie Flecker, Natasha Tully, the MIETV team led by Angi Matveyeff, our MICC team Rebecca Campbell, Jasmine Barber, Penny Stephens, and Lewis Read, you all did an amazing job.
My fellow councillors, Phil Barwick, Mick Tully, Paul Stretton, Jean Ferris, George Fortune, and Peta MacRae, your support is unwavering and I am delighted to have you all by my side this term.
To our wonderful sponsors, Mount Isa Mines, Q Crush, Bell & Moir Toyota , Innovar Mining Services, Mount Isa Isuzu Ute, Hankinson Smash Repairs, Adels Grove, Mount Isa Coaches, Cava Hydraulics, Capricorn Hair Studio, North West Veterinary Clinic, Southern Cross Austereo and Hot FM, MacRae News, Mount Isa Pets & Produce, Images by Kate Glover, Hair by Larns, The Body Sanctuary, Mount Isa Rotary Rodeo, and MIETV, I sincerely thank you all for your support.
The evening was made special by the wonderful entertainers that we are so fortunate to have living locally.
The wonderfully talented Bandana, Kate Hartley, and the man of many talents, Mr Robbie Katter.
Thank you to our wonderful emcee Michael Nelson of Barking Frog, the volunteers from the Zonta Club of Mount Isa, our waitstaff, and the ever professional and capable staff of MIETV.
Finally, to everyone who attended the evening, you have directly supported the hospital to care for and continue to save the lives of our children.
Events like these and your donations make the journey easier for all children and their families in Mount Isa who are touched by sickness and tragedy.
On behalf of the Mount Isa City Council, I am delighted to present these events and opportunities to the community, in an effort to make this city the best it can be.
Joyce McCulloch
Mount Isa Mayor
Child Safety Crisis
Leaked data from the Department of Child Safety shows just how many at-risk children across Queensland are waiting in backlogs, being sent back to potentially dangerous homes because the system that’s meant to protect them can’t keep up.
Almost 4000 cases of suspected child abuse across the state are stuck in processing backlogs – vulnerable children waiting for our help, 85% cent of child abuse investigations that require action within a 10-day period are missing the deadline.
What’s more disturbing is almost 70 per cent of all child abuse investigations, including the most urgent, aren’t started on time.
We have never before seen such poor levels of response to child abuse.
More than than 1000 at-risk children in north and far north Queensland are still languishing in a growing backlog.
Our Child Safety Service Centres have had budgets slashed for the 2015-16 year.
If this data wasn’t leaked, Queenslanders would have had to wait months to see it and not before Labor applied a thick coat of spin.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Child Safety Minister Shannon Fentiman are more interested in protecting their political interests. If I were Child Safety Minister, I would be working around the clock to reduce these backlogs as soon as possible.
Ros Bates
Shadow Child Safety Minister
