There was an error in my editorial on Saturday.
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I described the Mount Isa City Council meeting “unveiling” its economic development strategy. That was a poor choice of words.
As the Mayor reminded me when she rang me to correct the record, the strategy was unveiled 12 months ago at a meeting where I was present.
Not only that, but the Mayor said they were a quarter of the way through the actions.
I missed last week’s council meeting where the matter was discussed – a fact I said I was “disappointed” in (disappointed I missed the meeting, not disappointed in the strategy as some have interpreted).
But when I looked at the meeting agenda it states:
“Council Approve the Economic Development Strategy 2017-2020 containing 30 separate initiatives categorised under the five strategic pathways of leading, partnering, diversifying, expanding and positioning for the future; and Endorse the 30 initiatives identified in the Economic Development Strategy and continue to progress these initiatives when timing suits.”
It was this approval that I mistook for a launch and I apologise for that error. However I stand by my statement that this administration will be judged by its ultimate success of the strategy.
I will be interviewing the Mayor in the coming days and weeks to walk through where Council believes they are in relation to those 30 initiatives.
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I always enjoy heading down to Cloncurry and it is a particularly lovely drive at the moment with all the greenery sprouting up after recent rains.
On a drive on Sunday I even saw the first few caravans on the road, a reminder that that tourism season is not far away.
I went down for Curry Day, a chance for local groups to show the best of what Cloncurry has to offer while everyone was dressed in green, a reminder that the day before was St Patrick’s Day.
There is a great sense of community in Cloncurry and most people have signed up to at least one if not many social groups. It is a reminder of why the town is the “friendly heart” of the region – Derek Barry