Leaders from the eight North West Queensland council meet in Karumba August 7-8 looking to “renew their drive to shape the future of the region” ahead of the next federal election.
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The North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils was established by the eight councils in 2013 to advocate and deliver on agreed priorities for the region.
NWQROC Chair, and Carpentaria Mayor Jack Bawden said the meeting was a pivotal point as the region’s importance on state and national agendas grew.
“Through NWQROC we’re putting locals in the driver’s seat to ensure that North West Queensland is in the best position to be heard and to take advantage of growing opportunities,” Cr Bawden said.
“We know the next federal election is on the horizon and this meeting marks the start of our campaign as we develop a strategy for the 2019 Federal election.”
This meeting will set the NWQROC election strategy to outline the priorities and the key actions to develop North West Queensland and Dr John McVeigh MP, Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government, will attend the meeting as part of a listening tour.
On the agenda is discussions on the North West Minerals Province Blueprint with Queensland’s Department of State Development with its potential for industry growth to bring investment and help create jobs.
The regions’ eight councils - Burke, Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Doomadgee, Flinders, McKinlay, Mount Isa and Richmond – agreed to ramp up the operations of NWQROC in November last year and appointed its first the first Executive Officer, Greg Hoffman former long term LGAQ General Manger of Advocacy.
Cr Bawden said that under Mr Hoffman’s expert guidance, NWQROC will put our region on the front foot, working across industry and all levels of government to the benefit of our communities and our local economy.
“We’re a determined bunch in North West Queensland, and that passion will be well represented going forward in the form of NWQROC,” Cr Bawden said.
Let’s hope the NWQROC meeting gives this region the focus it desperately needs in Canberra and Brisbane – Derek Barry
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
