The Granite Belt Community Association (GBCA) delivered its detailed business case on de-amalgamation to Queensland Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe last Monday 10 December.
The government has said that if the business case stacks up – and de-amalgamation will not financially disadvantage the Stanthorpe community – the matter will be put to a region-wide vote. In other words, all residents of the current Southern Downs Regional Council area would get to say “yes” or “no” to a return to separate Warwick and Stanthorpe/Granite Belt councils.
No timeframe has yet been announced by the government on how long it will take to assess the business case.
GBCA president Rev Alan Colyer told the Free Times last week the group was “pleased with the progress of our investigations and we thank Lawrence Springborg and the Project Steering Committee for their efforts”.
