By Emily-Rose Toohey
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) has been workshopping and making changes to its advisory committees.
According to the document provided to the council at its last meeting, advisory committees enable nominated councillors to be assigned specific responsibilities linked to the strategic priorities of SDRC.
“An advisory committee is a consultative committee to council that is designed to discuss key issues, engage with the community and make recommendations to council,” the report said.
“They are appointed to provide input, an overview or advise council on specific topics.”
As a result, revisions to the committee were discussed at the 4 May Connecting With Council Meeting in Ballandean prior to the recent SDRC meeting.
The proposed changes are as follows:
Statutory Committees
– Add Crs Bartley and McNally to the Local Disaster Management Group
– Add Crs Gliori and McDonald to the Local Disaster Recovery Group
– Replace Cr McNally with Mayor Pennisi on the Regional Arts Development Fund Committee (member)
Advisory Committees
– Replace Cr McDonald with Cr McNally on the Pest Management Advisory Committee
– Replace Cr Gliori and the vacant position with Cr McNally and Tancred on the Saleyards Advisory Committee
– Replace Mayor Pennisi with Cr McNally on the Shaping Southern Downs Advisory Committee
– Replace Cr Bartley with Cr McNally on the Southern Downs Road Safety Advisory Committee (observer)
-Note that Cr Gow is the Chair of the Stanthorpe 150th Anniversary Celebration Advisory Committee
Council Internal Committees
– Add Cr McDonald to the Condamine River Sports Group
– Add Mayor Pennisi to the Environmental Sustainability Advisory Group
– Replace Cr McNally with Cr Gliori on the Grants to Community Committee
– Add Cr McDonald to the Morgan Park User Group Committee
– Replace Cr Windle with Cr McDonald on the Southern Downs Youth Council (observer)
External Committees and Organisations
– Add Cr Bartley to the Agricultural Transport and Logistics Working Group
– Add Cr McDonald to the Bringing Employers and Students Together (BEST)
– Replace Cr Windle with Cr McDonald on Headspace (observer)
– Add the Southern and Darling Downs Regional Water Assessment Steering Group to the list and add Mayor Pennisi
– Remove Mayor Pennisi from the Southern and Darling Downs Regional Water Assessment Working Group
– Replace Cr McNally with Cr Windle on the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery
– Replace Cr McNally with Cr Windle on the Warwick Art Gallery
Council moved to adopt these changes and once they are adopted, the changes will be undertaken immediately.
