From 1 September 2021 single-use plastic will no longer be allowed to be used in Queensland.
By not using single-use plastic we will help keep our environment clean and healthy for future generations.
To learn more about the ban, visit the Queensland Government wesbite or check out the video (Yomplatok translation) below:
The Ordinary Meeting of Council's Housing, and Safe and Healthy Communities Committee for the month of August will be held via video conference:
Tuesday 24 August 2021, 10:00am to 12:00pm
General public is welcome to attend via their local Council office.
Please note, that an audio recording is made of each Council meeting. This recording is authorised under the Public Records Act 2002 and is used to assist with preparing meeting minutes.
The Ordinary Meeting of Council's Climate Change Adaptation and Environment Committee for the month of August will be held via video conference:
Wednesday 25 August 2021, 10:00am to 12:00pm
General public is welcome to attend via their local Council office.
Please note, that an audio recording is made of each Council meeting. This recording is authorised under the Public Records Act 2002 and is used to assist with preparing meeting minutes.
The Ordinary Meeting of Council's Economic Growth Committee for the month of August will be held via video conference:
Thursday 26 August 2021, 10:00am to 12:00pm
General public is welcome to attend via their local Council office.
Please note, that an audio recording is made of each Council meeting. This recording is authorised under the Public Records Act 2002 and is used to assist with preparing meeting minutes.
The Ordinary Meeting of Council's Culture, Arts, Land and Heritage Committee for the month of August will be held via video conference:
Friday 27 August 2021, 10:00am to 12:00pm
General public is welcome to attend via their local Council office.
Please note, that an audio recording is made of each Council meeting. This recording is authorised under the Public Records Act 2002 and is used to assist with preparing meeting minutes.
Joint statement from Torres Shire Council Mayor Cr. Vonda Malone, and Torres Strait Island Regional Council Mayor Cr. Phillemon Mosby.
The following applies for the duration of the Cairns and Yarrabah Local Government Areas lockdown (lockdown area).
The Ordinary Meeting of Council for the month of August will be held via video conference over the following days:
Tuesday 17 August 2021, 10:30am to 5:00pm
Wednesday 18 August 2021, 9:00am to 5:00pm
General public is welcome to attend via their local Council office.
Please note, that an audio recording is made of each Council meeting. This recording is authorised under the Public Records Act 2002 and ised to assist with preparing meeting minutes.
If you are from Cairns or a resident of Torres Strait returning from Cairns after 4pm Sunday 08/08/21, you must comply with the lockdown requirements for Cairns.
For more info about the lockdown: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/public-health-directions/restrictions-for-locked-down-areas-cairns
To help keepeh ilan kleen commercial and construction waste is no longer accepted for disposal at landfills in our region.
As of 1 July 2021 we now require all commercial and construction waste to be removed from and responsibly disposed of outside the TSIRC Local Government Area.