Cr Cheryl Gaedtke – Ordinary Council Meeting 9 August 2023 – Councillor Report
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Cr Cheryl Gaedtke – Ordinary Council Meeting 9 August 2023
Agenda Item #5 Matters of Public Interest
During the Australian Futsal Associations National School Futsal Championship, Jade Godby (Lowood High School) was selected from Queensland City’s under 16’s team to play for Australia’s under 17’s team for the youth USA tour from 6th to 22nd July 2023. Throughout the tour, the team played teams from San Jose before competing in the US National Futsal Championship holding teams from all over the USA. The Australian teams received training from experienced coaches regarding skills, gameplay, teamwork and futsal knowledge with all tour teams gaining valuable insight and experience.
At age 12, Burnett boy Nate Perrett is already one of Australia’s best motocross riders. Nate travelled to Darwin on 11 to 16 July to compete in the Australian Junior Motocross Championships, earning a close second place in the 10 to 12-year-old 65cc event. Nat punched his ticket to Darwin after becoming the 9 to 12-years-old 85cc Queensland champion earlier this year. Nate’s father Brent said that, from the moment his son turned two years old, motocross had been the only thing on his mind. Nat’s family are from Kilcoy.
Agenda Item #26 Councillors’ Report
July
19 Ordinary Council Meeting – Kilcoy
19 Council Workshop – Kilcoy
20 Meeting with Kilcoy District Progress Alliance Inc President
22 Kilcoy Shire Councillor Robert McKinnon’s Funeral – Kilcoy
23 Somerset Rail Trail Classic – 44km Bike Leg – Esk to Fernvale
24-27 Bush Council Conference – Goondiwindi
29 Lions Camp Duckadang Open Day
29 Meeting with Linville Business Owners
August
02 Kilcoy Chamber of Commerce – Dinner after Dark
03-04 Australia Local Government Women’s Association – Queensland Branch Annual Conference
05 Kilcoy Rodeo
07 The Condensery Advisory Committee Meeting – Toogoolawah
08 Friends of Stonehouse Annual General Meeting – Moore
Both the Bush Council Conference and the ALGWA (Qld Branch) Conference highlighted the many challenges that Local Government is currently facing. Issues were discussed and advice offered around the best method to work within the challenges, and achieve the best outcomes. It is invaluable to network with your peers, and it is reassuring to be made aware others are facing the same challenges, and how they are dealing with such challenges.
