{"id":29200,"date":"2013-04-04T16:07:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T06:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=29200"},"modified":"2021-03-16T15:59:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T05:59:15","slug":"heading-in-a-new-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/04\/04\/heading-in-a-new-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading In A New Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Back row, SBRC Economic Development Manager\u00a0Phil Harding, Brett Heading, Richard Fahy, Ken Mills, Linchon Hawks, Graham Archdall, John Carey; front row, Georgie Somerset, Mayor Wayne Kratzmann, Maryanne Pidcock and Barb Madden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 4, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett’s new economic development advisory committee – which consists of nine respected local businesspeople plus Mayor Wayne Kratzmann – met for the first time this afternoon.<\/p>\n

The South Burnett Directions Steering Committee (SBDSC) has been established as a committee under the umbrella of council to “provide vision, recommend strategy and oversee projects of regional significance”.<\/p>\n

It has been set up to plan, implement and monitor sustainable economic and tourism development in the South Burnett region.<\/p>\n

At its initial meeting, held at the Council Chambers in Kingaroy, the group discussed how it would operate, its terms of reference and code of conduct.<\/p>\n

An overview of the tourism industry was provided by Mary-Clare Power from Southern Queensland Country Tourism; and Neil McPhillips spoke about the Wide Bay-Burnett Regional Economic Development Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council Economic Development Manager\u00a0Phil Harding provided an economic comparison between the South Burnett and Wide Bay-Burnett.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Directions will act in its own right, reporting to Council.<\/p>\n

Amongst its other tasks, the committee will also be considering the future structure of the organisation, its funding and ultimate restructure into an independent organisation.<\/p>\n

It will make recommendations to Council about the most appropriate structure and income model within 24 months.<\/p>\n

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