{"id":339289,"date":"2023-10-25T15:15:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T05:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=339289"},"modified":"2023-10-25T15:16:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T05:16:26","slug":"trc-debates-council-divisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/10\/25\/trc-debates-council-divisions\/","title":{"rendered":"TRC Debates Council Divisions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toowoomba councillor Kerry Shine and Mayor Geoff McDonald, fourth from left, at a recent event in Yarraman … under a Divisional system, areas such as Yarraman could have their own local representative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 25, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toowoomba councillors have voted to hire a consultant to explore the introduction of Divisions in their area.<\/p>\n

Toowoomba Regional Council is currently “undivided”, meaning all councillors represent all parts of the region.<\/p>\n

This is the opposite case to the South Burnett, North Burnett and Gympie councils which have councillors representing individual Divisions.<\/p>\n

Toowoomba councillors voted 8-3 this week to hire a consultant to prepare a report.<\/p>\n

Public consultation would then have to be undertaken before a submission to make the change could be submitted to the State Government.<\/p>\n

There is no guarantee that any such request would be approved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ironically, the TRC decision follows a debate in the South Burnett earlier this year to adopt an undivided model.<\/p>\n

In March, South Burnett councillors voted to defer any decision to explore abandoning divisions until after the 2024 Local Government election.<\/p>\n

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