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CTC Board Member Michael Carroll, Youth and Community Services Manager Kirsten Firman and CEO Nina Temperton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 21, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett CTC members gathered at the South Burnett Enterprise Centre on Wednesday night for the not-for-profit group’s annual general meeting and to reflect on a tough year for the association.<\/p>\n

CTC operates employment services, youth and community services, foster and residential care services, disability services, children’s services and community housing services throughout the South Burnett and extending into Gympie.<\/p>\n

“Last year saw the sad demise of our diversionary services in Murgon and Cherbourg, and some job losses,” CEO Nina Temperton said.<\/p>\n

These services were closed as a result of government funding cuts.<\/p>\n

She said CTC had also had “efficiency dividends” imposed upon it by government which meant cuts of 10 per cent in some areas.<\/p>\n

There was also uncertainty over the proposed “recommissioning” of youth services.<\/p>\n

“We are at the whim of all sorts of circumstances,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Our surplus has dropped by something like 90-95 per cent compared with the previous year, but that’s okay. We’re stable, we are sound and we are fortunate we are in the black.”<\/p>\n

Mrs Temperton said many other agencies in the sector were not so fortunate, and some had even been forced to close their doors.<\/p>\n

She thanked the CTC Board for their unstinting support and encouragement and her frontline staff who continued to deliver services, even when the \u00a0“customers” could be “very, very challenging”.<\/p>\n

CTC Chairman Howard Leisemann praised Mrs Temperton and the group’s management team – \u00a0Janet Champney, Barb O’Hanlon, Kirsten Firman, Esther Ross, Susan Jerome and Anne Wendt – for successfully guiding CTC through a tough year.<\/p>\n

He also thanked all levels of government, Federal, State and Local, for their support but noted that the “volatility” of the sector meant there was always a doubt about the future of programs.<\/p>\n

He also thanked local corporations Stanwell, Downer EDI and Teys Leather for supporting CTC projects, especially Gumnut in Murgon.<\/p>\n

Mr Leisemann made special mention of major scheme under development, \u00a0“Heritage Lodge” in Nanango, which is a joint project of CTC and the Heritage Nanango Community Bank.<\/p>\n

When completed, this will provide long-term accommodation in six duplexes for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

CTC is circulating a petition asking local residents to support the project, and also has an online survey<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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CTC Board member Mark Reinbott, Chairman Howard Leisemann, Employment Services Manager Barb O’Hanlon and Nanango State School principal Lyal Giles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heritage\u00a0Community Branch (Nanango) director\u00a0Graham Archdall, who chaired the AGM, with Cr Damien Tessmann and former CTC Board members Geoff Hosking and Reg McCallum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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