Councils across Australia will follow the city of Ipswich in scrapping their recycling programs because ratepayers won’t cop higher rates as the cost continues to rise, the Local Government Association of Queensland warns.
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Corruption watchdog hits former Ipswich council CEO and wife with more charges
Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission levels more charges against former Ipswich City Council CEO Carl Wulff and his wife Sharon Oxenbridge, alleging they received 20 corrupt payments in 2012 and 2013.
Infrastructure funding goalposts changed to 'get things moving' in north
The Federal Government loosens the strings attached to its multibillion loans facility for northern Australia, scrapping a requirement for half the cost of projects to be funded privately.
Fraser Island gets its first Indigenous rangers
Fraser Island will have Indigenous rangers for the first time, with State Government announcing it will pay the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation to staff the positions.
Don’t drop the ball, secure your vehicle
Police Minister Mark Ryan and Brisbane Region Acting Assistant Commission Brian Wilkins today launched a three-part crime prevention video series featuring local Bayside resident Wally Lewis to help reduce motor vehicle offences in the community.
The first instalment focuses on vehicle security; an effective measure that only takes a few seconds and helps prevent thefts from and theft of vehicles.
In 2017, approximately 4,100 thefts from vehicles were reported in the South Brisbane District.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Wilkins urged members of the community to secure their vehicles when leaving them unattended, even when parked at home.
“A reduction in crime can be achieved by preventative methods being adopted by the community that help stop offences from happening in the first place,” Acting Assistant Commissioner Wilkins said.
“Locking your vehicle doors and ensuring all windows are closed are basic, yet effective security measures to reduce the chance of having your vehicle broken into.”
Securing your vehicle increases
Queensland city scraps kerbside recycling as China ban bites
The Ipswich City Council says China’s import ban on recycling and the rising level of contaminated rubbish in yellow bins means it’s too costly to recycle properly, so all its recycling will go straight to landfill.
Former Queensland electoral commissioner charged over steroids
Walter van der Merwe, who resigned earlier this year after being suspended over alleged “misbehaviour” and “inappropriate conduct in the workplace”, will front court charged with dangerous drug possession.
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