Councillor’s Column
by Cr Bob Millar, Div 11, Moreton Bay Regional Council
THE DRAINS ARE GOING, GOING, GOING!!!
After many years of dodging them and sometimes unsuccessfully, residents and visitors to Dayboro will soon be able to farewell the deep roadside drains of Williams and Bradley Streets. At the moment everyone is dodging barricades in Williams Street but work is progressing on this somewhat difficult project which should be completed ahead of Dayboro Day. Whilst the drains have no doubt served a purpose over the years, they have for a long time been inappropriate for the overall amenity and safety of people and vehicles around the village and it has been on my agenda since coming to Council, to see them removed. Once the Williams Street project is completed, the construction crews will move to the smaller project on Bradley street between the Williams Street intersection and the community hall.
SEARCH FOR MORE WATER COMES TO AN END
Following some local intelligence and the need to better secure Dayboro’s long term water supply, Council officers, over the last 12 months or so, have been undertaking an investigation of the existing bore field aquifer to ascertain what additional supplies may be available. A number of geological studies have taken place as well as test drilling in the fractured rock formations with only limited success. In conjunction with these investigations, Council has been exploring other options including drawing directly from Lake Samsonvale or considering a pipeline to Dayboro from the Petrie treatment plant at a cost of well over $4 million. Under the State Government’s recent institutional reform of the water industry in South East Queensland, Council no longer owns or operates the Dayboro bore field and treatment plant. Responsibility for augmenting the local water supply will now rest with the State Government through the Qld Bulk Water Supply Authority and the Qld Water Commission.
DAYBORO DAY SCORES COUNCIL GRANT
The Dayboro Progress Association organises the increasingly popular Dayboro Day, and it has again attracted financial support of $3000 from Council to assist with the running of the 2008 event on May 25th. This huge event draws visitors from as far as interstate, and not only contributes to the growing interest in our area as a tourist destination, but for the last few years has been included and promoted as a major component of the Shire’s, Pine Rivers Festival and provides the opportunity for many local community groups to raise much needed funds.
DID YOU KNOW?
That the cost of the recent local government elections conducted by the Queensland Electoral Commission for the Moreton Bay Regional Council was around $1.56 million.
