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16 July 2010 Hi [subscriber-firstname] If you live on the Sunshine Coast keep an eye on your letterbox for the latest edition of council's Encompass magazine. Delivery starts on Saturday 23 July. If you don't receive your copy by Tuesday 3 August, give council a call. In this edition
Council rates notices will be in Sunshine Coast ratepayer’s letterboxes from Tuesday 20 July with payment due by Friday 20 August. Pay by the due date and you will receive a five per cent discount on your general rates to a maximum of $100. For approved pensioners there is no limit on the maximum. Council offers you a number of convenient ways to pay your rates including:
For more information on how your rates are calculated and how they can be paid visit council's website or contact council. Unitywater is the new water supplier and wastewater services company following the state government’s water reform. Ratepayers will receive a separate account for water and sewerage from Unitywater and pay them directly.
Callers to Sunshine Coast Council no longer need to pick up a telephone, thanks to a new online service introduced this week. Web call-back is now live on counci's website, allowing callers to place a call in the queue whenever they want to ring council for information or to do business over the telephone. To use the new service go to counci's website and click 'Request call-back' to enter your details. A customer service officer will telephone you to help with your query. The service is available to all callers during business hours, with a quick turn-around time. Customers who have tried the new service have given it a very high satisfaction rating. The new system is an addition to the usual ways of contacting council and does not replace any other services – customers can still choose to contact council either by phone, over the counter or via email. For after hours emergencies, callers should ring 5475 7272 or 1300 007272.
Sunshine Coast businesses have until Friday 30 July to nominate for the 2010 Sunshine Coast Excellence in Business Awards - the country’s biggest business award event outside a metropolitan city. The awards celebrate the Coast’s economic diversity, the success of best practice professionals, businesses, education and training providers and the depth of business enterprise throughout the region. There are thirteen award categories and businesses are encouraged to self nominate or nominate a business of their choice. Categories include:
Nomination forms and more information is available from the Maroochy Chamber of Commerce or by phoning 5443 5661. The awards will culminate in a gala awards celebration and awards ceremony in November 2010.
The research is to ensure information from previous community feedback is current and accurate and to fill in knowledge gaps before work drafting the Community Plan starts. The survey results will be discussed at a community conference in October. If you receive a call in the next few weeks from council’s research company asking about the Community Plan, please take the opportunity to share your thoughts. The Sunshine Coast is ‘our place and our future’ and your opinion really does count. The Community Plan - a requirement under the new Local Government Act - will capture the community’s long term vision, aspirations and priorities for the Coast to 2030 and will guide all other planning processes for council. For more information on the Sunshine Coast Community Plan, visit council’s website.
Over the next five years the David Low Way through Marcoola—also known as Suncoast Boulevard—will undergo a major revamp with more than $2 million provisionally allocated to street scaping and place making. The Suncoast Boulevard revamp follows a funding boost from $360,000 to $2.05 million from council’s latest five year provisional budget, with $100,000 approved for design and documentation work during the 2010/2011 financial year. Construction is expected to start in mid 2011 but before then council will work closely with local residents and businesses and seek feedback to guide the future works. Sunset Boulevard is a state government controlled road and all works are subject to the Department of Transport and Main Roads approval. Read council's media release for more information.
Council’s Flexilink taxi trial will continue bridging the gap in public transport links for another year, but high levels of use are needed to ensure it becomes a permanent service. The services connect Coast communities with limited transport options with local centres and in most cases meet existing scheduled public transport for the onward journey. Flexilink services operate on a pre-booked basis and run three return trips per day, Monday to Saturday. Vehicles travel along designated routes and commuters are required to meet the taxis along the route. A single trip is $2 for adults and $1 for children/concession. Phone 1300 511 163 to make a booking. Flexilink services include the following routes -
A similar service from Boreen Point to Tewantin will also be extended into the 2010/11 financial year. Timetables are available from council’s Customer Service Centres and libraries and for more information visit council’s website.
The event, running from 24 July to 1 August 2010, features local authors who will share their passion for writing and some secrets about having work published. Elaine Green, author of Green Legends will be speaking about people power and giving tips on seeing a project through to publication. Julie Gatehouse, co-author of My Mate Steve Irwin, will explore the process of putting a great story and not a few good yarns, onto the page. Sharon Tregoning will speak about her book and the foundation of breastANGELS - a charity she formed after her battle to defeat breast cancer. Other local authors include: Annabel Candy, who will present a workshop about social networking for fun and profit, and editor Sidhe Kin Wilde, who will be in conversation with author Teddy Tewodros. Program schedules are available from all council libraries and from the Reality Bites blogspot. Discounted tickets can be purchased online at the library e-shop. Do you enjoy eNews? Why not invite a friend or colleague to subscribe! If you would like more information on what your council is doing, please visit the Sunshine Coast Council website. | |
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