BUSH COUNCILS CONVENTION - LGAQ 3RD - 5TH AUGUST 2021
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LGAQ BUSH COUNCILS CONVENTION Fi g h t in g b a c k 3RD - 5TH AUGUST 2021 Barcaldine - Town Hall 71 Ash Street, Barcaldine
THANK YOU TO OUR
CONVENTION PARTNERS
PLATINUM
OTHER PARTNERS
HOSTED IN THE TOWN OF
WELCOME TO LGAQ’S
BUSH COUNCILS
CONVENTION
Mayor Mark Jamieson
PRESIDENT
“Bush Councils Convention is an
Fighting back
opportunity for councils in rural
Queensland to come together”
When we last met in Roma two years ago, no one could
have predicted we would be living in the environment
we find ourselves in now.
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant changes to the It is designed to help find solutions to common
way we live and do business. It has meant grappling challenges.
with a health and economic disaster while continuing
to respond to and recover from natural disasters And what better place to launch that fight back than in
including the ongoing drought. the iconic Central Queensland town of Barcaldine.
Over the next three days you will hear from fellow Mayors
We have had to change and adapt and find new ways and councillors about how they are adapting to the
to support our communities. But rather than break current economic and social climate and charting their
us, this pandemic has only served to build on the post COVID-19 path in areas from tourism to innovation to
resilience Queenslanders are known for. the future of agriculture.
And no one does resilience better than Queensland’s Rural and remote members of the LGAQ’s Policy Executive
rural and remote councils and their communities. will also be on hand to discuss the policy levers you need
You have had to manage the pandemic while also pulled to support your communities now and into the
continuing to deal with those enduring challenges your future.
councils and local communities continue to face like
financial sustainability, digital connectivity, access to Enjoy the next few days as we work together to map out
adequate housing, health care and services your city solutions to common challenges, share in the triumphs
cousins take for granted. and enjoy a dash of good old bush humour and fun, LGAQ
style.
That’s why the theme of this year’s Bush Councils
Convention is Fighting Back.
The convention is designed to give you a chance to
catch up, share your experiences and insights and
to learn from each other as well as from our guest
speakers.
TUESDAY
3RD AUGUST 2021
Barcaldine
TIME SESSIONS
12:30pm - 1:30pm Registration and Lunch
Welcome to Barcy!
1:30pm – 1:40pm
Mayor Sean Dillon, Barcaldine Regional Council
Official opening
1:40pm - 2:10pm The Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP - Invited
Where are we at? LGAQ’s Rural and remote councils update
2:10pm - 2:30pm
Greg Hallam AM, CEO, LGAQ
Policy Executive Q&A: Rural and Remote Councils Compact, what’s in it for
my community?
Mayor Jane McNamara, Flinders Shire Council
2:30pm – 3:30pm Mayor Peter Scott, Cook Shire Council
Mayor Paul McVeigh, Western Downs Regional Council
Mayor Robbie Dare, Diamantina Shire Council
Cr Robyn Fuhrmeister, Balonne Shire Council
3:30pm - 3:35pm Sponsor Address - LGIAsuper
3:35pm - 4:00pm Afternoon tea
Regional media in focus: maximising returns when mastheads vanish
4:00pm - 4:45pm Tony Gillies, Co-Founder, Newsfarm
Daniel Prosser, ABC Western QLD Breakfast Presenter
Peak Services Butch Lenton Award Showcase
4:45pm - 5:15pm Award winners 2019 and 2020
Welcome BBQ and drinks
6:15pm Barcaldine Recreation Park
GBA Consulting Engineers
WEDNESDAY
4TH AUGUST 2021
Barcaldine
TIME SESSIONS
Experience Barcaldine and Brekky
7:30am - 9:00am
Tree of Knowledge
Optimism and opportunity ahead for tourism in outback QLD
Mr John Lee, Director-General, Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport
9:00am – 10:00am Mayor Andrew Martin, Blackall-Tambo Regional Council and Chair of Outback Queensland
Tourism Association
Leanne Coddington, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism and Events Queensland
Future proofing water networks: Wintons SCADA Journey
10:00am - 10:30am
Mayor Gavin Baskett, Winton Shire Council
10:30am - 11:00am Morning tea
11:00am - 11:05am Sponsor Address - LGMS
Showcase: COVID recovery, attraction and retention, economic development
David Arnold, CEO, RAPAD
11:05am - 12:05pm Mayor Samantha O’Toole, Balonne Shire Council
Cr Cameron O’Neil, Chair, Country Universities Centre, Maranoa
Mayor Tony Rayner, Longreach Regional Council
If I were Mayor for a day!
12:05pm - 12:30pm St Joseph’s Catholic School (School Captains)
Barcaldine State School (School Captains)
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
Take the bull by the horns - taming innovation
1:30pm - 2:00pm Andrew Sevil is an agripreneur, a producer thinking outside the box to deliver
innovative solutions to benefit the agriculture industry
2:00pm - 2:05pm Sponsor Address - Telstra
Where is the future of Agriculture….?
Mayor Tanya Miligan,Lockyer Valley Regional Council
2:05pm - 3:05pm
Mayor John Wharton AM, Richmond Shire Council
Mayor Kerry Hayes, Central Highlands Regional Council
3:05pm - 3:30pm Afternoon tea
CONTINUED
4TH AUGUST 2021
Barcaldine
3:30pm - 4:00pm Financial Sustainability
State Update
4:00pm - 4:10pm
Ms Nikki Boyd MP, Assistant Minister for Local Government
Opposition Update
4:10pm - 4:20pm Ann Leahy MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government
4:20pm Close of day 2
Convention Dinner
6:00pm Barcaldine Showgrounds
Sponsored by King and Company Solicitors
THURSDAY
5TH AUGUST 2021
Barcaldine
TIME SESSIONS
Emerging from COVID
8:00am - 8:30am Chad Renando, (Innovation Ecosystems),
Rural Economies Centre of Excellence, University of Southern QLD
Rising above the pack: lessons in overcoming from a sporting great
8:30am – 9:00am Alastair Lynch, AFL icon and sports commentator
9:00am - 9:05am Sponsor Address - Telstra
9:05am - 9:30am Morning tea
You bet your life: better healthcare for the bush
9:30am - 10:30am Gabrielle O’Kane PhD, MPH, AdvAPD
Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Health Alliance
Qantas commitment to rural and regional Queensland
10:30am - 11:30am Stephen Thompson, Executive Manager
– Australia Sales Qantas Airways Limited
11:30am Close
REGISTRATION REGISTRATION
BOOKING
(GST INCLUSIVE)
Full Registration $990.00
Corporate Registration $1600.00
Includes: Conference Program and Presentations
OPTIONAL FUNCTIONS:
Networking Drinks and BBQ $50.00
Dinner Registration $130.00
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