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News

Western Downs Regional Artists' Exhibition: Rural Realities Winners

Published on 04 October 2024

The region's top creative minds have been recognised with the announcement of the winners of the 2024 Western Downs Regional Artists' Exhibition

Get ready to grow with the return of the Adopt a Street Tree Program!

Published on 03 October 2024

Western Downs Regional Council is partnering with its residents once again to ‘spruce up their streets’ with the Adopt a Street Tree program, which has seen over 8,000 trees adopted by residents since 2017.

Landmark transaction secures future of Western Downs community housing

Published on 02 October 2024

Access to quality community housing services will be secured across the Western Downs thanks to a landmark transfer of Western Downs Regional Council's community housing portfolio to not-for-profit specialist housing provider Community Housing (Qld) Ltd (CHQL).

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Seniors Month 2024

09 October 2024

The Western Downs is celebrating its seniors with a wide array of exciting and engaging activities planned throughout the region during Queensland Seniors Month. Council invites all seniors to be a part of this celebration! Don't miss out on the diverse range of activities and events we have in store just for you! Mark your calendars and join us in making Queensland Seniors Month a truly special a

Movies@Mary's

26 October 2024

Experience Movies@Mary's: a monthly outdoor movie session at Mary's Place. Join us for a free family-friendly community event enjoying a movie under the stars. It's the perfect opportunity for all ages to experience the charm of an outdoor cinema right here in our community.
Don't miss this unforgettable cinematic experience under the stars!

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Public Notices

2024 Customer Contact Centre Hours

On Display Indefinitely

Council wishes to advise that on the second Tuesday of every month commencing Tuesday 12th of March, the Customer Contact Centre will be closing slightly earlier at 3pm. This includes the phone team and Dalby, Chinchilla & Tara Customer Service Centre front counter operations.

Customer Contact Centre - Phone Outage

On Display Indefinitely

Please be aware that there is a current Contact Centre Outage across the region. Unfortunately, Council are unable to take calls at the moment.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Chinchilla Water Park Closure

On display until 21 October 2024

Council wishes to advise that the Chinchilla Botanic Parklands splash park and surrounding areas will be closed to the public for maintenance from the 23 of September to the 21 of October. Due to contractor availability this was the only available timeframe, this does mean this maintenance will occur in the second week of the upcoming September school holidays.

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