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The purpose of the Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee is to provide high-level leadership, advice and recommendations on the functions and responsibilities listed below.
The functions of the Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee are:
The Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee meets on the first Monday of the month from 4 pm - 6 pm, in the community rooms at Level 3, Toowoomba City Library (Corner of Victoria & Herries Streets).
All ordinary meetings of the Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee are open to the public.
Due to COVID-19 restriction and room capacity, the number of public attendees is limited to 20. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting are requested to RSVP by email by 5 pm on Tuesday prior to the meeting.
The next meeting of the Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee is scheduled to be held on Monday 7 November 2022 from 4 to 6pm. No meeting will be held in the month of October.
How to contact the committee
If you would like to contact the Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee please email us. This email will be received by our Strategic Planning and Economic Development team who will ensure it is forwarded to the relevant committee member.
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - 5 September 2022
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - 4 July 2022
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - 7 March 2022
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - 9 December 2021
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - 9 September 2021
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes – 10 June 2021
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes – 11 March 2021
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - 11 February 2021
Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - 26 November 2020
The Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Group will consist of up to 15 members, plus up to 3 additional external advisors as required. The membership breakdown is as follows:
In addition to the chairperson up to 4 Councillors as required from time to time as a portfolio representative from each committee with the exception of the Finance and Business Strategy and Economic Development Committees:
Up to 4 representatives, comprising up to 1 representative from each of the following community groups:
Council staff to attend as required reflecting the scope of functions of the Advisory Committee at any point in time to be drawn from:
Bridge Street Quarry Feasibility Study
Bridge Street Quarry Development Factsheet
Rehabilitation Plan Update Presentation June 2021
Toowoomba Regional Council Report December 2021 and Bridge Street Quarry Rehabilitation Strategy Report
The Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee is constituted under Section 264 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, which empowers the Council to appoint advisory committees.
The Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee will be established by Council for a term expiring upon Council entering the caretaker period prior to the next Queensland Local Government quadrennial election, unless disbanded earlier by Council resolution.
The purpose of the Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee is to provide high level leadership, advice and recommendations on the functions and responsibilities listed below.
A Chairperson – a Councillor or their delegate, appointed by Council (1)
Up to an additional four (4) Councillors as required from time to time being a Portfolio Representative from each Committee with the exception of the Finance and Business Strategy and Economic Development
Up to four (4) representatives, comprising up to one representative from each of the following community groups:
Friends of Quarry Gardens (1)
Toowoomba Mountain Bike Club (1)
Friends of Escarpment Parks (1)
Toowoomba Bushwalkers Club (1)
One (1) representative from Southern Queensland Country Tourism
One (1) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative
One (1) representative from either Toowoomba & Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE) or the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce
One (1) resident of Bridge Street in East Toowoomba (east of Mackenzie Street), who is not a member of, or affiliated with the community groups, TSBE, Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce or Southern Queensland Country Tourism, and who can inform about potential resident issues arising from redevelopment of the Bridge Street Quarry site
Staff subject matter experts. Four (4) staff members nominated by the Chief Executive Officer reflecting the scope of functions of the Advisory Group at any point in time:
Strategic Planning & Economic Development
Infrastructure Services Group
Parks & Recreation
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
Community Development Facilities and Tourism
Water and Waste Services.
Up to three (3) external third parties with expertise relevant to the scope of functions only as required. These places will change to reflect the current priorities of the Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory Committee.
b. Appointment of a Deputy Chairperson (1) as elected by the Members of the Advisory Committee from the membership of the Bridge Street Quarry Advisory Committee, excluding Toowoomba Regional Council officer representatives.
c. Appointment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative to the Advisory Committee will be made by Council by seeking a nomination from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee (ATSIAC).
d. Appointment of listed community group representatives and resident representative will be made by Council after nominations have been invited in newspapers circulating in the area seeking expressions of interest. The residents of Bridge Street in East Toowoomba (east of Mackenzie Street) as detailed above will also be contacted directly by mailed letter requesting nominations to the Bridge Street Quarry Development Advisory.
e. If any Member of the Advisory Committee absent from two consecutive general meetings without having obtained leave of absence from the ‘committee, the Member’s continued membership of the Advisory Committee will be referred to the Chief Executive Officer (Council) for determination.
f. The committee can take presentations from third parties as required.
g. The General Manager, Planning and Development Group, or nominee, will provide appropriate advice and administrative support to assist the Advisory Committee to meet its obligations.
a. A committee member may resign at any time by way of written or emailed advice to the Chairperson.
b. When a resignation is received, the resigning Member’s position may be replaced as follows:
Where such resignation is a Toowoomba Regional Councillor representative, the Council may appoint a suitable replacement representative.
Where such resignation is from a community group, resident, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative, Council will fill the vacancy from previously submitted expressions of interest or should there be no further suitable / available candidates, call for expressions of interest for a suitable replacement unless the resignation is received less than six months from the maximum term of the committee.
c. Where such resignation is from Southern Country Tourism, TSBE or Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, the nominating agency may at its discretion nominate a replacement.
d. Where such resignation is from a Toowoomba Regional Council Officer, the Chief Executive Officer will nominate a replacement reflecting the scope of functions of the Advisory Group at that point in time.
If the Chairperson is absent or unavailable to preside, the meeting shall be presided over by the Deputy Chairperson.
The Quorum for the Advisory Group General Meetings will be a minimum of 51% of the membership.
Unless otherwise provided in these Terms of Reference, the Advisory Committee will generally adopt informal meeting procedures. Where more formal procedures are required, the procedures described in Council's Standing Orders will apply.
Recommendations and outcomes of the meeting should be reached by consensus. If consensus is not able to be reached:
General meetings are to be open to the public, except where confidential matters are discussed.
1 275 Closed meetings
A local government or committee may resolve that a meeting be closed to the public if its councillors or members consider it necessary to close the meeting to discuss—
The Advisory Committee has the authority to establish special interest sub-groups and working groups as required to address specific matters identified by the Advisory Committee. These sub- groups (established under the same terms and conditions as the Advisory Committee) are to report back to the Advisory Committee.
Media statements will only be made by the Chairperson.
The Council will not generally authorise payment or provide remuneration to members of the Advisory Committee, however, where special circumstances exist, Council may resolve to reimburse expenses to members of the Advisory Group.
The Council will ensure that all members of the Advisory Committee are covered by appropriate insurances (eg. voluntary workers public indemnity).
Council’s role and obligations are directed, without limitation, by the following laws and regulations, as amended from time to time: