Scenic Rim
Scenic Rim Regional Council
Scenic Rim Regional Council decisions and meeting notes from public minutes. This page follows 11 recent meetings, including 11 with decisions or resident-facing discussion. 13 articles have been written from the source minutes. Recent records mention Budget, rates and governance, Projects and capital works, Tamborine Mountain, Beaudesert.
- Meetings
- 11
- Substantive
- 11
- Articles
- 13
- Watch items
- 22
Latest
Scenic Rim paid $75,738 to CoMSEQ in 2025-26
The contribution included a $36,978 membership levy and $38,760 for the Resilient Rivers program, while the council cited more than $15 million in direct funding benefits.
Eligible residents undergoing qualifying home-based medical treatment may access free general-waste collection under the revised policy.
The two proposed retirement facilities at 30 Kidd Street and 24-34 Macdonnell Road, Tamborine Mountain, were refused.
Landowners near the proposed Freeman Bridge works area at Veresdale Scrub may be approached for acquisition; compulsory acquisition is possible if negotiations fail.
Gallery Walk project progress and financial information is to be reported monthly.
Articles
Scenic Rim paid $75,738 to CoMSEQ in 2025-26
The contribution included a $36,978 membership levy and $38,760 for the Resilient Rivers program, while the council cited more than $15 million in direct funding benefits.
Scenic Rim’s CoMSEQ bill reached $75,738 in 2025-26
The contribution included a $36,978 membership levy and $38,760 for the SEQ City Deal’s Resilient Rivers program.
4-3 vote backs two new Scenic Rim planning forums
A Planning and Development Panel and a Planning Standing Committee received conditional support, with terms, governance rules and meeting dates still to be approved.
74-lot Beaudesert subdivision proposal includes new road, park
RAL25/052 covers 74 lots, a new road, a park and two stormwater lots at 28 Alice Street and Tubber Street, Beaudesert.
Scenic Rim locks in 12.19% interest on overdue rates, 5% prompt-payment discount
Ratepayers in the Scenic Rim Regional Council area will have 31 days to pay after a notice is issued, with late balances attracting 12.19% annual interest and eligible general rates paying customers able to claim a 5% discount if all charges are cleared on time.
Scenic Rim households face new waste charges after 4-3 council vote
Scenic Rim Regional Council has adopted its 2026-27 waste management utility charges and, by 4-3, designated all premises in the region as areas where general waste collection may be provided.
Scenic Rim ratepayers to pay $688 transport charge and $53 environmental levy
Scenic Rim Regional Council has voted 4-3 to levy a $688 Transport Infrastructure Charge and a $53 Environmental Charge for 2026-2027, adding fixed costs to annual property bills.
Scenic Rim locks in debt rules for 2026-27 borrowing and risk
Scenic Rim Regional Council has adopted its 2026-2027 Debt Policy, replacing the version adopted on 9 July 2025 and setting the borrowing framework for the year ahead.
Scenic Rim’s new rating categories will shape future bills
Scenic Rim Regional Council has replaced its 2026-2027 Rates Category Changes Policy CP00007, the framework that classifies land for rating purposes across the region.
Boonah and Beaudesert property owners to help fund rural fire cover under new Scenic Rim charges
Scenic Rim Regional Council has adopted special charges for the Boonah and Beaudesert rural fire groups, alongside its 2026-27 rates and billing settings.
Scenic Rim gives medical-treatment resident a year of extra waste collection
One resident will get a 240-litre general waste service for 12 months at no extra charge, while Scenic Rim Regional Council moves to amend its waste policy for verified home-based medical treatment cases.
Greater Flagstone boundary push backs Scenic Rim growth into new land
Scenic Rim Regional Council has backed extending the Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area into its local government area and asked the CEO to advise Economic Development Queensland.
Decisions
Medical-treatment waste collection exemption
Council adopted a revised Waste Collection Service Policy (CP00040) to provide a free general-waste collection service for residents undergoing home-based medical treatment, and delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to apply medical exemptions.
Eligible residents may receive relief from general-waste collection charges while undergoing qualifying home-based medical treatment.
Retirement facility at 30 Kidd Street refused
Council refused application MCU24/025 for a proposed 141-dwelling retirement facility at 30 Kidd Street, Tamborine Mountain, citing conflicts with the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 and Rural Residential Zone Code.
The proposed large-scale development will not proceed in its submitted form through this application.
Retirement facility at 24-34 Macdonnell Road refused
Council refused application MCU24/174 for a proposed 59-dwelling retirement facility at 24-34 Macdonnell Road, Tamborine Mountain, citing conflicts with the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 and Rural Residential Zone Code.
The proposed development will not proceed in its submitted form through this application.
Issues
Budget, rates and governance
Planning forums conditionally supported
Projects and capital works
Freeman Bridge land acquisition authorised
Funding and grants
Council opposes proposed disaster recovery funding reforms
Planning, development and housing
74-lot Beaudesert subdivision application considered
Waste, water and environment
Medical-treatment waste collection exemption
Roads, traffic and parking
Freeman Bridge land acquisition authorised
Topics
Tamborine Mountain development applications
Two retirement-facility applications, proposing 141 and 59 dwellings respectively, were refused on planning-scheme and Rural Residential Zone Code grounds. A separate dual-occupancy application at 65 Guanaba Road was considered, but the supplied extract does not state its final outcome.
The decisions affect future housing and development patterns on Tamborine Mountain.
Waste policy and medical hardship
The revised waste policy introduces a free general-waste collection service and a CEO-administered medical exemption for qualifying residents.
Households managing home-based medical treatment may have lower waste-service costs.
Freeman Bridge upgrade
Council approved negotiations for land needed for road purposes and authorised compulsory-acquisition steps if voluntary negotiations fail.
The action is a project milestone for the Freeman Bridge upgrade at Veresdale Scrub and may affect adjoining landowners.
Gallery Walk audit follow-up
An independent final audit was received, with monthly project and financial reporting added to the resolution and a future report required on management action plans.
The additional reporting is intended to improve transparency and accountability for the project.
Council of Mayors South East Queensland contributions
The meeting material stated that Council's 2025-2026 contribution to CoMSEQ comprised a $36,978 membership levy and a $38,760 SEQ City Deal Resilient Rivers contribution. Contributions over the preceding nine financial years averaged $77,282 per year.
The figures provide residents with information about Council's regional-partnership spending and governance safeguards.
Councillor conference attendance
Council authorised up to two Councillors to attend the Local Government Association of Queensland's conference in Cairns from 19 to 21 October 2026, with estimated attendance costs of $3,430 GST-inclusive per person. Councillor expenses policy review was also referred to a Strategy Workshop.
The decision could authorise up to $6,860 in estimated attendance costs, plus reasonable travel and related expenses.
Eat Local Month cost and economic outcomes
The 2025 Eat Local Month program recorded expenditure of $329,552, revenue of $177,940 and a $151,612 draw from Council’s budget. The event reported more than $2.2 million in economic contribution and participation by over 100 local businesses and community organisations.
Residents can see the reported cost to Council and the claimed regional economic benefits of the event.
Disaster recovery funding reform
Council opposed proposed Australian Government changes to Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements and authorised a petition campaign, formal submission and political representations.
The changes could affect future disaster recovery and resilience funding available to the region.
Places
Tamborine Mountain
Location of the refused retirement-facility applications and the 65 Guanaba Road dual-occupancy application.
Beaudesert
Council chambers and administration location for the meeting
Canungra
Town centre master plan adopted
Boonah
A rural fire special charge was adopted for the Boonah Rural Fire Group catchment.
Grahams Dip Road
Road management decision changed to inclusion on the register as an unsealed road with maintenance scheduling.
Harrisville
Named in the Planning and Environment Court appeal matter for MCU23/103.
Tamborine
Animal-keeping application at 1-9 Donald Court was refused.
Donald Court, Tamborine
Site of refused MCU23/090 animal-keeping application.
Projects
Gallery Walk Project
Subject of an independent audit and newly required monthly progress and financial reporting.
Freeman Bridge
Bridge-upgrade project driving the proposed land acquisition.
Boonah Rural Fire Group
Beneficiary of a special rural fire charge and overall plan.
Beaudesert Rural Fire Group
Beneficiary of a special rural fire charge and overall plan.
Brookland Estate Pty Ltd
Party to a Planning and Environment Court appeal
South East Queensland City Deal Public Art Initiative Project
Main item decided at the meeting.
Australian Local Government Women’s Association
Conference attendance item approved for councillor expenses.
Australian Local Government Association
Host of the National General Assembly Council approved attendance for.