Water & environment · Scenic Rim Regional Council
Scenic Rim mayor authorised to lodge conditional Bromelton facility submission
Unconfirmed minutes record a unanimous resolution endorsing a submission seeking guarantees for residents, the environment and the economy before State approval.
Reporting from draft minutes. Recorded wording may change when confirmed. How this article was prepared
Scenic Rim Mayor Tom Sharp has been authorised to sign and lodge council’s submission on the proposed Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre, according to unconfirmed minutes recording unanimous endorsement of an amendment concerning the area’s residents, environment and economy.
The amended submission requires a guarantee that those interests will not be adversely affected before the State Government approves the proposed facility at Bromelton. The minutes record the motion as passed at a special council meeting on 9 November 2026, with Sharp moving it and Cr Jennifer Sanders seconding it.
Council’s amended submission also acknowledges that appropriately designed energy-from-waste facilities may help reduce landfill, recover energy and support a circular economy. The recorded position therefore recognises possible benefits while asking for protections before any State approval.
The motion concerned council’s submission, not approval of the proposed facility itself. The minutes do not state when Sharp will lodge the submission or identify a proponent, facility size or construction timetable.
The minutes record the resolution as carried unanimously and say they are to be confirmed on 25 November 2026.
What deserves a closer look
The adopted submission combines recognition of possible energy-from-waste benefits with a stated requirement for protections before State approval.
The record authorises the Mayor to lodge the submission but does not establish that lodgement occurred or give a lodgement date.
The minutes remain unconfirmed in the supplied record.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Has Mayor Tom Sharp lodged the submission with the Office of the Coordinator-General, and if not, when is lodgement expected?
What form of guarantee would satisfy council's requirement that residents, the environment and the economy not be adversely affected?
Who is the proponent of the proposed facility, and what size and construction timetable are proposed?
What happens next
Mayor Cr Tom Sharp is authorised to sign and lodge the submission with the Office of the Coordinator-General; the record does not establish when or whether lodgement occurred.
The minutes state that they are to be confirmed on 25 November 2026.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The document identifies itself as minutes of a Scenic Rim Regional Council special meeting on 9 November 2026.
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Document title and meeting details
Open original minutes ↗Item 5.1 concerned a council submission on the proposed energy-from-waste facility at the Bromelton State Development Area.
Minutes 9 November 2026 Page 4 5 Consideration of Business of Meeting Executive 5.1 Council Submission - Proposed Energy from Waste Facility at the Bromelton State Development Area Executive Officer: Chief Executive Officer Attachments: 1.
Item 5.1 heading
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation proposed endorsing the submission and authorising Mayor Cr Tom Sharp to sign and lodge it with the Office of the Coordinator-General.
Draft Council Submission regarding the Proposed Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre Development within the Bromelton State Development Area Recommendation That Council endorse the submission contained in Attachment 1 regarding the proposed Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre development within the Bromelton State Development Area and authorise the Mayor, Cr Tom Sharp, to sign and lodge the submission with the Office of the Coordinator-General on behalf of Scenic Rim Regional Council.
Item 5.1 recommendation
Open original minutes ↗The minutes record adoption of a motion endorsing an amended submission on the proposed Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre in the Bromelton State Development Area and authorising Mayor Cr Tom Sharp to sign and lodge it with the Office of the Coordinator-General.
Moved: Cr Tom Sharp Seconded: Cr Jennifer Sanders Motion That Council endorse the submission contained in Attachment 1, incorporating the following amendment to paragraph one: "While Scenic Rim Regional Council (Council) recognises the importance of Queensland's waste management challenges and the potential role that appropriately designed energy- from-waste (EfW) facilities may play in reducing landfill, recovering energy and supporting a circular economy, the protection of Scenic Rim's residents, environment, and economy is paramount, and Council requires guarantee that all will not be adversely impacted before any approval is given for the proposed facility at Bromelton by the State Government." regarding the proposed Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre development within the Bromelton State Development Area and authorise the Mayor, Cr Tom Sharp, to sign and lodge the submission with the Office of the Coordinator-General on behalf of Scenic Rim Regional Council. Carried unanimously The Special Meeting ended at 9:19 am. To be confirmed on 25 November 2026. Cr Tom Sharp Mayor
Item 5.1 motion and outcome
Open original minutes ↗The motion, moved by Cr Tom Sharp and seconded by Cr Jennifer Sanders, incorporated wording recognising potential energy-from-waste benefits and requiring a guarantee that Scenic Rim residents, the environment and the economy would not be adversely affected before State Government approval of the proposed facility at Bromelton.
Moved: Cr Tom Sharp Seconded: Cr Jennifer Sanders Motion That Council endorse the submission contained in Attachment 1, incorporating the following amendment to paragraph one: "While Scenic Rim Regional Council (Council) recognises the importance of Queensland's waste management challenges and the potential role that appropriately designed energy- from-waste (EfW) facilities may play in reducing landfill, recovering energy and supporting a circular economy, the protection of Scenic Rim's residents, environment, and economy is paramount, and Council requires guarantee that all will not be adversely impacted before any approval is given for the proposed facility at Bromelton by the State Government." regarding the proposed Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre development within the Bromelton State Development Area and authorise the Mayor, Cr Tom Sharp, to sign and lodge the submission with the Office of the Coordinator-General on behalf of Scenic Rim Regional Council.
Item 5.1 motion
Open original minutes ↗The outcome is recorded as unanimous, the meeting ended at 9:19 am, and the minutes were to be confirmed on 25 November 2026.
Carried unanimously The Special Meeting ended at 9:19 am. To be confirmed on 25 November 2026. Cr Tom Sharp Mayor
Item 5.1 outcome and confirmation note
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the unconfirmed minutes of Scenic Rim Regional Council’s special meeting on 9 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The unconfirmed minutes record a special meeting on 9 November 2026 that ended at 9:19 am.
- The minutes record Council endorsing an amended submission on the proposed Bromelton Energy and Resource Centre in the Bromelton State Development Area.
- The amendment seeks a guarantee that Scenic Rim residents, the environment and the economy will not be adversely affected before State approval of the proposed facility.
- The adopted motion authorised Mayor Cr Tom Sharp to sign and lodge the submission with the Office of the Coordinator-General.
- The minutes record the resolution as carried unanimously and say the minutes are to be confirmed on 25 November 2026.
Why it matters
- The submission sets out Scenic Rim Regional Council’s position on a proposed facility in the Bromelton State Development Area, including its stated requirement that residents, the environment and the local economy not be adversely affected before State approval.