Major topics discussed at the Chamber

Last month’s Rainbow Beach Chamber of Commerce was again well attended with many current issues discussed.

The campaign to promote Rainbow Beach has begun with some footage already shot of our remarkable town and coastline to be shown off to the rest of Queensland.

Gympie Regional Council CEO, Shane Gray, attended the meeting and has organised engineers and parks and garden staff to do a full inspection of the viewing platforms, parks, gardens, industrial estates, streets and potential signage to direct visitors to the industrial estate.

He informed the chamber of a meeting he attended in Brisbane with Mayor Glen Hartwig to meet Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk and members of both sides of government last month.

He said they had a very frank discussion regarding Gympie, the council, the challenges faced and the positive plans in place for the region.

The water and dump station is also being reviewed, with funding being sought to upgrade the area which the Chamber hopes Council will endorse.

The opportunity to place an RV park in Rainbow Beach received strong arguments for and against.

The need for sufficient rubbish bins at Bullock and Inskip Point is obvious and requires urgent action.

The tyre air issue was discussed in depth and suitable locations for a free air station were raised.

Another hot topic was the increase in vans camping overnight which has been an issue for many years and several options were raised.

If you want to have your say on the future of Rainbow Beach, the Chamber meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 5 o’clock for a 5.30pm start. Join today and have your say.