Gladstone Region Community Development Committee (GRCDC)

The Gladstone Region Community Development Committee (GRCDC) is the local intelligence and advisory body for social/community matters.

GRCDC was established following the adoption of Council's Community Plan with the purpose to:

Act as the custodian of and advance recommendations of the Gladstone Region Community Plan
Act as the Gladstone Social Infrastructure Working Group as recommended in the Draft Gladstone Region Social Infrastructure - Voluntary Industry Contributions Framework.

MEMBERS

Chair: Cr Maxine Brushe

Government Representatives:
Cr Rick Hansen	Gladstone Regional Council
Ms Veronica Laverick (Secretariat)	Manager Community Wellbeing, Gladstone Regional Council
Mr Michael Shearer	Regional Executive Director, Department of Communities
Mr Rod Brennan	Operations Manager, Gladstone, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Mr Peter Dougherty	Manager Gladstone Centre, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI)
Ms Yvonne Brahms	Department Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Community Members:
Carl Carter
Josie Meng
Colin Burke
Mandy Jones

Membership of the group includes representatives from all levels of government together with local community representatives selected from a publicly advertised Expression of Interest process.

State of the Region Report

The State of the Region Report is produced by Council annually with the input from each Community Plan Reference Group. The report offers the community a snapshot of the state of our society, environment and economy.

2011/2012