Welcome To The Homepage of the Rosalie Shire Council Historic Website This site is a historical website for the Rosalie Shire Council which served the community until 14 March 2008. From Saturday 15 March 2008, council staff continue to serve the community and greater region as part of the Toowoomba Regional Council following a merger with seven neighbouring councils. During the transition period for the new council, you may be directed to this site from the Toowoomba Regional Council website for content relevant to the area served by council's Goombungee Service Centre (previously Rosalie Shire Council). For more information visit www.toowoombaRC.qld.gov.au

Yarraman Water Restrictions Eased To Level 2 Due to recent rains which helped raise water levels at the Ted Pukallus Weir, Council is happy to advise residents connected to the Yarraman Water Supply Scheme that previous Level 5 water restrictions will be eased to Level 2 from midnight on Tuesday 26 February 2008. Under the new restrictions hand-held hosing will be permitted at any time but the use of sprinklers remains prohibited. A flyer advising residents of the impact of the new restrictions has recently been circulated in Yarraman, and you can also obtain a copy of it in PDF format by clicking here. You can also obtain a copy of Council's complete Water Restrictions Policy (Policy 33) which outlines the effect of each level of restrictions in detail by clicking here Council greatly appreciates the co-operation of Yarraman residents in helping us conserve this valuable resource.

Calling All Landholders: Help Us Stamp Out Rabbits! Rabbits cost the Australian economy and environment up to $1 billion annually. They compete with native animals, destroy the landscape, cause erosion by preventing the regeneration of native vegetation, reduce pasture availability for livestock, and impact on predator numbers. As a result, rabbits pose a constant threat to the sustainability of our natural resources and the economic viability of highly productive agricultural land. Rabbits have been listed by the Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage as a “key threatening process” and are declared as a Class 2 pest animal in Queensland under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002. Rosalie Shire Council (in conjunction with Wambo Shire Council, DPI&F Biosecurity Qld. the Condamine Alliance and the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board) will shortly begin conducting a Co-ordinated Rabbit Control Program, and we're seeking the assistance of the Shire's landholders to notify us of any rabbit infestations on their properties. You can obtain a 2-page PDF flyer about the program by clicking here, and a Rabbit Sighting Form in Microsoft Excel format by clicking here (these forms should be returned to Council by 12th September 2007). You can also obtain more details about the program and/or report rabbit infestations by contacting Council's Local Laws Officer Craig Rosenthal on (07) 4696-7900, (0409) 873-285 or by emailing him. And you can obtain more information about the rabbit problem on the Darling Downs in general on the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board's web site.

Level 5 Water Restrictions Continue To Apply Outside Yarraman Despite recent rains which have helped ease water restrictions for residents attached to the Yarraman water supply scheme (see story elsewhere this page), Council regrets to advise that the Level 5 Water Restrictions which came into force at midnight on Turesday 26 September 2006 will continue to apply to consumers of the Goombungee, Gowrie Junction, Kingsthorpe and Meringandan West water supply schemes. Under Level 5 water restrictions, all outside watering using town water (whether by a bucket or any other watering device) is banned. However the new restrictions do not apply to bore water, rainwater or bucketed grey water from laundries and bathrooms. Council expects that residents will be less inconvenienced by the new restrictions than residents in adjoining Shires because of a much higher use of rainwater tanks in our Shire. In addition, Council's Manager of Water & Sewerage Services Mr. Jan van der Meulen has prepared a helpful 2-page Level 5 Information Pack which outlines the impact of the restrictons and a range of Government subsidies which are available for residents who wish to install additional rainwater tanks or other water-saving devices. Level 5 restrictions will remain in force until further notice and heavy fines can apply for failing to observe them. Council greatly appreciates the co-operation of residents in this matter.

Latest Council Minutes Now Online Updated 3 March 2008: Rosalie Shire Council’s confirmed Meeting minutes through to the ordinary general meeting held on 12 February 2008 are now available on our web site. Our minutes are distributed in Adobe PDF format. This means that you can view them and – if you wish – print them out in exactly the same format they were presented to Council. You can obtain copies of all the latest minutes on the Council Meetings and Minutes page of our web site.