Your Community
Community Development Team
The Mackay Regional Council Community Development Team consists of 19 staff. These staff are involved in Youth Development, Multicultural Development, Arts Development and Locality Development just to name a few. The Community Development Team also coordinate the Grants and Inkind Assistance Program and are involved in the Sister City Program. Please see the attached Who's Who of Community Development which lists all staff members and their role in Council. If you feel a staff member could assist you please give them a call on 1300 Mackay.
Who's Who Community Development 2011
Your Northern Beaches
Welcome to the Neighbourhood
The Northern Beaches locality comprises the suburbs of Rural View, Eimeo, Blacks Beach, Dolphin Heads, Bucasia and Shoal Point. Located approximately 14-18 kilometres to the north of Mackay City, it is home to almost 12 400 residents (ABS, 2006).
The average age of residents is 25 to 54 years (approximately 48%) and most people are employed full time (approximately 66%). Northern Beaches residents work predominantly in the coal mining (8.5%) or school and education (5.4%) industries. They are primarily employed as professionals (14-28% across the hamlets) or as technicians and tradespersons (14-21%). Most households are characterised by couples with childn (approximately 54%). Medium rental rates across the Nothern Beaches range from $250.00 to $325.00 per week, with housing loans ranging from $1,500.00 to $1,735.00 per month.
(Source: ABS Census)
The Northern Beaches Community Network
The Northern Beaches Community Network formed in 2009 as a response to community need.
This functioning network has a view to skill sharing, problem solving and capacity building, which members see as a positive step for relationship building and community connections.
One of the network's main airms is to create a strong identity for the Northern Beaches that reflects its diversity, community spirit and ownership by individuals and groups. We have developed the attached brochure for your information.
The Northern Beaches Community Network provided an opportunity to meet with others, strengthen existing groups and identify needs for this locality.
Click here to view the Northern Beaches Community Brochure!
Secondary Education in the Northern Beaches
A new State High School will be built in Rosewood Drive, Eimeo to provide secondary education services to the Northern Beaches community of the Mackay Region. The Queensland Premier and Education Minister released a joint statement on 13 September confirming that this school will pilot Year 7 to high school and will open in January 2013 with Years 7 and 8. The yet to be named school will be built adjacent to the Northern Beaches Central Shopping Centre which is currently under expansion.
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