At this point in time and into the foreseeable future heavy road transport to and from Bromelton will pass through the centre of Beaudesert. And there goes any hopes we may have of restoring Beaudesert as a friendly rural town to become the focus of tourism in this region.

Representative Democracy is based on the principle of the people electing individuals to represent them and it is encouraging to see it surfacing again in the Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Former Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, in his address at the recent LGAQ Conference, called for changes to the Local Government Act to give control back to Councillors and allow them to do the job they were elected to do.