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Council Responsibilities

Council's charter is to provide for the good rule and government of its constituents. In meeting its obligations, Council must act within the law and the decisions made, services rendered and action taken must be based on a legitimate head of power provided by law.

The primary source of Council's authority to act and the specific responsibilities owed by Council to the community are derived from the Local Government Act 2009. Other legislation to which Council has responsibility to abide by and enforce include Building Act 1975, Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002, Environmental Protection Act 1994, Public Health Act 2005 and the Planning Act 2016 to name a few.

Council Services

A general list of the product and services provided by Council are:-

  • Advocacy
  • Animal management
  • Arts and cultural
  • Buildings
  • Cemeteries
  • Ceremonies and celebrations such as
  • ANZAC Day, Australia Day, Citizenships, etc
  • City cleaning
  • Citizenship ceremonies
  • Council facilities
  • Disaster management
  • Economic development
  • Environmental health
  • Emergency services
  • Food safety
  • Information provision services
  • Land protection
  • Laws and regulations
  • Libraries
  • Official functions and delegations
  • Online Services
  • Parking
  • Parks and Gardens
  • Plumbing
  • Property searches
  • Rates
  • Refuse collection and disposal
  • Road network maintenance/construction
  • Sewerage reticulation and treatment
  • Saleyard services and facilities
  • Stock route management and control
  • Swimming pools
  • Tourism
  • Town planning and associated development
  • Waste and recycling
  • Water and wastewater

Council Facilities

A general list of Council facilities and general information networks supported by Council are:-

  • Administration Centre, 12 Mosman Street
  • Airport – Charters Towers
  • Air strips – Greenvale, Pentland & Ravenswood
  • Apex Park
  • Arthur Titley Centre
  • Balfes Creek Community Hall
  • Brownson Park
  • Cemetery - Pioneer Cemetery
  • Cemetery - Lynd Highway
  • Centenary Park
  • City Hall
  • Defiance Mill Park & Community Centre
  • Equestrian Centre
  • Excelsior Library
  • Fletcher Creek Public Toilets
  • Gold and Beef Meeting Rooms
  • Greenvale - Cemetery
  • Greenvale - Church Hall
  • Greenvale - Community Hall
  • Greenvale - Pool
  • Greenvale - Sports Oval
  • Greenvale - Tennis & Basketball Courts
  • Greenvale - Works Depot Greenvale - Joint Emergency Services Building (incl RFDS Clinic)
  • Hervey Range Community Centre
  • Hidden Valley Community Centre
  • Lissner Park
  • Macrossan Park Public Toilets & Picnic Facilities
  • Mingela - Cemetery
  • Mingela - Public Toilets
  • Parks – various – located across the region
  • Parks – various – located across the region
  • Pentland - Cemetery
  • Pentland - Pool
  • Pentland - Public Toilets
  • Pentland - S.E.S. Depot
  • Pentland - Soldiers Memorial Hall
  • Pentland - Sports Complex
  • Pentland - Tennis Courts
  • Public Toilets - Gill Street City
  • Ravenswood - Ambulance Building
  • Ravenswood - Caravan Park/Showgrounds
  • Ravenswood - Cemetery
  • Ravenswood - Church
  • Ravenswood - Community Hall
  • Ravenswood - Court House Complex
  • Ravenswood - Information Centre
  • Ravenswood - Pool
  • Ravenswood - School of Arts
  • Ravenswood - S.E.S. Depot
  • Ravenswood - Tennis Courts
  • Rotary Lookout/Buckland's Hill
  • Saleyards
  • S.E.S Depot - Charters Towers
  • Sellheim - Cemetery
  • Showground - Charters Towers
  • Swimming Pool - Charters Towers
  • Towers Hill Lookout & pathways/shelters
  • Venus Battery
  • Visitor Information Centre
  • Weir Park
  • Wheelers House and Shop
  • Wherry House
  • World Theatre and Cinema Complex
  • Works Depots at:
    - Charters Towers Airport
    - Charters Towers Highway
    - Pentland
    - Ravenswood
    - Greenvale

General Information Network

Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre - The centre, located at 74 Mosman Street, holds a wealth of knowledge on Charters Towers and the regional and surrounding outback towns. This extensive range of information includes the Charters Towers Region, Townsville and Magnetic Island and the themed driving routes of The Great Inland Way, Overlander's Way, The Great Tropical Drive, The Matilda Highway and The Savannah Way. Also available are public internet facilities and a booking service for local tours and attractions.

Online Services

Council provides the following online services:-

Council Publications

Council provides the following reports/publications online:-

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