Tablelands Regional Council

29/10/2026

🎉 The winners of the 2026 Tablelands Garden Competition are ...

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 — Sponsored by Lakeside Garden Centre
🏆Herberton Historic Village

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱
🥇Herberton Garden Club — Sponsored by Lakeside Garden Centre
🥈Kairi State School — Sponsored by S&K Raw Materials
Special Mention — Sponsored by the Millaa Millaa Garden Club
Special Mention — Sponsored by the Tolga Historical Society

𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱
🥇 Lynette & Mick Ferraro, Tolga — Sponsored by Ravenshoe Hardware
🥈 Mark and Dallas Roesler, Upper Barron — Sponsored by Seven Sisters Plant Co

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱
🥇 Cath Archer, Yungaburra — Sponsored by Tajenka Orchid Gardens
🥈 Anne Naylor and Mike Bulling, Atherton — Sponsored by Lakeside Garden Centre

𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱
🥇 Anne Naylor and Mike Bulling, Atherton — Sponsored by the Tableland Hardware Community Chest Program
🥈Melissa Booth, Atherton — Sponsored by Lakeside Garden Centre

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 — Sponsored by Little Trix
🏆🏆 Lynette and Mick Ferraro, Tolga

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱— Sponsored by Burrawong Garden
🥇 Herberton Garden Club with 41 votes
🥈Webster Street Atherton and Millaa Millaa Garden Club (joint winners, 35 votes each).

💐 Congratulations to all the nominees and winners 👉 trc.qld.gov.au/2026-garden-competition-winners.

📸 Mayor Kevin Cardew with Lynette and Mick Ferraro — winners of the Rural Garden and Champion Garden Awards.

29/10/2026

REGIONAL ADVOCACY | October has been a busy month, with Council strengthening its advocacy efforts on road infrastructure, grant and disaster relief funding and other key issues affecting the region.

Read more 👉 trc.qld.gov.au/advocacy-for-regions-future.

29/10/2026

🙌 Woohoo! Do you have your costume ready?

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗸 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 is almost here.

🎃 Friday 30 October from 7pm🎃

Learn more 👉 trc.qld.gov.au/priors-creek-live.

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀!

28/10/2026

👴🏻🐾 His canine cutie is hanging out ot our Animal Management Facitilty. Call into one of our customer service centres or phone 1300 362 242, if he's yours.

Impound number — Anii/26/0273
Breed — bull arab type
Colour — tan
S*x — desexed male
Microchipped — no
Time and date impounded — 3pm Tuesday 27 October 2026
Picked up — Grigg Street, Ravenshoe
Owner known — no.

Visit 👉 trc.qld.gov.au/impounded-animals for a full list of impounded animals.

28/10/2026

❓Have You Met Libby❓

Libby is a reading app available for free access with your Tablelands Libraries membership 👉 trc.qld.gov.au/elibrary.

Check out:
📚 Trending titles on BookTok — chosen by real librarians!
🔥 Popular reads — jump the queue with shorter loan times
🍽 Woman's Weekly cookbooks — Food inspo without the AMSR
🎧 Over 3000 audiobooks — OG podcasts
📘 Popular magazines and more!

🙃Tired of AI content? Libby lets you filter titles for human-only authors, narrators, artists and translators.

Not a library member? No problem, join online👉trc.qld.gov.au/libraries.

27/10/2026

Our very own Councillor Maree Baade took part in the official opening of the 2026 Tablelands Folk Festival.

Planning an event like the Tablelands Folk Festival? Find out more about the TRC Event Sponsorship program 👉 trc.qld.gov.au/event-sponsorship.

27/10/2026

It was a BIG weekend for Council-sponsored events across the Tablelands, including the Torimba Festival, Tablelands Folk Festival and Atherton Clay Target Club's Annual Carnival.

👑🌸 A special visit to Radcare! 🌸👑

A big thank you to Tablelands Regional Council Mayor Kevin Cardew for taking time out of his busy schedule, particularly so early in his new role, to visit our Radcare office on Saturday and help judge our wonderful Torimba Queen entrants! 💕

It was a pleasure to chat with Kevin and hear firsthand his passion for representing the Tablelands and the communities that make our region so special. 🌿🤝

Kevin was very impressed with how confidently and thoughtfully each of the girls spoke, and we couldn’t be prouder to have such wonderful young representatives right here in Ravenshoe! 🌷✨

Thank you, Kevin, for your time and genuine interest in our community, and congratulations to all our entrants. You’ve done Ravenshoe proud! 🥰👑

🌟 A very special congratulations to Tara Bevan, who went on to be crowned Torimba Queen 2026 later that evening! What a wonderful achievement! 🎉💕

📸 Pictured left to right: Prudence Sharpe, Mayor Kevin Cardew, Tara Bevan, Radcare Manager Tina Quayle and Kaylee Rattley

27/10/2026

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) will conduct a planned burn adjacent to Herberton Range State Forest between Wednesday 28 October to Friday 30 October, weather permitting.

As a result of the planned burn, smoke may be seen in nearby areas surrounding Atherton and Tolga.

If visiting Herberton Range State Forest, observe all signs, barriers, and directions from QPWS Rangers and never enter closed areas.

Residents, particularly those with respiratory conditions, should take precautions such as closing windows and doors and keeping medications close by.

What you should do:
✅ Stay indoors and close windows and doors if smoke is affecting your area
✅ Keep respiratory medications readily available
✅ Avoid driving through smoke where possible
✅ Watch for firefighters and emergency vehicles working in the area
✅ Do not fly drones near the burn area, as they can disrupt aerial firefighting operations.

If you believe there is an emergency, call 000 immediately.

For more information, visit:
👉 https://parks.qld.gov.au/park-alerts/27164
👉 https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents or
👉 https://dashboard.trc.qld.gov.au.

27/10/2026

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?

If you receive an age or disability pension and are in a kerbside collection area we’ll remove green waste, iron and general yard debris.

🚫 White goods, furniture, household rubbish, car bodies and tyres will not be collected as part of this clean-up.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 30 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 👉 𝘁𝗿𝗰.𝗾𝗹𝗱.𝗴𝗼𝘃.𝗮𝘂/𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽.

Collections will take place from 9–20 November for registered participants only.

26/10/2026