By Jeremy Sollars
The Southern Downs Regional Council will next week open COVID-19 ‘Recovery Hubs’ in Warwick and Stanthorpe to gather feedback from the community and businesses on support required from the council.
Further information is expected following a Special Council Meeting on COVID-19 later today, Friday 15 May.
The council has said the ‘Recovery Hubs’ will be located at the Warwick Town Hall and the Stanthorpe Civic Centre Supper Room for at least a month from next Wednesday 20 May and will be staffed by council officers and councillors.
A council spokeswoman said “social distancing will be maintained and a booking/meeting system will be used to help facilitated individual meetings”.
Today’s Special Council Meeting is due to discuss a raft of ‘stage one’ financial measures related to COVID-19 and proposed by the council, including freezing and waiving of various fees and charges, including a freeze on the Invasive Pest Control Scheme (IPCS).
Councillors will meet from 2pm with the meeting to be live-streamed on the council’s Facebook page at – www.facebook.com/MYSDRC/
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