Council is responsible for undertaking waste management services for the local residents and businesses across the Fraser Coast region.

As a result of amalgamation of the former Hervey Bay City Council, Maryborough City Council, Woocoo Shire Council and the northern part of Tiaro Shire Council, the region's waste business (Fraser Coast Waste) has grown to a size where Council must now undertake a Public Benefit Assessment (PBA) to determine the most appropriate business structure to apply under National Competition Policy reforms (and State Government legislation).

The objective of the Public Benefit Assessment will be to decide which of the following structural reforms would produce the greatest net benefit to the community:

1.  Implementation of Full Cost Pricing; or
2.  Implementation of a Council Commericialised Business Unit

A Stakeholder Information Paper detailing the issues associated with each reform option is available below.

Council is interested in obtaining submissions from all interested parties on the potential economic, social and environmental implications of either reform option by Monday 14 May 2012.

You may address your written comments to:

Public Benefit Assessment
Attention: Michael Shave, AEC Group Limited
PO Box 1679
Buderim  Qld  4556

Downloads

• Stakeholder Information Paper (PDF,304kB)