Etheridge Shire Council Planning Scheme Amendment

Published on 24 June 2025

Etheridge Shire Council Planning Scheme Amendment.

Etheridge Shire Council are proposing amendments to the Etheridge Shire Council Planning Scheme 2020.

Since 2018, the Etheridge Shire Council, alongside Regional Development Australia has been investigating the opportunities for economic improvement within the shire, including the Gilbert River Irrigation Project and the increased production of crops, including cotton. A significant hurdle to the growth of the shire is the availability of suitable industrial land to accommodate associated and supportive industries. Whilst the planning scheme was adopted in 2020, it has been recognised that it did not provide for any industrial land. The proposed amendment is intended to address this anticipated demand for industrial land.

The provision of land to the west of Georgetown within the Township Zone (Industry Precinct) would support the Gilbert River Irrigation Project and the Etheridge Agricultural Precinct.

You are invited to have your say on this amendment between 25 June – 25 July 2025.

The amendments and supporting material can be inspected and/or purchased from the following locations:

• Etheridge Shire Council in person during Council opening hours at Etheridge Shire Offices, 41 St George Street, Georgetown, or requested via telephone on (07) 4079 9090;
• Terrestrial Information Centre, 20 Low Street, Georgetown, during opening hours.

Steps to having your say:

1. Review the Tailored Amendment No.1: Georgetown Industrial Precinct;

2. Prepare a formal submission. To be properly made, a submission must;

                    a. be made to the Chief Executive Officer Etheridge Shire Council; and

                    b. be made in writing and be signed by each person (the submitter/s) making the submission; and

                    c. be received by Council during the public consultation period: and

                    d. state the name and residential or business of all submitters; and

                    e. state the grounds for the submission, and the facts and circumstances relied on to support the grounds; and

                    f. state one email address or postal address for each of the submitters.

3. Choose one of the three ways to lodge your submission:

                  a. Email your form submission to info@etheridge.qld.gov.au

                  b. Post your formal submission to the Chief Executive Officer, Etheridge Shire Council PO Box 12 Georgetown QLD 4871

                  c. In-person during Council opening hours at Etheridge Shire Offices, 41 St George Street, Georgetown.

All feedback received on the proposed amendments will inform the final Consultation Report submitted to the Queensland Government as part of the State Interest Review.

The proposed amendment is currently with the State government for review and assessment, and public consultation has commenced.

Stage 1: Planning and Preparation

Step 1 – Proposal

Step 2 - Progress to State interest review

Stage 2: State Interest Review

Step 3 - Minister and decides how to proceed

Stage 3: Public Consultation

Step 4 - Public consultation

Step 5 - Review submissions and decide how to proceed

Step 6 - Minister advises on adoption

Stage 4: Adoption

Step 7 - Decision to adopt