Gympie council launches online financial ‘transparency hub’

The council’s new online hub displays up-to-date financials, along with information on contractual and procurement expenses, capital works and organisational budgets, and councillor expenditure.

Gympie Regional Council has unveiled its brand new "Transparency Hub" as part of efforts to be more open with the local community.

Gympie Regional Council has unveiled an online financial “transparency hub” as part of efforts to “open the doors of the organisation” to ratepayers.

Launched last week in a “first for the region”, the transparency hub displays the council’s up-to-date financials, along with information on contractual and procurement expenses, capital works and organisational budgets, and councillor expenditure.

Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig and CEO Shane Gray

The hub will be updated with new data monthly, and Mayor Glen Hartwig said he encouraged all residents to check it out.

“Your Council was elected in 2020 on the mandate we would open the doors of the organisation to you, the resident and ratepayer,” Mr Hartwig said.

“The Gympie Regional Council Transparency Hub is but only one of the ways this Council is working towards a more open, transparent and community orientated local government.

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“It is still very much early days, and we will be looking at providing more data as time goes on.”

The transparency hub can be accessed from the Gympie Regional Council website, by clicking on “Transparency Hub” in the right-hand menu.

Residents who need assistance in navigating the site can contact council on 1300 307 800.