Toowoomba Regional Council calls for nominees for transport advisory committee

If you would like to contribute to a more active and connected region, now is your chance as part of council’s Regional Active and Public Transport Advisory Committee.

If you would like to have your say and be a part of shaping the future of transport in Toowoomba, now is your chance.

Toowoomba Regional Council is calling for residents who are keen to help contribute to a more active and connected region to put their hand up and be part of council’s Regional Active and Public Transport Advisory Committee.

TRC infrastructure portfolio leader Melissa Taylor said council was seeking nominations to fill four voluntary positions on RAPTAC and join the four councillors and the current five community members on the committee.

“Council is keen to draw on the ideas and expertise of residents … to examine how we can encourage more residents to incorporate walking and/or cycling into their daily routines or for leisure pursuits to improve their health and wellbeing,” Ms Taylor said.

“The committee also contributes ideas around public transport, which informs Council’s discussions with TransLink, public transport operators and interested user groups.

“Active and public transport includes travel by foot, bicycle or other wheeled recreation devices, wheelchair, bus, taxi and other ride share schemes, for either transport or recreation.”

Ms Taylor said RAPTAC’s main functions include:

• Providing advice and recommendations to council and council officers on active and public transport matters

• Representing the interests of people with active and public transport issues and initiatives to council and the broader community

• Providing input to council on development issues and council projects

• Providing consumer or industry/expertise input into council’s continuous improvement processes concerning active and public transport matters

• Assisting council in the identification of emerging issues and initiatives, as well as trends relative to the needs of people using active or public transport modes in the region

• Assisting and/or advising with specific projects (identified by council and/or the advisory committee)

• Assisting council in disseminating appropriate material to aid community dialogue around active and public transport matters.

Nominations close on Friday, July 16. Expressions of interest for the four voluntary positions on the advisory committee can be emailed to [e-mail] or posted to Toowoomba Regional Council, PO Box 3021, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350. Please outline your previous experience or field of interest.

This committee typically meets four times a year and will run for the term of this council until March 2024. For more information about the RAPTAC committee visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/advisorycommittees or contact 131 872.