Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Our Councillors
Katrina Willis
Councillor for Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
As your Greens councillor I am working to make sure residents from the bush, the villages and the city are heard, to make planning fairer and more open, and to restore integrity and trust in local government.
Our Plans and Priorities
Greens seat confirmed on refreshed QPRC
The Greens will have a seat on the next Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) after the election count was finalised today. Greens lead candidate Katrina Willis was elected fourth on the 11-person council which includes six women in a major change for QPRC. “I...
The Greens look to have secured a seat on the next QPRC
With around 70% of votes counted, The Greens look to have secured a seat on the next Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC). Pre-poll votes for Queanbeyan and Jerrabomberra, along with postal votes and online votes are yet to be added to the count and then...
QPRC not making enough progress to meet climate targets
Greenhouse gas emissions are not falling fast to achieve Queanbeyan-Palerang’s targets, according to the council’s 2020-21 annual report. The report, presented to the council last week, shows that emissions from council’s operations rose 4% between 2017-18 and...
We need local solutions to the housing affordability problem
The ban on evicting people who owe rent on their homes was due to end in NSW in November. The measure was part of governments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent thousands of people who had lost their income from becoming homeless. Like other government...
Greens will seek re-direction of Monaro St upgrade funds to fix rural roads
Recent heavy rainfall has played havoc with council’s rural roads. The effects of long-term neglect are on display. Unsealed roads are impassable in places. Sealed roads are opening up potholes faster than they can be filled. Rural roads are a vital transport link...
Climate change and environment on people’s minds
Adapting to climate change has topped the issues people want Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) to focus on in coming years. Climate adaption (6.4%) was followed by roads and parking (6%) and aged and disability services (5%). These are some of the findings...
A fair, safe and sustainable future for everyone
At this local election, The Greens have focused on real climate action, protecting our natural and built heritage, an active, vibrant and inclusive community that supports vulnerable people, and a council that is accountable, transparent and gives people a real say....
Supporting older people in our community
Around one in every eight people in Queanbeyan-Palerang is aged 65 years or older. Older people often say they feel forgotten or overlooked. They can face discrimination and barriers to participating fully in community life. And many older people struggle to pay for...
Greens welcome updated QPRC climate action plan targets and urge faster action
Real climate action has been one of key issues for The Greens in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) election. This year’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made very clear that urgent action is needed to keep global warming...
Greens on QPRC will work to protect our native species
Our native wildlife and ecosystems are under pressure from expanding towns, climate change, invasive species and feral animals. QPRC has started to address this by requiring companion cats to be kept indoors in new housing areas at Googong and Jumping Creek Estate...
Real climate action for Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
IF YOU’VE BEEN following the international climate conference in Glasgow (Cop26) [and that means world leaders have had 26 of these annual meetings to come to grips with the climate situation], you might be feeling disheartened about the prospects for agreement to...
Campaign enters final phase as candidate forums wrap up
The fourth and final meet-the-candidate event for QPRC was held at Bungendore on Sunday, 21 November. Now it’s over to electors as early voting opens on Monday, 22 November. We’ve had four candidate forums over the past three weeks at Braidwood, Queanbeyan and Wamboin...
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