Central Highlands Regional Council

RFT260049

Saturday 02 May 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Thursday 28 May 2026 04:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) CLOSED

Monday 25 May 2026 04:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Thursday 04 June 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Central Highlands Regional Council

65 Egerton St
Emerald, Queensland 4720
Australia

https://www.centralhighlands.qld.gov.au/

The Central Highlands region is in Central Queensland, Australia. The region encompasses an area of around 60 000 square kilometres, making it just short of the size of Tasmania.

It is home to around 30 000 people who live in the thirteen unique communities of Arcadia Valley, Bauhinia, Blackwater, Bluff, Capella, Comet, Dingo, Duaringa, Emerald, Rolleston, Sapphire Gemfields, Springsure and Tieri.

Our region is rich in minerals and agriculture, thriving on irrigation sourced from water storage on the Nogoa and Comet rivers. We claim the largest sapphire-producing fields in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major freight routes through the region include the north-south link between Charters Towers and northern New South Wales—identified as the inland transport alternative between Cairns and Melbourne.

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Operation of the Complex – Caretaker obligations:

Keep Complex open for use.

Operate the Complex honestly and competently.

Keep phone within reach at all times

Be available after hours for enquiries, access and repair callouts and general facility supervision and management.

Be available for user-group meetings and other council organised meetings that are involved with the site and its users.

Be available during functions held on the Complex to ensure facilities and services are operational.

Take precautions to minimize water wastage and adhere to Council directions for water conservation.

Must not allow children access to the Complex unless the child is in the care of a responsible adult.

May remove a person who is causing a nuisance, engaging in harmful or inebriated.

Must not store dangerous items at the Complex or conduct dangerous activity on the Complex.

Responsible for the provision of up-to-date Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for cleaning fluids and fuels stored onsite. MSDSs must be stored in the work area.

Ensure an operational first-aid station at the Complex is available.

Ensure all security and facility lighting is operational.

Maintain all bins on the complex.

Must not damage or misuse facilities or services and report and misuse of patrons on the complex.

Not allow improvements or alterations to the Complex without council consent.

Must not permit or engage in anything that adversely affect council's business or reputation, deceives the public, is unlawful or annoying, noxious, or offensive.

Adhere to council’s code of conduct policy

Will not make public comments to media and ensure all media relations and or queries are directed to the relevant council department.

Answer all correspondence promptly and courteously and deal efficiently and appropriately with all complaints.

Ensure that facilities are only used for the purpose for which they were constructed.

Must not operate amusement or gaming machines within the Complex.

Not erect signage without council consent.

Must not deface or mark any part of the Complex without council consent. If breached, Caretaker must pay the council the cost of rectifying the issue.

Must not allow any activity to happen on the Complex which may void any insurance that council holds over the Complex or increase a premium payable upon the insurance.

Obligations may be discharged themselves or by their own staff.

Caretakers staff must be neatly attired and wear clear identification as Complex staff.

Consult fully and openly concerning operations of the Complex whenever requested by the council.

Neither party may publicly criticize the other or the Complex.

Caretaker must maintain logbook which weekly records all consumables used and lists mechanical breakdown of plant or equipment.

Caretaker must log theft or unexplained loss from property and maintain incident report logbook (injuries).

Caretaker and all staff must hold a Blue Card.

Maintain positive relations with user groups, council officers and common contractors.

Attend injured persons and escalate as required, then notify council of the incident and how the Caretaker responded.

Take reasonable precautions to prevent theft or loss of property from the Complex.

Must not burn or permit anything to be burned on the Complex.

Check if the PA system is fully operational, provide instructions to users on how to operate the system, ensure the system is secured after use. Notify Council if PA system is not functional.

Maintain a set of keys to access all building and facilities on the complex and return keys after contract.

Must not change locks upon the Complex and ensure additional locks installed are keyed into the master key system for the Complex.

Maintain Workcover for all persons it employs at the Complex.

Maintain a Public Risk Policy.

Maintain a Damage Cover.

Maintain all insurance policies for the duration of its engagement under the Agreement.



Maintenance, Cleaning & Health: Caretaker Obligations:

Keep Complex clean and tidy, particularly toilet facilities and operating equipment.

Ensure the removal of all garbage and other waste.

Maintain adequate supplies of soap, toilet paper, paper towels and other toilet requisites sourced from CHRC internal store.

Maintain all food preparation and storage areas free from grease, spillage, and pests; take reasonable measures to prevent the incidence and spread of disease within the Complex.

Promptly remove graffiti and other damage caused by vandals.

Maintain fixtures, fittings, and equipment in proper and functional repair, working order and condition.

Notify council immediately of maintenance that the Caretaker cannot perform.

Mowing and slashing of all land under council's control within the Complex boundary.

Whipper-snip grass around buildings, light poles, water troughs, water tanks, taps, fence posts, signs, grandstands etc.

Operate and check irrigation system to maintain grassed areas.

Planting and watering of trees around various areas of the Complex.

Promote the recycling of glass, aluminium and grass for mulch.

Pruning of trees, that do not include working from height, within the Complex and notify council when to schedule pruning of trees, that require working from heights.

Cleaning of gutters that does not fall under working from height.

Neatly maintain all garden beds within the Complex including entrances to the Complex.

Major repairs such as water leaks, electrical issues, structural integrity be notified to relevant council officer ASAP for escalation to trade services.

Move mobile infrastructure such as grandstands etc as and when required.

Undertake minor maintenance of buildings, furniture, fixtures to a high standard.

Ensuring the buildings and equipment within are clean and tidy.

Undertake the painting of fixtures and fittings as and when required.

Ensure that the toilets and showers are kept clean and tidy.

Ensure that the barbeques are clean, and that adequate gas is provided. Contact council when gas is running low.

Ensure that hot water systems are operational.

Ensure that safety checks are made by the designated electrician to all electrical appliances and electrical leads used at the Complex.

Maintain all public address, fire, first aid, exits, exit signage, evacuation signage and procedures, assembly point signage and disabled safety devices, equipment, and features.

Ensure evacuation notifications and emergency procedures, evacuation pathways and assembly points are clearly marked and signed.

Reinstate at own cost and/or reimburse council for any reactive maintenance necessary to return the facility to normal operations where it has been determined by council and confirmed by an independent and qualified individual or entity that the reactive maintenance was caused by failure of the Caretaker to undertake the reasonable and necessary preventative maintenance activities.

Caretaker is not required to repair inherent defects, structural damage and damage resulting from events which council has insurance protection for, such as: fire, lightning, storm, earthquake, flood, war, explosion, impact from vehicles, Force Majeure, inevitable accident, mechanical malfunction and the wilful act, or the negligence of default, of council and its agents".

Caretaker must replace all defective, worn or broken light tubes or bulbs, which council will provide.

Caretaker will ensure compliance with all WHS requirements for their own activities.

All activities conducted on the Complex that are considered "work" shall comply with all relevant legislation.

All person's conducting such work shall ensure the health and safety of themselves and others.

All person's conducting work shall ensure that all property, plant, or equipment are inspected before use and that all safe operating procedures are followed during use.

Provide permits, licenses, and tickets to demonstrate mitigation of any injury and public liabilities.

No smoking within the facility

No food or beverage shall be consumed in or directly adjacent to the amenity blocks, toilets, changing rooms and campervan dumping point.

Ensure that no glass bottles, glasses, and other glass containers are permitted within the facility.

Ensure that no loitering or playing in the changing rooms or toilet amenities is permitted.

Reasonably ensure no alcohol, drugs or other intoxicating substances or persons who appear to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other intoxicants shall be permitted outside the designated and signed area within the facility.

Reasonably ensure that foul language, harassment, bullying and fighting is communicated as unacceptable behaviour, is not tolerated and will not be permitted within the facility.

To supply and operate own machinery, and to manage the maintenance and fuelling of that machinery



Councils Obligations:

Council will provide all cleaning agents and materials to enable the Caretaker to discharge its obligations to clean and maintain the Complex under this agreement.

Council will supply to the Complex all water reasonably required for watering the lawns, gardens, trees, and shrubs, drinking and operating water closets.

Council will meet the operating expenses of the Complex except the premiums for insurance the Caretaker is obliged to maintain.

Council will undertake all structural repairs for the Complex, unless the repairs are necessitated by the negligence or default of the Caretaker or the wilful act of the Caretaker or its personnel, whereby the Caretaker will be held responsible for the cost of the repairs.

Council will pay for the electricity consumed upon or serving the Complex and the service and equipment supply charges.



Reporting Obligations:

Caretaker must maintain and provide all current insurance policies to council.

Caretaker provides all employee records, inductions, permits, licences and tickets to council.

Conduct regular facility risk assessments and rectify and report any hazards.

Report on maintenance/upgrade requirements to council on a regular basis.

Keep a maintenance log and submit to council quarterly.

Record a facility audit/check monthly and provide back to council.

Undertake the checking, monitoring and recording of all preventative maintenance and servicing activities required to maintain provided infrastructure, plant, equipment, furniture, tools, fixtures and fittings.

Monitoring and reporting on the condition, serviceability, and operability of such equipment.

Inspect and undertake minor maintenance of the campervan waste dumping point and notify maintenance requirements to Senior Water & Waste Officer for further action.

Undertake and record the details arising from at least one actual emergency evacuation/fire drill conducted at the facility annually.

Caretaker must notify council promptly of damage to the Complex and the defective operation of Services upon the Complex after learning of such issues.

Record and report all incidents resulting in removal of patrons or attendance of emergency services to council.

Record a Pre and Post event checklist and return to relevant council officer (council officer to provide checklist to caretaker

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