Queensland’s Local Government Councils have burst into the social networking age with the Mayor of Redland City Council launching her own Twitter page.
Mayor Melva Hobson is understood to be the first Mayor in South East Queensland to launch a personal Twitter page encouraging residents to tweet her.
Minister for Local Government, Desley Boyle said Redlands residents could now tweet the Mayor in 140 characters or less about what they want their Council to deliver.
Council joins social network
“Community engagement is a very important part of Local Government and adding Twitter to the mix is going to give more people more opportunities to have their say,” Ms Boyle said.
“These days community engagement involves anything from traditional street stalls, newsletters and community meetings right though to 21st century social media like Twitter, Facebook and blogs.”
The Minister said more people were spending more and more time online and it made sense for some Councils, Mayors and Councillors to have their own Twitter pages.
Ms Hobson said the Redlands Council had been actively engaging residents using social media for some time.
“People can now use Twitter to give their feedback on the recently adopted Redlands 2030 Community Plan – our community plan launched this year,” Ms Hobson said.
“I want people to tweet me personally with their thoughts, suggestions and feedback on this plan.”
She can be reached at www.twitter.com/MelvaEHobson or follow her on @MelvaEHobson
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