Kolan Shire Council

Kolan Shire Council Library identified a need within the community for improved access to information and to enable groups within the community to look outside the area for financial assistance, including Government subsidies, Community Gaming Fund, etc. The Community Access Project was developed in response to this need. IntroductionWhen the Grant was applied for, Kolan Shire had the fifth fastest population growth of any local government authority in the Wide Bay region. This growth rate had placed a great level of pressure on Council to provide facilities and services to all residents.

There was a need for improved access to information in the community and for groups to look outside the area for financial assistance e.g. Government Subsidies, Community Gaming Fund etc. Council had purchased, at a cost of $5,600, a copy of CD Data 96, a complete CD version of the 1995 Census for Queensland, with Map info, to provide easy to access statistical data and mapped data.