What Tablelands Regional Council does

Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) is a statutory local government authority established under the Local Government Act 2009 (Queensland), serving the Tablelands region of Far North Queensland, Australia. It provides core local government services including roads and infrastructure maintenance, waste management and transfer stations, seven library branches, five visitor information centres, planning and development approvals, disaster management, environmental stewardship, and community programs (grants, inclusion initiatives, the Living Well Expo). The council is funded through rates revenue, fees and charges, and Queensland Government grants, and operates across a distributed footprint with a Coordination Centre (headquarters) in Atherton and customer service / library branches in Herberton, Malanda, Millaa Millaa, Mount Garnet, Ravenshoe, and Yungaburra.

TRC's core technology stack is built on third-party platforms rather than proprietary systems: t1cloud (T1PRDefault/WebApps) for online payments (applications and infringements); Civica Spydus for library management with a companion mobile app; and multiple digital content providers including Libby/Overdrive, BorrowBox, Hoopla, CloudLibrary, LinkedIn Learning, Ancestry Library Edition, Findmypast, AustLit, and the State Library of Queensland databases for digital library services. Community engagement runs through LinkedIn, Facebook, an email subscription suite (Local Matters, Business and Placemaking Matters, Arts and Culture, Careers at TRC), and an Emergency Management Dashboard. Council meetings are live-streamed via Microsoft Teams. Partnerships include a strategic arts co-funding arrangement with the Queensland Government via RADF (up to 65% co-funding), an expanded inclusion program with Cassowary Coast Regional Council and multiple disability-sector partners, and an environmental restoration partnership with the Tableland Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation.

TRC is governed by elected councillors led by a Mayor (currently vacant following Mayor Rod Marti's resignation on 29 June 2026, with a pending by-election); operational leadership is with Acting CEO Hilary Jackson following the October 2024 departure of CEO Gary Rinehart. The council does not have shareholders, private equity exposure, or subsidiaries, and is not a candidate for traditional PE/VC investment. Its strategic significance for M&A or investor analysis is principally as a counterparty or ecosystem participant — through grant programs, RADF co-funding, infrastructure contracts, and partnerships — rather than as an investable entity.

Name

Tablelands Regional Council

Legal name

Tablelands Regional Council

Website

https://trc.qld.gov.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tablelands Regional Council is a Queensland statutory local government authority serving the Tablelands region of Far North Queensland, delivering infrastructure, libraries, waste management, planning, and community programs to residents, ratepayers, and local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Immunization & Vaccination Programs Administration (BPAIAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Waste management services
• Community library services
• Regional infrastructure planning
• Visitor information services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atherton

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tablelands Regional Council is a local government authority providing essential public services to residents and ratepayers of the Tablelands Region in Far North Queensland. Core service offerings include road and infrastructure maintenance, waste management and recycling, public library services across seven branches, town planning and development approvals, visitor and tourism information services, community grants and disaster management. The council also runs heritage attractions (Herberton Mining Centre), community facilities for hire, and a range of community inclusion and wellbeing programs.

Product overview

Tablelands Regional Council operates as a local government organization providing a diverse portfolio of community services and digital platforms. The council's offerings include physical facilities (seven library branches, multiple venue hire spaces, five visitor information centres, and heritage sites), digital services (website portal with online payments, events management, disaster management dashboard), community programs (grants, inclusion initiatives, living well expo), and infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, water treatment, parks). The council uses third-party platforms including t1cloud for payments, Spydus for library management, and various ebook/audiobook providers for digital content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Facilities for Hire Community halls, meeting rooms, function venues, the Coordination Centre and showground spaces available for hire across Atherton, Herberton, Malanda, Millaa Millaa, Mount Garnet, Ravenshoe and Yungaburra.
• Visitor Information Centres Five visitor information centres at Atherton, Herberton, Malanda Falls, Ravenshoe and Yungaburra providing tourism information, local produce, arts and crafts sales and volunteer opportunities to visitors.
• Tablelands Libraries Public library service delivered across seven branches with physical collections, digital lending (Libby, BorrowBox, Hoopla, CloudLibrary), free wifi, technology help, genealogy databases and community programs.
• Online Payments Self-service online payments portal via the t1cloud platform for council application payments, infringement payments, rates and other council services, available 24/7 to residents and ratepayers.
• Events Calendar & Community Event Management Platform allowing community members to list events, access event sponsorship funding and apply to hold events on council land across the Tablelands region.
• Making Business Better Toolkit Inclusion toolkit anchored by the Every Body Welcome Here campaign, helping local businesses become more accessible for people of all ages and abilities, including those with disabilities.
• Community Grants Program Funding program offering grants for arts and culture (Regional Arts Development Fund/RADF co-funded by Queensland Government), community activities, environment projects, youth excellence and event sponsorship up to $6,000 per grant.
• Pensioner Pre-Cyclone Clean-Up Free kerbside waste collection service for pensioners in kerbside areas of the Tablelands region to remove green waste, iron and yard debris in the lead-up to cyclone season.
• Living Well Expo Annual free family-friendly community event celebrating health and wellbeing by bringing together local support services, activities and experiences for Tablelands residents.
• Herberton Mining Centre Heritage museum at the Great Northern Mine site offering interpreted walks, tin panning, museum exhibits and historical displays about Herberton's tin mining history.
• Council Meetings & Live Streaming Monthly council meetings held at the Coordination Centre and live streamed via Microsoft Teams, with recordings made available online for community access.
• Emergency Management Dashboard Disaster preparedness and response dashboard providing real-time emergency management information and resources for residents of the Tablelands region.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cassowary Coast Regional CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the expanded Making Business Better and Every Body Welcome Here inclusion program, originally developed by TRC's Inclusion Advisory Committee.
• Queenslanders with Disability NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the expanded inclusion program, providing expertise and resources for making businesses accessible to people with disabilities.
• Spinal Life AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the Every Body Welcome Here inclusion campaign, contributing accessible mapping and accessibility resources.
• Mission AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024NDIS partner in the inclusion program, working to create inclusive communities across the region.
• Better Together Community SupportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Long-term community partner, also collaborating on First Nations Disaster Preparedness Roundtables and inclusion initiatives.
• ECHO Empowering ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the inclusion program supporting community empowerment and accessibility.
• Ravenshoe Community Centre Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Community partner in the inclusion program expansion.
• VPGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the inclusion program supporting inclusive business practices.
• Tableland Yidinji Aboriginal CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for environmental restoration projects including the Great Northern Clean-Up event at Priors Creek, contributing to reef guardian and natural asset management initiatives.
• Queensland GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) to support local arts, culture, and heritage projects. Queensland Government co-funds up to 65% of eligible project costs.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mackay Regional Council: Coastal-agricultural Queensland regional LGA delivering a similar service portfolio across a comparable regional population. Useful as a peer for benchmarking rates revenue, infrastructure renewal, and disaster-resilience investment patterns relevant to TRC.
• Townsville City Council: Major North Queensland regional council operating full municipal service lines (water, waste, roads, libraries, planning, community programs) across a much larger population. A useful scale benchmark for the cost and capability structure of TRC's operations.
• Toowoomba Regional Council: Large inland Queensland LGA covering multiple towns (similar to TRC's distributed Atherton/Herberton/Malanda/Ravenshoe footprint) with parallel service lines — water, waste, libraries, planning, community development. Comparable operating model at larger scale.
• Cairns Regional Council: Larger Far North Queensland LGA headquartered in Cairns providing the same categories of local government services (waste, water, libraries, planning, disaster management) at greater scale. Serves as the urban reference case for the regional councils surrounding it, including TRC.

Direct peers

• Mareeba Shire Council: Neighbouring Tablelands-region LGA responsible for a comparable mix of roads, waste, libraries, water, and community services across rural and township communities. Shares the same Torres and Cape–style service-delivery footprint and rate-base structure as TRC.
• Cassowary Coast Regional Council: Adjacent Far North Queensland LGA co-developing the Every Body Welcome Here inclusion program with TRC. Operates the same small-to-mid regional council model covering Innisfail, Tully, and Cardwell, and faces identical cyclone, tourism, and agricultural economic dynamics.
• Douglas Shire Council: Small tropical North Queensland council (Port Douglas, Mossman) with a tourism-heavy economy and similar municipal service mix — water, waste, libraries, planning, community programs — but with a smaller residential base than TRC.
• Scenic Rim Regional Council: South-East Queensland regional council with a comparable small-town multi-township service footprint and a tourism-and-agriculture economy. Operates the same mix of libraries, visitor information, waste transfer stations, and community grants programs as TRC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tableland-regional-council
• Facebookfacebook.com/TablelandsRegionalCouncil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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