Challenges to the main street

Excerpt from Sumpton’s Gold Rush Gazette - Friday 14th of October 2022

Heritage buildings located at the end of Gill Street within Charters Towers during Queensland Day 2022

Katter’s Australian Party Leader, Robbie Katter has said the challenges to Gill Street are ‘very real’ and has laid out a plan to get business booming.

The newly opened commercial precinct Goldtower Central has received a lot of praise and excitement from Charters Towers locals, but has also raised conversations about the future of Gill Street, also known as ‘the main street.’