September 14, 2012
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has spelled some of the specific benefits for the South Burnett from Tuesday’s State Budget:
- $2 million for works at Kingaroy Hospital
- $1.5m for Kingaroy Ambulance Station
- $21,000 for restoration of the Taromeo Cemetery
- $750,000 for the Burnett Mary Regional Group
- $59.8 million to complete the reconstruction of the D’Aguilar Highway across the Blackbutt Range
- Stabilisation of the Jimna Fire Tower
- Appointment of a Crop Protection Officer based in the South Burnett
As well, $4.8 million has been set aside for disability services in the South Burnett, Somerset and Toowoomba areas, and the South Burnett Regional Council will share in $250,000 funding to help it recover from the impact of the 2011 floods.
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