Kumbia To Seek Grant For CCTV
Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch will apply to the Coopers Gap Wind Farm Community Fund for a grant to install two CCTV systems in the town.
Club Prepares For Monster Show
Kingaroy’s Vintage Machinery Club is powering ahead at full-steam, preparing for the biggest annual show they have ever held.
Fundraiser Hits Target In A Week
A fundraising drive to gather $10,000 to help a local father bring his daughter home from Adelaide for burial has achieved its goal in little more than a week.
Gympie Rates Rise 4.77pc
Ratepayers in Goomeri, Kilkivan, Widgee and Woolooga will face higher rates bills in the coming year after Gympie Regional Council handed down its 2022-23 Budget on Thursday.
Council Urges Bali Travel Ban
South Burnett Regional Council will write to the Federal Government to request it temporarily suspend all travel to and from countries affected by foot and mouth disease.
$663,000 Grant Funding For Council
South Burnett Regional Council has received more than $663,000 in grants from the State Government for three job-creation projects.
The Questions No One Asked
The South Burnett Regional Council’s 2022-23 Budget – handed down last Friday – was unusual in a couple of ways.
Water Charges To Rise 60pc
South Burnett ratepayers connected to a town water supply scheme will be charged an extra 6 per cent a year for the next 10 years under a plan adopted by the South Burnett Regional Council.
Behind The SBRC Budget …
How was the South Burnett’s 2022-23 Budget framed? Where did the money come from … and what is the outlook for the region’s finances?
South Burnett Rates Rise 1.75pc
South Burnett Regional Council approved a small 1.75 per cent rise in general rates at their Budget meeting on Friday, as well as the introduction of a fortnightly kerbside recycling service.
They’re Off To The Ekka!
Representatives from the region’s Show Societies met at Blackbutt’s Showgrounds recently to select this year’s South Burnett Sub-Chamber representatives for the 2022 Brisbane Ekka.
Group To Press On For Centre
The Bunya Mountains Community Association (BMCAI) is pressing ahead with its plans to build a community centre in the Bunya Mountains.
Craft Exhibitions Dazzle And Delight
Visitors who braved Friday night’s chilly, wet weather to attend the opening of the second month of the Winter Craft Festival were handsomely rewarded for their efforts.
End Of The Road For Junction
Yarraman’s popular monthly community magazine “Yarraman Junction” has come to an end.
No Electric Mowers … For Now
South Burnett Regional Council will continue using conventional mowers after a recent study found that swapping to electric mowers would cost almost three times as much.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its Winter Race Meeting at the Wondai Racecourse on Saturday (July 2).
Cattle Prices Dip At Murgon Sale
Prices dropped in Murgon on Thursday at the fortnightly Combined Agents Sale.
Man Airlifted After Dozer Crash
A rescue helicopter has transported a man to hospital in a serious condition after a bulldozer rolled down an embankment at Booubyjan on Wednesday morning.
TRC Offers Discounts To Developers
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) will extend three economic development incentives to foster the development of aged care facilities, new industries and greenhouse horticulture in the Toowoomba region.
Heritage Nanango Digs Deep … Again
Representatives from 20 community groups went home smiling after the successful applicants for Heritage Nanango’s annual community grants program were announced on Wednesday
