Local Groups To Share $304,000
Ten South Burnett community groups will receive a total of $304,027 in grants from the State Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Councils Want A Bigger Say
The Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation Of Councils will lobby the State Government to give local councils a greater say in the rollout of renewable energy projects.
Campaign To Support Local News
The Local & Independent News Association (LINA) has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at growing diverse, community focussed voices in Australia’s embattled media landscape.
Numbers Up But Prices Mixed
Slightly more than 900 beasts were yarded in Murgon on Tuesday for the last sale of May.
SBRC Trials New Waste Trucks
South Burnett Regional Council will begin trialling new colour-coded garbage collection trucks in June.
Playground Project Gets Go-Ahead
South Burnett Regional Council will proceed with the construction of a multipurpose sports court and ninja playground in Kingaroy’s Memorial Park despite a $400,000 blow-out in the project’s cost.
Nuclear Too Expensive: CSIRO
A CSIRO report has found nuclear power is the most expensive way to generate electricity, boosting critics of the Federal Opposition’s proposal that nuclear power be added to Australia’s energy mix.
Council Sinks Pool Pods Plan
A proposal to spend more than $215,000 on two “pool pods” for the Kingaroy and Wondai swimming pools has failed to win approval from the South Burnett Regional Council.
Numbers Down But Prices Firm
A total of 450 cattle were yarded in Murgon for Tuesday’s fortnightly cattle sale.
Full Fields For Burrandowan
The Burrandowan Picnic Race Club will be holding its 102nd Race Meeting at the Burrandowan Racecourse, 66km west of Kingaroy, on Saturday (May 11).
Council Axes Portfolio System
South Burnett Regional Council has scrapped its portfolio system but will review the decision next year .
STEC Job Board On SBO
A new service designed to help South Burnett students find their first job is now being published on southburnett.com.au
Work Starts On $1.3b Hospital
Preliminary work has begun on the new $1.3 billion Toowoomba Hospital being built at the Baillie Henderson campus.
Council To Prioritise Road Repairs
South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff says repairs to the region’s road network will continue to be a priority for Council.
Support Group Hits A Purple Patch
April was the Parkinson’s Awareness month and the South Burnett Parkinson’s Support Group marked the occasion with a purple-themed morning tea recently at Murgon’s Welfare Drop In Centre.
Time Capsule For Stonehouse
The Stonehouse in Moore will be celebrating its 150th birthday on Saturday, July 27, and South Burnett Regional Council has been invited to be part of the celebrations.
Landscape Supplier Wins Approval
A bulk landscaping supplies business at 100 River Road in Kingaroy has “formalised” its relationship with the South Burnett Regional Council.
$7m Upgrade For Dusty Hill
A $7 million upgrade to the Dusty Hill winery complex in Moffatdale has been approved by the South Burnett Regional Council.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its traditional Anzac Day Races at the Wondai Racecourse on Thursday.
Council To Defer $4.5m Works
South Burnett Regional Council plans to defer almost $4.5 million of capital works, but it is not just to save money.
