Ex-Meatworks For Sale ‘To Serious Buyer’
The site of the former Murgon meatworks is up for sale if a serious developer wants to buy it, according to Deputy Mayor Cr Kathy Duff.
Shock Gift Helps Bunya Mountains
Visitors to the Bunya Mountains can rest easier, thanks to a joint effort by the Rotary Club of Kingaroy and Andersen’s Carpets.
Pop-Up Service Coming To Yarraman
Toowoomba Regional Council is encouraging Yarraman area residents to have a chat at a Yarraman Customer Service pop-up centre being run at Yarraman Library on Thursday (July 11).
Boat Rego Stickers To End
Boat registration stickers will come to an end on October 1, the same as car registration stickers which were phased out in 2014.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its Winter Race Meeting at the Wondai Racecourse on Saturday, July 6.
Artist Explores A New Silk Road
Most people associate silk painting with brightly coloured scarves and the reason is simple: putting dye on to strips of fabric is the easiest way to learn the art
Yarraman Heads In A New Direction
Yarraman is a town of many mysteries … and one of the biggest is a giant wooden head that’s been located at the Royal Hotel for more than 30 years.
Rail Trail Group Stops Racing
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Users Association (BVRTUA) has stopped organising cycle races on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.
Complaints Cost Council $1m
Toowoomba Regional Council has revealed it spent almost $1 million investigating 122 complaints about misconduct against staff and councillors since the March 2016 Council elections.
Local Groups Share $530,000 In Grants
Twenty-one South Burnett community groups will share $530,617 in grants from the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Antique Car Club Finds A Home
It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club have finally tasted success
Collections Start For Bookarama
Taabinga Rotary Club is starting to gear up for Bookarama, its biggest fundraiser of the year … and they want to collect all your old, pre-loved books for it.
Council Divisions Set To Change
Residents have until 5:00pm on Monday, July 8, to lodge objections to a realignment of the South Burnett Regional Council’s six divisions.
Inside The Valley Of The Giants
On Wednesday I had the opportunity to inspect the Coopers Gap project, which will be Australia’s largest wind farm when it’s completed in May or June next year.
Rural Revolt Against Gympie Budget
Three Gympie councillors – all representing rural divisions – voted against Council’s 2019-20 Budget on Wednesday, but it was adopted unchanged anyway.
Wondai Festival A Runaway Success
A heartwarming event at this year’s Wondai Country Running Festival drew a big roll-up for its first outing, and even bigger applause for participants
Pharmacy Gets A New Look
A 40-year-old Proston business will be shutting its doors for the last time at 1:00pm on Friday … but it’s not as bad as it might sound.
Bid To Freeze Rural Rates Fails
A bid to freeze the South Burnett’s rural rates at last year’s level failed to win majority support at Monday’s Council Budget meeting
Road Review Pushes Council Into Deficit
South Burnett Regional Council will be pushed into a $1.539 million deficit this year because of a revaluation of the region’s road network.
Toowoomba Ratepayers Face 2.5pc Rise
Toowoomba Regional Council ratepayers will pay an extra $92.88 a year on average after Council handed down its 2019-20 Budget on Monday afternoon.
