Hall Car Park Plan In Doubt
The future of Blackbutt Memorial Hall’s $500,000 car park and landscaping has been thrown into doubt after the South Burnett Regional Council failed to get a matching contribution from the State Government.
Kingaroy Joins NAIDOC Celebrations
Kingaroy’s NAIDOC Week celebrations on Thursday morning were so popular that South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell has said it could well become an annual event.
Council To Host Tourism Workshop
The South Burnett Regional Council will try to map out a new path to grow the region’s tourism industry, which has been in the doldrums for several years.
Tobacco Laws Workshop For Local Clubs
The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding a free workshop for sporting and community organisations on July 20 to help them avoid falling foul of Queensland’s new tobacco laws.
Council Marks NAIDOC With Family Fun Day
The South Burnett Regional Council will be celebrating NAIDOC Week with a NAIDOC Family Fun Day this Thursday (July 6).
Councils To Give Reasons
For Development Decisions
A new planning system will force Councils to publish reasons for development application decisions
Toowoomba To Stay In Tourism Group
Toowoomba Regional Council has announced it will continue to support the embattled Southern Queensland Country Regional Tourism Organisation.
Toowoomba Rates Rise 3pc
Toowoomba ratepayers will face a 3 per cent rise in residential rates and a 0.41 per cent rise in charges next financial year after Toowoomba Regional Council adopted its 2017-18 budget on Thursday morning.
Gympie Rates To Rise 2.1pc
Most Gympie region ratepayers can expect a rate rise of no more than 2.1 per cent after Gympie Regional Council adopted its 2017-18 budget on Wednesday morning.
Council Plans $8m CBD Upgrade
The South Burnett Regional Council will begin setting aside money next year for a major upgrade of Kingaroy’s CBD.
South Burnett May Leave
SQC Regional Tourism Board
The South Burnett Regional Council may break away from the Southern Queensland Country regional tourism board and redirect resources to a new local tourism group instead.
$24m For Road Projects
The South Burnett Regional Council will spend $24.58 million on road maintenance and capital works in 2017-18.
Mayor’s Budget Speech
The full-text of Mayor Keith Campbell’s address to the special Budget Meeting of the South Burnett Regional Council on Monday morning
South Burnett Rates Rise 2.5pc
South Burnett ratepayers will face an average 2.5 per cent rate rise after the South Burnett Regional Council handed down its 2017-18 Budget on Monday morning.
Rail Trail Sealing Completed
A year-long effort to seal the South Burnett Rail Trail between Kingaroy and Murgon has now come to an end.
Hall Tender Raises No Interest
The South Burnett Regional Council’s call for tenders for the sale and/or removal of Hivesville Hall has failed to attract any interest from potential buyers.
Work Starts On $300,000 Streetscape
Toowoomba Regional Council is investing more than $300,000 into Yarraman’s parks and streetscapes over the next 12 months.
Potholes Trigger Action
A Durong resident concerned about the state of a section of Chinchilla-Wondai Road contacted southburnett.com.au late last week, concerned that council had been ignoring his requests to fix the road.
Another $5.5m For Local Councils
The South Burnett Regional Council will receive another $4.39 from the State Government’s Works For Queensland program over the next two years, and Cherbourg will receive $1.18 million.
New Picnic Facilities Open At Memerambi
More than 108 years after it was first settled by Europeans, Memerambi finally got its first public park last week.
