Toowoomba Aiming For Best Water Win
Toowoomba Regional Council is aiming to take home a gong for having the tastiest water in Queensland when it competes in the state finals of the Ixom Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test.
Council Revamps ‘Buy Local’ System
The South Burnett Regional Council will move to a new purchasing system in an effort to buy more goods and services from local businesses.
Council To Target Plastic
Toowoomba Regional Council is investigating ways to reduce the usage of plastic in the Council.
Cherbourg Is A Good News Story
Cherbourg has copped a lot of rubbishing lately … which isn’t fair to the vast majority of the residents of the town or its hard-working local Council.
Road Complaints Down?
While the number of customer complaints relating to roads appears to have fallen during the past year, it is unclear how many were resolved and how long it took to resolve them.
Dog Blitz Nabs Hundreds
An annual dog inspection program being run by the South Burnett Regional Council is finding between 20 and 30 unregistered dogs every day.
Free Cycling Programs For Women
The South Burnett Regional Council will begin running a free 10-week program on the South Burnett Rail Trail soon to encourage more women and girls to take up cycling.
Angry Ratepayers Promised Road Fix
All the South Burnett’s dirt roads will “see a grader” within 12 to 18 months, about 65 angry ratepayers were promised at a public meeting held at Durong Hall on Thursday night.
Kingaroy Streetscape Put On Hold
Kingaroy’s CBD upgrade has been put on hold after failing to win a $2 million Federal Government grant for the project
BIEDO Tour Updates Local MPs
South Burnett political leaders were taken on a “listening tour” of some of the region’s businesses on Monday by the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO).
Strong Women Take The Lead
This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is “Because of her, we can …” so it was fitting that women featured strongly in Cherbourg Council’s annual NAIDOC Awards ceremony on Monday.
Rail Trail Project Moving Ahead
A shed being built next to the South Burnett Rail Trail in Wooroolin will soon house one of the district’s historic peanut threshers.
Big Week Planned For NAIDOC
NAIDOC Week is being celebrated around Australia from July 8-15, and a number of South Burnett towns have special events planned to mark the occasion
FAGs Grant Will Draw Interest
The South Burnett Regional Council will put this year’s Financial Assistance Grant (FAGs) to work immediately … by putting the money in the bank.
New Faces Join Council Tribunal
There’s been a change in personnel at the Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal ahead of the creation of the State Government’s new body to deal with Councillor complaints.
WBBROC Gets $375,000 For Biosecurity
The Wide Bay-Burnett Regional Organisation Of Councils (WBBROC) will receive $375,000 over the next two years to develop a “best practice” approach to managing invasive plants and animals.
Council Budgets For Equestrian Project
Gympie Regional Council allocated $900,000 in its recent Budget towards construction of the new $2.06 million Equestrian Centre at Kilkivan.
Early FAGs Fillip For Councils
Councils will have the opportunity to start projects earlier than planned or earn some extra interest income after the Federal Government announced it will pay half of its 2018-19 Financial Assistance Grants early this year.
CEO To Retire On Friday
The South Burnett Regional Council will lose its most senior officer this Friday when CEO Gary Wall retires after a 47-year career in local government.
Mayor Defends Rural Rate Rise
South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell has defended a decision in the 2018-19 Budget to charge rural landholders more for roadworks than town dwellers
