Council

What’s In It For The South Burnett?

What’s In It For The South Burnett?

Councillor Ros Heit was impressed with what she saw on a recent AGL-funded tour of two wind farms in Victoria, but fears anyone expecting a long-term economic boost from the $1 billion Coopers Gap project will be sadly mistaken.

Dog Owners Will Receive A Freebie

Dog Owners Will Receive A Freebie

The South Burnett Regional Council’s return to six-monthly rates notices will have an unexpected bonus for dog owners – a free month of registration.

Four Get Grants In Funding Round

Four Get Grants In Funding Round

Insufficient attention to detail proved the undoing of more than half the groups that applied to the first round of this year’s Mayor’s Community Benefit Fund.

Crowd Votes Down Mine … Again

Crowd Votes Down Mine … Again

South Burnett residents attending a forum organised by the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group have again voted almost unanimously against Moreton Resources’ proposed coal mine near Coolabunia

Wet Soil Delays Rail Trail

Wet Soil Delays Rail Trail

Plans to open the South Burnett Rail Trail between Murgon and Kingaroy on the October long weekend have been frustrated by the weather.

Estate Owners To Get Bills Soon

Estate Owners To Get Bills Soon

Memerambi Estate owners will be receiving their first bills from the South Burnett Regional Council soon following the bailout to get the troubled housing estate back on course.

Boost For Eisteddfod Committee

Boost For Eisteddfod Committee

Kingaroy Eisteddfod committee members – the small group that organises one of the South Burnett’s largest cultural events – won’t be tearing out their hair quite so much at next year’s event.