Free Native Trees Available
Goomeri and Kilkivan organisations have been invited to take advantage of Gympie Regional Council’s free native plant tubestock program.
Generous Sponsorship
To Light Up Christmas
This year’s South Burnett Community Christmas Light competition will have the richest prizes on record, thanks to the generous sponsorship of West Australian businesswoman Gina Rinehart who has been investing in the region.
Blackbutt Flood
Proofing Moving Ahead
Preliminary work for a $3 million upgrade of Blackbutt’s storm water system will be completed this week
CBD Street Party
Planned For Nanango
The completion of Nanango’s streetscape project will be celebrated with a community street party
Work On Bridge To Start Soon
Work on the replacement of the Hansens Gully Bridge in Mondure will begin this month.
Celebrate Families At The Library
Fathers and families are the theme at the Kingaroy Library this month.
Last Chance To Apply For Funding
Artists and members of non-for-profit organisations in the South Burnett still have time to apply for several rounds of funding until the close of business today (Monday, August 31)
Mayor Fights For More Funds
Fighting for the South Burnett to get a larger slice of the taxation pie was top of the agenda when South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann went to Brisbane this week.
It’s Wheelie Easy if You Know How …
New waste transfer stations at Hivesville and Durong will open on Monday (August 31).
Fundraiser Turns Mayor Into Pizza Chef
St John’s Lutheran Primary School student Hughie Wyvill achieved the impossible on Tuesday.
Rail Trail’s Final Costings Almost Ready
Mayor Wayne Kratzmann is confident the Kingaroy-Murgon Rail Trail will be built within its $1.4 million budget
Workshop Postponed
The South Burnett Directions workshop on “Human Resources” planned for this evening (August 25) at the Kingaroy TAFE campus has been postponed.
Ace Prize For Murgon Golf Day
Golfers have an added incentive to get on down to Murgon Golf Course and start practising their swings … they could win a Nissan Micra if their skills are top notch.
‘Be Positive And Ignore The Morons’
Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale gave councillors, would-be councillors and local businesspeople a huge pep talk at Friday’s Mayor’s Charity Breakfast in Kingaroy.
Final Works To Finish Roundabout
A South Burnett Regional Council spokesman said today the concrete works on the four corners of the Drayton and Fitzroy streets intersection have been completed.
New Owner To Get Jersey
A football jersey signed by league superstar Johnathan Thurston will be handed to its new owner on Friday
Two Charity Golf Days Planned
Following the success of the inaugural Mayoral Charity Golf Day – held in Kingaroy in last November – the South Burnett Regional Council is planning two more events.
Grants Flow In For Councils
Local councils are about to receive their first quarterly payment under the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Financial Assistance Grants scheme (FAGs).
Tourism Promotion Offers $4000 Holiday
The South Burnett Regional Council is encouraging residents to give family and friends who live outside the region the chance to win a $4000, 10 night Regional Trail holiday if they visit the area before October 30.
Brown Responds To SB Mayor
Mayoral candidate Michael Brown says some recent assertions by South Burnett mayor Wayne Kratzmann are “transparently false”.
