‘A Budget For The Future’
South Burnett ratepayers will face a 2.75 per cent rate rise from July 1 following the handing down of Council’s 2015-2016 Budget by Mayor Wayne Kratzmann this morning.
South Burnett ratepayers will face a 2.75 per cent rate rise from July 1 following the handing down of Council’s 2015-2016 Budget by Mayor Wayne Kratzmann this morning.
BIEDO CEO Carmel Summers said today she was optimistic the economic development organisation would access funding to continue its work in the North and South Burnett areas.
A new housing estate being built at Cherbourg will not only help ease overcrowding in the town – it will also bring many other benefits by the time it is finished in three years.
A decision by the Federal Government last November to reintroduce fuel excise indexation will cost South Burnett drivers more money at the bowser.
The South Burnett and neighbouring areas will get eight new mobile towers to help remove black spots, thanks to a joint Commonwealth-State Government program.
Gympie Regional Council’s 2015-16 Budget has delivered the smallest rate increase in the Council’s seven year history.
Fees and charges levied by the South Burnett Regional Council will rise by an average of 2.5 per cent from July 1.
A report by accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) which claims Nanango has experienced the sharpest drop in economic output of any town or region in Australia has been questioned by South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann.
South Burnett CTC’s Heritage Lodge accommodation project in Nanango is one step closer following the signing of a building contract last week.
Toowoomba ratepayers will face a 3 per cent rate rise – but no increase in water charges – after Toowoomba Regional Council handed down its 2015-16 Budget today.
Mayor Wayne Kratzmann wants to see the Big Screen Film Festival return to the South Burnett next year to celebrate its tenth anniversary.
There were smiles, tears and hugs on Wednesday as Cherbourg Council bade farewell to journalist Marcus Priaulx and marked the end of the successful Barambah PaCE (Parental and Community Engagement) educational program.
The Federal Government’s free trade deals may open up business opportunities for the South Burnett
Many councils will be forced to consider cutting back essential community services as a result of the 2014-15 Federal Budget’s three-year freeze on indexation of Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs), Mayor Troy Pickard warned today.
Toowoomba Regional Council has approved a three-year extension to an economic policy designed to boost growth in Yarraman and 16 other regional townships.
Local firms wishing to do business with Toowoomba Regional Council have been urged to register their relevant details in readiness for the new financial year.
NDRRA rule changes mean Councils – not contractors – can do repair work next time disaster strikes
The Big Screen Film Festival’s red carpet opening night drew a good crowd at the Nanango Cultural Centre … in fact, it was almost “packed to the rafters” for special guest actor Ryan Corr.
Two representatives from the Nanango Tourism and Development Association (NaTDA) will take up an invitation from the South Burnett Regional Council to inspect McCauley Weir.
Reducing the inequality of income distribution within and between Australian regions through new investment is pivotal to strengthening Australia’s economy, according to a report released on Sunday by the ALGA