New Site Sought For Work Camp
Anyone want to add almost $400,000 in benefits to their community every year … plus the possibility of a few local jobs?
Memerambi Estate Almost Finished
Work on building Memerambi Estate’s missing infrastructure should be completed by the end of this month.
New Planning Scheme Almost Ready
More than eight years after the 2008 council amalgamations, the South Burnett is finally getting close to having a region-wide Planning Scheme.
Men’s Shed Gets Permanent Home
The Proston Men’s Shed will get a permanent home in a portion of Proston’s Railway Park
Council Approves Retirement Village
The South Burnett Regional Council has given the go-ahead for the development of a 44 unit retirement village near Kingaroy’s CBD.
Recycled Water’s On The Way
Kingaroy’s sports clubs are just a few months away from being able to use recycled water to keep their fields lush and green year-round, regardless of whether the region is in drought or not.
Mining Company Won’t Get Roads
An application by a mining company to have several roads included in a lease has been rejected
New CEO For BIEDO
Proston resident Kristy Frahm has been appointed as the new CEO of the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation.
Council Grants Open
Applications for Toowoomba Regional Council’s latest round of community support grants are open until August 1.
EBA Negotiations
Delayed By Court Case
Council enterprise bargaining negotiations are likely to be delayed by a Supreme court action
Meet The Future Blackbutt Hall
Blackbutt residents saw concept drawings on Monday showing what the Blackbutt Memorial Hall will look like when it’s moved to a new home near the showground later this year.
Yarraman Creek Project Wins Award
The Friends Of Yarraman Creek have won one of this year’s eleven Healthy Waterways Awards
Blackbutt To Get
First Look At Hall Plans
Concept drawings showing the Blackbutt Memorial Hall in its new location will be released next week
Holiday Winner Picks South Burnett First
Yallakool Tourist Park recently played host to the lucky winner of the Wide Bay-Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils holiday promotion.
They Won’t Be Forgotten
The names of many of the South Burnett’s heroes of World War I are engraved on monuments around the district … now they are also recorded forever in a book published by the South Burnett Regional Council as an Anzac Centenary project.
Centre Salutes Passion For Education
Cherbourg’s new Winifred Fisher Indigenous Knowledge Centre was officially opened on Monday
North Burnett Rates Rise 4.95pc
North Burnett ratepayers will face a 4.95 per cent rate rise this year after the North Burnett Regional Council handed down its 2016-17 Budget in Biggenden on Wednesday.
Council To Investigate Irrigation
The South Burnett Regional Council will undertake a research project to assess the potential economic benefits of introducing more irrigation into the region.
Councillors Plan ‘Listening Tour’
South Burnett Councillors plan to embark on a “listening tour” later this month.
Tingoora-Chelmsford Rd Re-Opens
The SBRC reopened the Tingoora-Chelmsford Road on Monday after a two-month closure
