A decision by the Federal Government to freeze Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs) to councils for three years until 2017-18 drew a withering response from South Burnett Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell at Wednesday’s Council meeting.
Mayor Wayne Kratzmann has rejected a petition to halt streetscaping work in Drayton Street
Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss says the Federal Government has made a major commitment to rural areas by doubling Roads To Recovery funding for local councils.
The South Burnett Regional Council has begun a five-day public consultation process to gather the community’s ideas about the proposed Kingaroy-Murgon Rail Trail.
Another stage of the Nanango streetscaping has been completed with the creation of angled parking bays
The SBRC will hold a series of public consultation meetings next week about the Kingaroy-Murgon Rail Trail.
The guests at Friday’s Mayoral Charity Breakfast had a lot to take in … some exciting news, some troubling news and some delicious food.
South Burnett Regional Council is willing to offer Pulse Health the use of the South Burnett Private Hospital building in Kingaroy rent-free if they agree to keep the doors of the facility open.
Toowoomba mayor Paul Antonio has met with a group lobbying to create a new “Darling Downs Shire”
Toowoomba mayor Paul Antonio has thrown his weight behind an appeal by the local Nepalese community to support their devastated homeland.
The South Burnett Regional Council has begun streetscaping Drayton Street in earnest
South Burnett Regional Council will begin roadworks on a section of West Coolabunia and Semgreens roads, Hodgleigh, on Monday (April 27).
A South Burnett trade mission to China may be on the cards to seek export opportunities.and investment
The State Government has pulled together 26 Australian Bureau of Statistics sets of data into one place online to allow quick access to facts about Queensland’s various indigenous communities.
Former Kilkivan Shire Council CEO Ray Currie has been appointed as one of two new Gympie councillors
Cr Barry Green has put out a call for South Burnett residents to nominate local sports people who have competed at a national or international level.
NBN Co is still hopeful it will be able to erect its NBN tower in a forestry area near Tingoora, rather than a site north of town at Swartzs Road that residents object to.
A petition calling for an immediate halt to streetscape work in Nanango was presented to South Burnett Regional Council CEO Gary Wall at the end of this morning’s Council meeting.
The South Burnett Regional Council, in conjunction with Biosecurity Queensland, is conducting another round of wild dog and pig baiting in the region next month, Natural Resources Portfolio chair Cr Kathy Duff told today’s Council meeting.
The SBRC plans to spend $2.2 million on repairing or replacing more of the region’s ageing bridges
