Councils Get Top Up
Local councils today received their third quarterly payment from the Federal Government’s Financial Assistance Grant program.
Meeting Adopts Community Plan
A community plan for Yarraman adopted at a public meeting on Tuesday night will be presented to Toowoomba Regional Council before the end of the month.
Council To Run Credit Union Agency
The ECU Australia credit union branch operating in the Council office at Blackbutt will stay open, with Council staff taking over the operations as an agency.
Helene Appointed To HAC
Yarraman Historical Society president Helene Johnson has been appointed to the Toowoomba Regional Council’s Heritage Advisory Committee.
Preference Votes To
Determine New Mayor
The result of the Gympie Regional Council by-election for Mayor is still too close to call
Rural Women Invited
To Apply For Bursaries
South Burnett rural women have been invited to look over the criteria for a string of bursaries being offered by the National Council of Women in Queensland.
Toowoomba Grants Close Soon
Applications for Toowoomba Regional Council’s next round of community grants will close on March 1.
Two Bids To Build Supermarket
Two expressions of interest have been submitted to council over the proposed Blackbutt supermarket
Goodbye To Farewell Signs
New South Burnett signs which will be erected around the region within the next two months will no longer bid hello and farewell to visitors travelling along the D’Aguilar Highway between Blackbutt, Yarraman and Nanango.
Mayoral Vote Too Close To Call
The by-election for a new Mayor for the Gympie Regional Council is turning into a cliff-hanger with current Gympie councillors Ian Petersen and Mick Curran battling for the top spot.
Council Backs Arts Project
Two Murgon artists have won the backing of the South Burnett Regional Council’s RADF committee for an art project of a kind they say has never been undertaken anywhere in the world.
Thumbs Down To Bridge Option
An alternative solution to the problem of the closure of Campbells Road Bridge at Silverleaf received a thumbs down from local residents during a discussion with South Burnett councillors on-site this week.
Mayor Wants Clarity Over Funding
Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio has expressed the hope that funding programs such as Royalties For Regions continue, no matter what party eventually wins power in Queensland.
New Look For Wondai Kindy
Parents, children, friends and Councillors gathered at the Wondai Kindergarten on Thursday afternoon to officially open the Kindy’s new renovations.
TRC Seeks Input On Access Issues
Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking nominations to fill 12 positions on its Regional Access and Disability Advisory committee.
Yarraman Plans A Better Future
A public meeting held at the Yarraman Memorial Hall on Tuesday night was told it seemed ironic that a town which had built itself on the timber industry had almost no trees lining its streets.
Bus Stop On The Move
Nanango’s Henry Street bus stop will shift to a new spot from tomorrow (February 5).
Mayor Concerned
Over Regional Projects
Mayor Wayne Kratzmann is worried about the future of local projects in the wake of Saturday’s election
Pursers Calls For Bus Subsidy
The State Government ‘must step in to provide subsidies for the Murgon-Caboolture bus route’
Councillor Pushes For More Irrigation
Cr Keith Campbell wants to see the Hope Dairies project create more irrigated farming areas in the region
