Kingaroy businessman Michael Brown this week put up his hand to run for South Burnett mayor… partly out of frustration that he believes his plan for the future of the South Burnett Private Hospital has been ignored by Council, and partly because he says he could do a better job.
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann says there is still time to sign up to support the #saveOURhospital campaign.
Phase 2 of Mayor Wayne Kratzmann’s “Save Our Hospital” campaign involves another display of unity from the local community – this time in the form of a public breakfast outside the South Burnett Private Hospital
Toowoomba Regional Council is asking Yarraman and Cooyar residents to have their say on Council’s draft strategy covering the region’s swimming pools.
Work to upgrade the intersection of Ellesmere Road, Stuart Valley Drive and Old Taabinga Road at Haly Creek will begin on Monday (July 20).
Members of the Nanango Rural Fire Brigade recently completed a prescribed burn at the Booie Reserve in preparation for this year’s fire season.
Cr Damien Tessmann slammed into the State Government this week over inadequate road funding
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann has issued a public appeal for the South Burnett community to get behind the push to save the South Burnett Private Hospital from closure.
Cherbourg Aboriginal Council has donated two vital medical kits to RACQ CareFlight Rescue to help save lives in the region.
The State Government has allocated $63 million for councils to be better prepared for natural disasters and upgrade vital infrastructure
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt says the State Government will achieve $6.9 billion in surpluses over the next five years
Gympie Mayor Mick Curran has asked Local Government Minister Jackie Trad to waive fines which will be levied on 2082 Gympie Regional Council residents who failed to vote in the February Mayoral by-election.
The North Burnett Regional Council brought down its 2015-2016 Budget today, handing down a 4.2 per cent general rate increase.
Wheatlands State School got a $5000 bonus to finish the financial year on Tuesday
A successful tenderer for the Blackbutt supermarket development is expected to be announced within the next few months.
The South Burnett Private Hospital closed it doors for the last time as a Pulse Health-run facility on Tuesday afternoon, but South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann still hopes it won’t be forever.
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.
