Toowoomba RADF Grants Open
Toowoomba Regional Council is calling for applications for the second round of its Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) funding for 2014-15.
Brekkie At New Restaurant
Cancer Council of Queensland CEO Professor Jeff Dunn AO will be the special guest speaker at the next South Burnett Mayor’s Charity Breakfast.
Ex-CEO At Whitsundays
Former South Burnett Regional Council CEO Ken McLoughlin, who resigned last year, has started a new position at the Whitsunday Regional Council.
Rates To Stay Quarterly … For Now
South Burnett rate notices are likely to stay quarterly … at least for the foreseeable future.
Last Chance To Comment On Flood Studies
Yarraman and Cooyar residents have until Friday (April 10) to lodge online comments or information to be considered as part of Toowoomba Regional Council’s flood resilience project.
Budget On Track For CPI Rate Rise
The South Burnett Regional Council seems likely to deliver a CPI rate increase of 2.75 per cent when it hands down its 2015-2016 Budget in July.
Estate’s Fate Should Be Known Soon
The fate of the Memerambi Estate should be known at the South Burnett Regional Council’s next meeting on Monday, April 20.
Thirty Entries In Art Competition
The Kingaroy Art Gallery has received 30 entries from local artists for the 2015 South Burnett Regional Council’s Acquisitive Art Competition.
Councillors Query $3m Loan
A decision to borrow $3 million to end flooding problems in Blackbutt’s CBD provoked debate at Wednesday’s South Burnett Regional Council meeting.
Rollover At Tip
A 60-year-old man suffered minor injuries when a rubbish loader tipped over at the Yarraman waster facility on Tuesday afternoon.
Fruit Shop Termites Upset The Applecart
The surprise demolition of a building has forced the SBRC to re-schedule its Nanango streetscaping plans
Markwell St Upgrade To Disrupt Traffic
Work will begin next week to rebuild Markwell Street, Kingaroy, between Pound Street and Kingaroy Street.
Get The Lowdown On Worms
South Burnett Regional Council is holding free community composting and worm farming workshops on Monday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 29.
Kingaroy Water Supply
Back To Gordonbrook
The quality of Kingaroy’s water supply will drop noticeably within the next few days
Ironpot Chat Digs Up Rural Road Facts
It costs little to reseal a well maintained road but ten times as much to fix broken ones
$3 Million Spend To Fix Flooding
Long-standing drainage problems in Blackbutt’s CBD should be fixed by Christmas, a meeting in Blackbutt heard this week.
Supermarket Developer
Could Be Known Mid-May
Blackbutt residents should know within six weeks who will be building them a modern supermarket
Students Tour Sewage Plant
Year 7 students from Nanango State High School visited the Nanango Sewage Treatment Plant recently.
Labor Urged To Fund Mental Health Clubhouse
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington told guests at Friday’s morning’s Mayoral Charity Breakfast that an important mental health initiative for the South Burnett – part of the LNP’s election campaign – had been fully costed into the State Government’s forward estimates.
Rates: How Do We Compare This Year?
We compare the South Burnett with Somerset, Toowoomba, Western Downs, North Burnett and Gympie
