Curran Elected Mayor
Cr Mick Curran has been elected Gympie Mayor by the slimmest of margins – just 25 votes
Former Mayor Dies
Former Gympie and Kilkivan mayor Ron Dyne succumbed to cancer on Friday afternoon
Marcia Crosses Coast
UPDATED 8:00am – Tropical Cyclone Marcia has crossed the Queensland coast near Shoalwater Bay as a Category 5 cyclone.
Council Confirms CEO
The South Burnett Regional Council announced the appointment of a new CEO this morning.
Anzac Day Park
Upgrade Takes Shape
Work is progressing to upgrade Kingaroy’s Memorial Park ahead of the centenary of Gallipoli
Help Clean Up The South Burnett
Would you like to help clean up your part of the South Burnett?
Deadline For Memerambi Owners
Memerambi Estate owners have been given a March 31 deadline to agree to a Council plan
New Dog Discount For Pensioners
South Burnett pensioners will be able to get a 50 per cent discount on dog registration fees from July 11, providing their dogs are desexed and microchipped.
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.
