Council Takes Tough Stand On Wage Rises
SBRC plans to get tough with unions when it begins its next round of Enterprise Bargaining
Pay Levy Only Once: Newson
Greens spokesman Grant Newson is urging ratepayers to take a stand against the South Burnett Regional Council’s $200 road levy, claiming it is discriminating against some ratepayers.
Funding Cloud Over Rail Trail
Mayor Wayne Kratzmann has promised to fight tooth and nail to save the proposed rail trail between Murgon to Kingaroy following the revelation that promised funding may have evaporated with Saturday’s election
Airport Tarmac Resealed
A total of 71,800sq metres has been resealed at Kingaroy Airport, including the runway, taxiway and apron.
Job Seekers Help Farmers
While BlazeAid was getting all the publicity earlier this year, there was another group working away on farms
Road Levy Revolt ‘Unlikely’
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann believes that talk about a proposed “road levy revolt” being advocated by some disgruntled residents on Facebook seems unlikely.
Nominations Sought for RADF
The South Burnett Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) Committee is inviting applications for membership of the committee.
Mayor Furious Over Cuts
The Qld Grants Commission will be asked to explain why the region’s Federal grants have been cut again
Petition Too Late To Stop Toilets
A petition by Blackbutt residents opposed to a South Burnett Regional Council plan to upgrade a 30-year-old toilet block in Les Muller Park will have no effect.
Green Light For Murgon-Kingaroy Rail Trail
Tourism opportunities in the South Burnett received a major boost on Friday (August 30) in the form of a $550,000 grant from the Federal Government to develop a “rail trail” linking Murgon to Kingaroy.
$500,000 To Fix River Road
The South Burnett Regional Council has been allocated more than $500,000 to improve River Road in Kingaroy
Road To Stay Closed … For Time Being
Despite a petition circulating requesting that the locks on the gate be removed, McCauley Weir Road at South East Nanango will remain blocked to public traffic for the time being.
Meet The Future Face Of Nanango
Nanango’s CBD will undergo a major transformation over the next 12 months as the South Burnett Regional Council invests almost $1.4 million into an ambitious streetscaping project.
RADF Round 2 Opens
Round 2 of the annual Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) program will open for applications on Monday (September 2).
Staff Help To Keep The Angels Flying
It’s amazing how much good a few morning teas can do … staff from the South Burnett Regional Council have raised more the $815 for Angel Flight just by holding a few morning teas at work and via some books sales at libraries. And they’re hoping by the end of the week this figure could top $1000!
SB Directions Selects Top Projects
Better telecommunications, training courses that lead to real jobs, creating a “South Burnett brand”, building better transport services for fly-in fly-out workers and taking more local control of tourism promotion are five key objectives for the region’s new economic development body over the coming year.
Pilots Fly For The Angels
Two pilots who have been visiting 44 towns in 17 days as an awareness raiser for Angel Flight will touch down at Kingaroy Airport tomorrow afternoon (August 27).
Tractor Tattoo Wins Award
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has congratulated the South Burnett’s “Tractor Tattoo” which has been announced as one of the winners at the biennial Arts Queensland Regional Arts and Culture Awards for 2013.
Feedback ‘Keep It As It Is’
South Burnett councillor Damien Tessman said the “standard feedback” he had been getting so far about the South Burnett show holiday date was to keep it “as it is”.
Holiday Debate Not Over Yet
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann disputes the fact the debate over changing the Ekka Show Holiday is over … in fact, he believes the discussion has barely begun.
