Domestic violence, homelessness, rural GP shortages and glaring holes in Queensland laws covering renewable energy projects are just some of the topics South Burnett councillors will raise at this year’s LGAQ State Conference.
Peries IGA supermarket in Wondai will be refurbished and expanded after the South Burnett Regional Council approved the company’s plans on Wednesday.
South Burnett Regional Council is warning residents to be vigilant and report any telephone call from a person posing as an SBRC employee.
South Burnett Regional Council will submit 35 road improvement projects to the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) in the hope of securing “betterment” funding for some or all of them.
South Burnett Regional Council’s 2022 Senior Sportsperson of the Year has a passion for target shooting.
The Toowoomba Regional Council is boasting that it spent a record $204 million with local businesses during the past financial year.
A $195,000 animal-proof fence erected around Kingaroy Airport will save the South Burnett Regional Council an estimated $91,000 a year – and ensure the Royal Flying Doctor Service can continue to land safely at night.
A funeral service in Cherbourg for former Mayor Ken Bone attracted a big crowd of friends and relatives on Friday.
Ratepayers in Goomeri, Kilkivan, Widgee and Woolooga will face higher rates bills in the coming year after Gympie Regional Council handed down its 2022-23 Budget on Thursday.
The South Burnett Regional Council has called on the Federal Government to “act quickly and decisively” to ban travel to and from Bali to protect the national economy from foot and mouth disease.
The recent floods – and the damage caused – will be a focus of Friday’s Darling Downs and South West (DDSWQ) Council of Mayors’ meeting.
South Burnett Regional Council will write to the Federal Government to request it temporarily suspend all travel to and from countries affected by foot and mouth disease.
South Burnett Regional Council has received more than $663,000 in grants from the State Government for three job-creation projects.
South Burnett Regional Council has invested $150,000 in installing new water troughs and splityard gates at the Coolabunia Saleyards.
The South Burnett Regional Council’s 2022-23 Budget – handed down last Friday – was unusual in a couple of ways.
South Burnett ratepayers connected to a town water supply scheme will be charged an extra 6 per cent a year for the next 10 years under a plan adopted by the South Burnett Regional Council.
Nominations have opened for Toowoomba Regional Council’s 2023 Youth Leaders Program and young people from across the region – including Yarraman and Cooyar – have been encouraged to apply.
South Burnett councillor Kathy Duff has spoken out on social media to explain why she voted against the adoption of the Council’s 2022-23 Budget on Friday.
How was the South Burnett’s 2022-23 Budget framed? Where did the money come from … and what is the outlook for the region’s finances?
South Burnett Regional Council approved a small 1.75 per cent rise in general rates at their Budget meeting on Friday, as well as the introduction of a fortnightly kerbside recycling service.
