$19m Cherbourg Budget
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council has handed down its 2020-21 Budget – a $19.92 million package which includes five new houses for the community.
Meeting To Distill Water Options
A public meeting will be held in Kingaroy next month to discuss the options put forward as part of a $2 million study into the Burnett region’s future water needs.
Council Offers Incentives
South Burnett Regional Council will review its infrastructure charges after a neighbouring Council announced it will waive them for the next two years to attract new businesses.
Council To Sell Murgon House
A house at 41 Macalister Street in Murgon will be offered for sale as a removal house to help the South Burnett Regional Council avoid expensive maintenance costs.
Youth Committee Seeks Members
Yarraman and Cooyar residents with a passion for working with young people have been invited to nominate for positions on Toowoomba Council’s Regional Youth Advisory Committee (RYAC).
MP Calls For Water Review
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has called on the South Burnett Regional Council to reconsider a 150 per cent increase in standpipe water costs.
TRC Explores Cultural Burns
Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation Rangers will be invited to attend hazard reduction burns carried out this year by the Toowoomba Regional Council.
Cupboard Is Bare: GRC Mayor
Gympie Council’s financial position is so bad it will need to borrow as much as $12 million just to cover wages and routine expenses for the coming quarter.
TRC Water Discount Ends
Toowoomba Regional Council’s discount extension for the current water rates notice will end on Tuesday (June 23).
Fuel Cell Gets Go-Ahead
Durong will get a 24-hour fuel cell more than a year after the SBRC first began seeking public feedback on the idea
RADAC Seeks Nominations
Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking nominations to fill 13 positions for the new term of the Regional Access and Disability Advisory Committee (RADAC).
$835,000 Upgrades Planned
TRC says Yarraman’s community infrastructure will receive more than $835,000 in upgrades this year
Kingaroy Water Disruption
South Burnett Regional Council has advised that the water supply in parts of Haly and Kingaroy streets will be shut off on Sunday (June 21) for routine maintenance.
Council Lodges $3m Roads Claim
South Burnett Regional Council believe storms that hit the region in February caused as much as $3 million damage to the South Burnett’s road network – not $1 million as previously thought.
Water Costs More Than Double
The price of drawing water from South Burnett Regional Council’s standpipes is about to rise by almost 150 per cent.
Pay Rise For
Council Workers
SBRC employees received a 2.5pc pay rise this week following the successful conclusion of enterprise bargaining
TRC Joins Trucking Project
Toowoomba Regional Council has been selected as one of the first councils in Australia to be involved in a project that will help improve heavy vehicle access on council roads.
Park Managers Wanted For Dams
Council is looking for managers to take over the tourist parks at Boondooma and BP dams
Dark Sky Petition Goes To Council
A second petition supporting a push to have the Bunya Mountains declared a “Dark Sky Park” will be presented to the South Burnett Regional Council at their general meeting this week.
$2m Boost For TRC
Toowoomba Regional Council will receive at least $2 million for “shovel-ready” projects under Stage 2 of the State Government’s “Unite and Recover For Queensland” plan.
