Strong Women Take The Lead
This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is “Because of her, we can …” so it was fitting that women featured strongly in Cherbourg Council’s annual NAIDOC Awards ceremony on Monday.
Rail Trail Project Moving Ahead
A shed being built next to the South Burnett Rail Trail in Wooroolin will soon house one of the district’s historic peanut threshers.
Big Week Planned For NAIDOC
NAIDOC Week is being celebrated around Australia from July 8-15, and a number of South Burnett towns have special events planned to mark the occasion
FAGs Grant Will Draw Interest
The South Burnett Regional Council will put this year’s Financial Assistance Grant (FAGs) to work immediately … by putting the money in the bank.
New Faces Join Council Tribunal
There’s been a change in personnel at the Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal ahead of the creation of the State Government’s new body to deal with Councillor complaints.
WBBROC Gets $375,000 For Biosecurity
The Wide Bay-Burnett Regional Organisation Of Councils (WBBROC) will receive $375,000 over the next two years to develop a “best practice” approach to managing invasive plants and animals.
Council Budgets For Equestrian Project
Gympie Regional Council allocated $900,000 in its recent Budget towards construction of the new $2.06 million Equestrian Centre at Kilkivan.
Early FAGs Fillip For Councils
Councils will have the opportunity to start projects earlier than planned or earn some extra interest income after the Federal Government announced it will pay half of its 2018-19 Financial Assistance Grants early this year.
CEO To Retire On Friday
The South Burnett Regional Council will lose its most senior officer this Friday when CEO Gary Wall retires after a 47-year career in local government.
Mayor Defends Rural Rate Rise
South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell has defended a decision in the 2018-19 Budget to charge rural landholders more for roadworks than town dwellers
The Budget ‘We Had To Have’
Cr Terry Fleischfresser has praised the Council’s 2018-19 Budget, saying it was ‘the Budget we have to have’.
Water And Waste Charges To Rise
South Burnett residents will pay an extra $57 a year in water, sewerage and waste removal charges from July 1, but large businesses will get some relief from high water usage charges.
Deputy Mayor Shares Budget Concerns
South Burnett Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff says while she is broadly happy with Council’s 2018-19 Budget, changes to road funding and cuts to community groups are causing her concern.
$25.96m Spend On Road Network
The South Burnett Regional Council’s 2018-19 Budget will invest almost $26 million into the region’s 3000km road network over the coming year.
Budget To Hit Rural Landholders
Farmers could face rate rises of between 5 and 6 per cent following the scrapping of the South Burnett Regional Council’s controversial $200 annual road levy.
Waste Charges To Rise
The South Burnett Regional Council says waste charges will rise in this year’s Budget, which is due to be handed down on Monday, June 25.
Toowoomba Rates Up By 3pc
Toowoomba Regional Council residents will face an average 3 per cent rate rise after the council handed down its 2018-19 Budget on Friday.
Council Supports Special Needs Project
The South Burnett Regional Council has lent its support to the construction of an all-inclusive playground for special needs children and adults in Nanango.
LGAQ Welcomes Promise
To Fix ‘Broken’ Grants System
The Local Government Association of Queensland has given a cautious thumbs up to last week’s State Budget because of its implicit commitment to fix flaws in the Council grants system.
Council Looking For Young Voices
Are you a young person in Yarraman or Cooyar? Are you interested in representing the voice of young people in your region?
