April Plan For Pipeline
Toowoomba Regional Council may start pumping water from Wivenhoe Dam to Cressbrook Dam as soon as next month.
TRC To Seek Postal Ballot
Toowoomba Regional Council will ask the State Government to approve postal voting for the next Council poll, due in March 2020.
Kingaroy Coal Mine ‘Uneconomic’
A proposed coal mine near Kingaroy would not make economic sense and should be rejected by policymakers on economic grounds, according to a new report.
Have Your Say On Footpaths
South Burnett Regional Council is asking Murgon residents to vote on what they would like their new Lamb Street footpaths to look like
Foster Carers Needed For Horses
RSPCA has put out a desperate call for foster carers who can look after some horses which were recently seized.
Wind Farm Opening Pushed Back
Coopers Gap Wind Farm’s completion date has been extended by almost a year due to problems getting turbine components from the Port of Brisbane to the construction site.
2019 Student Leaders Sworn In
Kingaroy State High School’s office bearers for 2019 were sworn in at a special investiture ceremony held at the Performing Arts Centre last week.
Murgon Calls For Action On Crime
The Murgon Business and Development Association has called on the State Government to provide the town with more help to tackle juvenile crime.
Blue Card Session At Cherbourg
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisations or community members in and around Cherbourg have been invited to come along next week to find out more about the Blue Card system.
Junior Rangers Shave For A Cure
Cherbourg’s award-winning Junior Police Rangers have joined in the fun – and fundraising – for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.
Meeting To Discuss Biosecurity
A meeting will be held in Kingaroy next week as part of the development of a Regional Biosecurity Strategy for the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils.
Woman Hurt In Crash
A woman aged in her 50s was transported to Kingaroy Hospital after a crash on the Burnett Highway on Wednesday afternoon.
Have You Seen Him?
Queensland Police have released the image of a young boy who has gone missing from Cherbourg.
Work To Widen Highway Curve
The Department of Transport and Main Roads plans to begin work soon to upgrade a sweeping curve on the Bunya Highway, north of Memerambi, to improve safety.
Latest Tourism Magazine Unveiled
The latest edition of South Burnett Regional Council’s tourism publication, “Let’s Go South Burnett”, has been unveiled
Five Boys Charged
Detectives have charged five boys after four businesses were broken into in Murgon between Sunday and Tuesday.
Free Workshop For Women
Kingaroy Police are inviting local women to look “under the bonnet” at a safer driving workshop to be held in Kingaroy next month.
Moreton Announces $20m Loss
Moreton Resources chairman Jason Elks has assumed the role of Company Secretary following the resignation of director Brent Van Staden.
Optus Switches On Maidenwell Tower
A new mobile phone tower in Maidenwell will offer coverage for the first time to many local residents if they join the Optus network.
MPs Bicker Over Fire Changes
The State Government has rejected Opposition claims that changes to management and funding will be “the death of the Rural Fire Service as we know it”.
