Cr Murray Wins By-Election
Arnold Murray has been declared the winner of Saturday’s vote to fill a vacancy on Cherbourg Council.
Anzac Tribute Wins $1000 Prize
Murgon artist Lee Porter’s moving tribute to Anzac Day, ‘What’s Left Behind’, is the winner of the 2014 South Burnett Regional Council’s Acquisitive Art competition.
Taabinga Development Gets Go-Ahead
A controversial 116-lot relocatable home park at Taabinga Downs Estate in Kingaroy was given to go-ahead this afternoon by the South Burnett Regional Council.
Taabinga Estate: The Arguments
At the South Burnett Regional Council’s special meeting on Friday, April 11 there was heated debate about rescinding a motion made at Council’s March 19 meeting to reject a development application for the Taabinga Downs Estate.
Cherbourg By-Election:
Meet The Candidates
The by-election to fill a vacancy on Cherbourg Aboriginal Council will be held tomorrow (Saturday); the polling booth will be open at the Cherbourg State School in Fisher Street from 8:00am to 6:00pm.
Radio Auction To Aid Shona
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann will be back behind the microphone on CROW-FM on Friday morning to help raise funds for Murgon mum Shona Muckert’s vital leg surgery.
Garbage Charges Cut
For Small Businesses
The region’s small businesses should see a “substantial” reduction in garbage collection charges when the South Burnett Regional Council brings down its 2014-2015 Budget in July.
MP Praises Cherbourg TV Campaign
The TV ads made by Cherbourg and South Burnett children to encourage parents to send them to school every day has won high praise from around the country.
Road Levy Here For Another Year
The South Burnett Regional Council’s $200-per-property Road Levy will stay in place for another year.
Council To Survey Ratepayers
South Burnett Regional Council plans to survey ratepayers about scrapping quarterly rates notices in favour of half-yearly bills, and introducing new methods to make payments easier.
Get Healthy This Easter
South Burnett Regional Council is encouraging residents to get healthy and active over the Easter school holidays.
Free Laser Skirmish
Free Laser Skirmish will be happening in Yarraman later this month as part of National Youth Week celebrations by the Toowoomba Regional Council.
Lifeline Tossed To Taabinga Developers
Kingaroy’s controversial $6.5 million Taabinga Downs development – which includes a 116-lot relocatable home park – looks set to get the go ahead after all, despite a negative vote at the South Burnett Regional Council’s March meeting.
Delegation Seeks Names
Of South Burnett’s Fallen
South Burnett residents will soon have an opportunity to honour family members who died during WWI
Council Rates To Rise In Budget
South Burnett Regional Council has confirmed that rates will rise in the 2014-15 Budget but councillors are working to keep the rise to less than the 5 per cent which was tipped last year.
Funding Faces Senate Roadblock: Truss
More than $1.2 million in roads funding for the South Burnett and Cherbourg councils is at risk of being blocked in the Senate, Deputy Prime Minister and member for Wide Bay Warren Truss said today.
FKG Steps Up Work
FK Gardner & Sons (FKG) have begun working a new roster in a bid to complete repairs to flood-damaged roads, culverts and floodways around the South Burnett by the end of June.
Sewerage Charges Tipped To Rise $100
Ratepayers connected to any of the South Burnett’s five sewerage schemes are likely to pay an extra $100 pa when the South Burnett Regional Council hands down its 2014-15 Budget in July.
RADF Round 4 Opens
Round 4 of the annual Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) program will open for applications on Monday (March 31).
Emergency Tips For Business
Could your business cope with an emergency? According to statistics provided by a group coming to the South Burnett tomorrow, 43 per cent of businesses affected by disasters never re-open. Another 29 per cent fail within two years …
