Council Tells Wind Farmers To Pay Up
Farmers hosting turbines at AGL’s Coopers Gap project are going to be slugged an extra $470 per turbine every year for the 25-year life of the wind farm.
TRC Seeks Nominations
Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on the Regional Access and Disability Advisory committee.
Council Helps Win Film
The South Burnett Regional Council has claimed credit for helping to bring the multi-million dollar production of the film “Danger Close” to the South Burnett.
Murgon Plans Rail Trail Festival
Murgon will hold a new annual festival centred on the South Burnett Rail Trail if the South Burnett Regional Council gives the concept regionally significant event status.
Road Crews Keep Busy
Seventeen of the region’s rural roads will receive maintenance grades or get resheeted by the end of the month, and two more will have drainage work carried out.
Bega Outlines PCA Plans To Council
Bega Cheese chairman Barry Irvin dropped in to the South Burnett Regional Council’s monthly meeting on Wednesday to outline his company’s plans for the Peanut Company of Australia.
Council Approves Two Piggery Expansions
The South Burnett Regional Council has given development approvals to two piggeries so they can more than triple their production from 11,700 standard pig units (SPU) to 42,250 SPU.
Search Begins For New CEO
The South Burnett Regional Council has begun its search for a new Chief Executive Officer.
Only Two Show Up At Meeting
Only two people turned up on Thursday evening in Kingaroy to give their input into the direction the South Burnett Regional Council should take over the next five years.
Road Upgrade At Crawford
Roadworks are scheduled to begin on Monday to upgrade a 400 metre stretch of Murphy’s Road at Crawford
Curtain Falls On ‘Shop Local’ Campaign
An innovative ‘shop local’ promotion run by the South Burnett Regional Council for the past 21 months will come to an end soon.
Fraser Coast Mayor Sacked
Fraser Coast Mayor and WBBROC member Cr Chris Loft has been sacked by Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe for alleged breaches of the Councillor’s Code Of Conduct.
Toowoomba Joins New Tourism Group
Toowoomba Regional Council has voted to join Tourism Darling Downs, a breakaway tourism group established last year by Wellcamp Airport developer John Wagner.
TRC Grants Rounds Open
Applications have opened for Toowoomba Regional Council’s latest round of community grants.
South Burnett Loses Another Legend
The South Burnett has lost another towering figure in local government with the death on Sunday night of former Murgon Shire Chairman and then Mayor, Bill Roberts OBE.
Councillors Get Integrity Hotline
Mayors and Councillors will soon be able to seek advice from the Queensland Integrity Commissioner as part of the State Government’s increased transparency and accountability agenda.
‘He Was A Bloody Good Bloke’
Wondai Memorial Hall was filled to overflowing on Friday afternoon for the funeral service of the “patriarch of Wondai”, former Mayor Percy Iszlaub, AM.
Two Towns Get New Footpaths
The South Burnett Regional Council will be starting work on two new concrete footpaths in Murgon and Kingaroy in the coming fortnight.
Murgon Farewells BlazeAid Volunteers
A dinner will be held in Murgon on Friday night to thank the last of the BlazeAid volunteers who have been helping local properties clean up after the Boxing Day storms.
Have Your Say On Five-Year Plan
The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding a series of public meetings on February 8 and 15 to invite public input about what its priorities should be for the coming five years.
