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Thanks to summer rains, Tom Alford Oval in Kingaroy is looking green and lush at the moment; a new plan by the SBRC to supply it with recycled water should see it stay that way all year round<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Infrastructure General Manager Russell Hood (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 20, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett Regional Council has launched an ambitious program to supply recycled water to sporting clubs in Blackbutt, Nanango, Kingaroy, Wondai and Murgon.<\/p>\n

The plan would ensure the South Burnett’s premier sportsgrounds and golf links always look green and lush, even when the region is in drought.<\/p>\n

In a best case scenario, the program could see the region’s sporting clubs able to access recycled water to irrigate their sports fields during the coming financial year.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s Council meeting, Councillors gave approval to supply Kingaroy’s sports grounds with recycled water from the new Waste Water Treatment Plant being built in River Road.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The water will be transported from the plant to the Bjelke-Petersen Recreation Area’s sports fields by a pipeline.<\/p>\n

The Recreation Area is the home of Kingaroy’s cricket, AFL, rugby league and soccer clubs.<\/p>\n

Infrastructure General Manager Russell Hood told the meeting the pipeline could be built with no impact on Council’s budget because its estimated $150,000 cost would be paid for out of savings found during the waste water treatment plant’s construction.<\/p>\n

At the same meeting, Councillors also voted to apply to the State Government’s “Building Our Regions” (BOR) fund for a $600,000 grant to provide similar facilities to sports groups in Murgon, Wondai, Nanango and Blackbutt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Hood told Councillors the BOR fund required successful applicants to provide a matching contribution.<\/p>\n

So if Council’s application was successful, the SBRC will have to contribute $600,000 towards the project.<\/p>\n

In response to a question from Cr Danita Potter about what would happen if Council’s grant application was not successful, Mr Hood said in that case the SBRC could apply its $600,000 contribution to providing the facility to the two neediest cases – Murgon and Wondai.<\/p>\n

The Council would then need to look at a similar contribution in the following Budget to provide the same facility for Nanango and Blackbutt.<\/p>\n

Mr Hood said the money would be used to upgrade machinery at each town’s waste water treatment plant, which would lift the standard of recycled water from its current Class C or Class D to Class A.<\/p>\n

Councillors voted to allocate $600,000 to the project in the up-coming 2016-2017 Budget, and apply for an extra $600,000 contribution from the State Government in the hope the entire project could be carried out in the shortest possible time.<\/p>\n

Both motions were passed unanimously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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