{"id":147755,"date":"2016-06-08T17:06:19","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T07:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=147755"},"modified":"2020-10-13T11:37:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T01:37:20","slug":"royal-hotel-getting-a-make-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/08\/royal-hotel-getting-a-make-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Hotel Getting A Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_147759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147759\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160608-royal-hotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-147759\" title=\"20160608 Royal Hotel\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160608-royal-hotel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160608-royal-hotel.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160608-royal-hotel-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Army cadets match past Murgon&#8217;s Royal Hotel in this year&#8217;s Anzac Day Parade &#8230; the hotel will soon be getting repainted as part of an extensive makeover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 8, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Royal Hotel in Murgon will be getting a facelift in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Owners Mark and Jennifer McDonald told members of the Murgon Business and Development Association (MBDA) at the MBDA&#8217;s most recent meeting they plan to paint the outside of the building in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The work will be part of ongoing upgrades to the hotel the couple have been making since they took over the licence.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrades have already led to the creation of two new intimate dining areas.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel&#8217;s beer garden will also be receiving some extensive upgrades as part of the renovations.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Thieves will have a tougher time at the Queensland Dairy Industry Museum in future, Museum chairman Ritchie O&#8217;Neill told the meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A cream can along with a sign opposite the Museum recently went missing, much to everyone&#8217;s surprise.<\/p>\n<p>They will be replaced soon, Ritchie said, but they&#8217;ll be much harder to remove to second time around.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The poor attitude of some shop assistants in Murgon has provoked comment from visitors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The meeting heard some members had recently received complaints about the negative attitude of staff in some businesses, which suggested there was a need for more staff training.<\/p>\n<p>Sharyn Garrett, from South Burnett Directions, advised members the group were planning to hold workshops on Customer Service and Attitude Training in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The workshops will be held at several locations in the South Burnett, including Murgon.<\/p>\n<p>Sharyn said SBD had planned to hold the workshops during the daytime.<\/p>\n<p>But after receiving advice from MBDA members that evenings would probably draw higher attendances, she will see if South Burnett Directions can accommodate this in their plans.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>There have been several very successful community events run in Murgon over the last couple of months, the meeting heard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The BP Dam Fishing Classic a huge success, with a $30,000 motor boat and $18,000 tinny given away. The next one will be held in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Anzac Day was also very well attended, and a function held at the Murgon Bowls Club to mark Brett and Trevor Otto&#8217;s 500km walk from Gladstone to Kingaroy for the Melanoma Awareness Foundation drew good numbers, too.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the annual Cherbourg Reconciliation Fun Run from Murgon to Cherbourg &#8211; which celebrated its third outing on May 15 &#8211; drew its biggest attendance yet, with more than 450 walkers and runners taking part.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Two upgraded car parking areas are on the cards for Murgon. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plans for an upgraded car park at Castra are moving forward, the meeting was told.<\/p>\n<p>The project has been verbally approved, and Castra&#8217;s operators are just waiting for official confirmation for work to begin.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a significantly upgraded car parking outside Murgon State School is close to completion.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade includes drop down and pick up bays and should help ease traffic congestion in the area.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Murgon Business and Development Association represents the businesses and community of Murgon and surrounding districts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The group holds regular monthly meetings and new members are always welcome.<\/p>\n<p>The MBDA\u2019s next meeting will be a breakfast meeting at Murgon\u2019s Royal Hotel on Thursday (June 9).<\/p>\n<p>Breakfast is $15 and coffee an extra $4.<\/p>\n<p>More details about MBDA membership can be obtained by contacting MBDA secretary Margaret Long at Murgon Real Estate on (07) 4168-2922 or 0413-488-418.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.com.au\/nanango\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-143957\" title=\"communitynews\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/communitynews.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"232\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Hotel in Murgon will be getting a facelift in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":147759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[402,3],"tags":[28],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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