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Breezeway Developments’ new supermarket at Jandowae … a proposal for a similar supermarket at Blackbutt is still slowly progressing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Mayor
Keith Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 15, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett Regional Council will partner with the Blackbutt-Benarkin Community Council to seek grant funding after the Blackbutt Memorial Hall is relocated to a new site near Nukku Nook.<\/p>\n

The grant monies will be used to construct a sealed 22-bay parking area next to the Hall, along with other improvements to the exterior and grounds.<\/p>\n

The Blackbutt-Benarkin Community Council operate the Memorial Hall under an arrangement the group struck with the SBRC in 2012.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Council began the process of shifting the hall by granting a development permit to allow the structure to be relocated.<\/p>\n

The relocation of the hall to a spot in Bowman Road between the Taromeo Rural Fire Brigade’s shed and the Blackbutt Showgrounds will allow Breezeway Developments Pty Ltd – the company undertaking the work – to clear the hall’s current site at the corner of Coulson and Muir Streets.<\/p>\n

Once the hall has been sucessfully relocated, the Council will give the company title to the two blocks the Hall formerly occupied.<\/p>\n

This will allow Breezeway to build a modern supermarket there.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s SBRC meeting, Mayor Campbell said the Council wanted to assist the Blackbutt-Benarkin community achieve what the majority of residents said they wanted – a supermarket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said the project had been delayed because of the need to gain permission from some State Government departments, such as Main Roads.<\/p>\n

A development application for the supermarket is currently being assessed by Council and work on moving the hall will not begin until the project has been approved by all relevant bodies.<\/p>\n

“(Beezeway) is responsible for ensuring the relocated hall complies with building legislation, is connected to all services and is fully operational,” Mayor Campbell said.<\/p>\n

As part of the move, new internal toilets will be built and existing roof leaks repaired by Breezeway, which will improve the hall and save Council the maintenance costs.<\/p>\n

The Hall’s relocation will be overseen by Council\u2019s Building Certifier to ensure it meets all legislative requirements.<\/p>\n

Mayor Campbell said future capital costs at the site and external works to the building will be required to benefit the community.<\/p>\n

But that infrastructure would be funded from the Council\u2019s capital budget to lessen the burden on ratepayers.<\/p>\n

And where possible, the Council would seek grant funding for major improvements like the sealed carpark.<\/p>\n

Cr Spud Jones said he’d received criticism from a few residents that there didn’t seem to be any movement on the project.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He understood local frustrations about the delay, but because external Government agencies were involved Council had no option except to wait for them to do their work.<\/p>\n

But he promised the Council would hold a public meeting in the near future when “all the boxes have been ticked”.<\/p>\n

This would allow Timbertowns residents to see concept drawings of the relocated hall and the new supermarket for themselves.<\/p>\n

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