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An artist’s concept of how the Blackbutt Memorial Hall will look after it is relocated; work on moving the hall is now expected to begin in March<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Division 2 Cr Spud Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 8, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Division 2 South Burnett Councillor Spud Jones will be updating Blackbutt residents on the progress of Council projects in the Timbertowns area at a public meeting next week.<\/p>\n

Cr Jones will be holding the meeting at the Blackbutt Golf Club at 51 Langton Road at 6:00pm on Wednesday, February 15.<\/p>\n

One topic that is likely to attract a lot of local interest will be an update on the relocation of the Blackbutt Memorial Hall.<\/p>\n

The hall needs to be moved from its current location in Coulson Street to a site near the Blackbutt Showgrounds to free up the land it sits on, allowing a modern supermarket to be built in the town.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell, who may also be attending the meeting, told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> supermarket builders Breezeway Developments’ plans for the new supermarket have now been accepted by Council officers.<\/p>\n

Breezeway submitted the first draft of its plans to the Council in September last year.<\/p>\n

The Council requested a number of substantial changes to meet Planning Scheme requirements, and these have now been made.<\/p>\n

The next step in the process will be to shift the Memorial Hall.<\/p>\n

Mayor Campbell said he was confident Blackbutt residents would be very pleased with the end result once the hall had been bedded down at its new home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The building will get a new alignment to fit in with the geography of the site, and it will also get new toilets and two disability access ramps.<\/p>\n

The Hall’s bar area will be expanded, the kitchen will be upgraded and existing problems with the Hall’s roof will be fixed.<\/p>\n

The Mayor said that in hindsight, the initial schedule for moving the Hall and building the supermarket may have been too ambitious, given the complexity of the undertaking.<\/p>\n

But both projects are still proceeding, and the latest forecast for the Hall’s move is in March.<\/p>\n

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