{"id":300897,"date":"2021-06-16T19:42:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=300897"},"modified":"2021-06-16T19:57:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:57:56","slug":"few-surprises-for-south-burnett-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/06\/16\/few-surprises-for-south-burnett-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Few Surprises For South Burnett"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_300909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300909\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616qldbudget2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-300909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616qldbudget2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616qldbudget2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616qldbudget2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616qldbudget2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616qldbudget2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616qldbudget2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210616qldbudget2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s not many surprises in the State Budget for the South Burnett &#8230; but here&#8217;s what we found<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 16, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>by Anne Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not many surprises for the South Burnett in the Budget handed down on Tuesday by Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick.<\/p>\n<p>But <strong>southburnett.com.au<\/strong> has scoured through the handouts and here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong>Murgon<\/strong>, $250,000 has been allocated to upgrade the old Nurses Quarters for use by community and allied health services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Although no funding has been earmarked for widening the dangerous single-lane section of Mundubbera-Durong Road, construction will start on the replacement to the\u00a0<strong>John Peterson Bridge <\/strong>over the Boyne River. This jointly funded State \/ Federal Government project will receive $8.6 million out of the projected total cost of $25 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>$409,000 has been set aside for a $900,000 project to upgrade the <strong>Bunya Mountains National Park<\/strong> visitor information centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Businessman Joe Prendergast&#8217;s multi-million tourism development at <strong>Moffatdale<\/strong> received a tranche of $1.8 million (out of a total $4.5 million) from the Growing Tourism Infrastructure program to expand tourism accommodation facilities in the region.\u00a0This project was unveiled at a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/12\/03\/sneak-peek-at-new-tourism-complex\/\">Murgon Business and Development Association<\/a><\/strong> get-together last December.\u00a0At the time, Mr Prendergast &#8211; who also owns Joe&#8217;s Grand Hotel in Goomeri &#8211; said the $6 million development would be built in stages on a block next to Dusty Hill Wines. Plans included a brewery, distillery, underground cellar, 10-room motel and accommodation cottages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kingaroy State High School<\/strong> has been allocated $252,000 towards a $932,000 project to upgrade skills development and training facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meandu Mine<\/strong> ($50.1 million) and <strong>Tarong Power Station<\/strong> ($31.9 million) also received their annual Budget allocations.\u00a0Meandu&#8217;s funding includes $5.2 million for a truck and shovel replacement program and $14.5 million for dozer replacement.\u00a0Tarong&#8217;s projects include $4.2 million to replace generator stators, another $3.4 million towards the ash take-off project and $948,000 to upgrade control systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kingaroy Hospital<\/strong> &#8211; as expected &#8211; will receive another $8.4 million towards its total $92.5 million redevelopment. Overall, Darling Downs Health&#8217;s operating budget will be $937.18 million, up $35.82 million from 2020-21.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Download:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southburnett.biz\/pdfs\/2021-06-16qtrip.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program for 2021\u201322 to 2024-25: Wide Bay Burnett<\/a>\u00a0(1.1Mb PDF)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/06\/16\/mp-disappointed-with-budget\/\">MP Disappointed With Budget<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/06\/16\/mayor-says-funding-is-first-step\/\">Mayor Says Funding Is &#8216;First Step&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/06\/16\/qff-underwhelmed-by-budget\/\">QFF &#8216;Underwhelmed&#8217; By Budget<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/06\/15\/agforce-welcomes-drought-supports\/\">AgForce Welcomes Drought Supports<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_281743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281743\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201019mundubbera2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-281743 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201019mundubbera2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201019mundubbera2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201019mundubbera2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201019mundubbera2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201019mundubbera2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201019mundubbera2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201019mundubbera2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-281743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where the smooth dual-lane bitumen switches to the single lane section on the Mundubbera-Durong Road &#8230; there&#8217;s no funding in this year&#8217;s Budget for the widening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s not many surprises for the South Burnett in the Budget handed down on Tuesday by Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":300909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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