{"id":352771,"date":"2024-09-13T19:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=352771"},"modified":"2024-09-13T21:08:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:08:20","slug":"council-extends-weir-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/09\/13\/council-extends-weir-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Extends Weir Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_352772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352772\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mccauleyweir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-352772\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mccauleyweir.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mccauleyweir.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mccauleyweir-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mccauleyweir-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mccauleyweir-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mccauleyweir-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mccauleyweir-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The SBRC will investigate the cost of building public facilities at McCauley Weir (Photo: Kathy Duff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 13, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Regional Council has voted to extend its trial opening of the McCauley Weir, near Nanango, to the public for another six months.<\/p>\n<p>A six-month trial to allow users to access the gated road to the weir began in February this year.<\/p>\n<p>Users had to pay a $100 deposit for a key and sign a usage agreement.<\/p>\n<p>At their August meeting, councillors voted unanimously to continue the trial for another six months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They also voted to ask council staff to investigate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cost to freehold the operational reserve and repurpose it to public use,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The purchase of temporary traffic lights, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The cost for construction of public facilities and site clean-up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The findings would be presented back to Council for consideration in the 2025-26 Budget.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/05\/08\/feedback-sought-on-weir-trial\/\">Feedback Sought On Weir Trial<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/12\/19\/council-sets-weir-conditions\/\"><strong>Council Sets Weir Conditions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/07\/05\/90000-allocated-to-weir-road\/\">$90,000 Allocated To Weir Road<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/12\/08\/erkens-pushes-for-weir-re-opening\/\">Erkens Pushes For Weir Re-Opening<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/10\/24\/mccauley-weir-yes-or-no\/\">McCauley Weir \u2026 Yes Or No?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/06\/natda-to-visit-mccauley-weir\/\">NaTDA To Visit McCauley Weir<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/10\/locals-want-to-see-weir-for-themselves\/\">Locals Want To See Weir For Themselves<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/07\/mccauley-weir-back-on-agenda\/\">McCauley Weir Back On Agenda<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/08\/road-to-stay-closed-for-time-being\/\">Road To Stay Closed \u2026 For Time Being<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SBRC has voted to extend its trial opening of the McCauley Weir, near Nanango, to the public for another six months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":352772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[1131,30],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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