{"id":362193,"date":"2025-07-02T16:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=362193"},"modified":"2025-07-02T16:19:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:19:43","slug":"upgrades-completed-at-saleyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/07\/02\/upgrades-completed-at-saleyards\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrades Completed At Saleyards"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_362194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362194\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702coolabunia1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-362194 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702coolabunia1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702coolabunia1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702coolabunia1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702coolabunia1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702coolabunia1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702coolabunia1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250702coolabunia1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Kathy Duff, Cr Linda Little and Cr Danita Potter with, at left, Council&#8217;s commercial enterprises co-ordinator Michael Hunter and, at right, the Council employees who modified the double-loading ramp (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>July 2, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A series of upgrades have been completed at the South Burnett Regional Council&#8217;s Coolabunia Saleyards complex near Kingaroy.<\/p>\n<p>A Council spokesperson said a security fence had been installed around the perimeter of the saleyards to improve security and lessen the risk of livestock escaping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The concrete slab at the truck wash has been extended to accommodate longer vehicles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Double loading ramps were also modified by Council\u2019s fabrication team to meet workplace, health and safety requirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouncil is supporting the growth of our vital rural community by upgrading these facilities,\u201d Mayor Kathy Duff said.<\/p>\n<p>Cr Danita Potter said the saleyards were an integral part of the South Burnett and offered more than just cattle sales.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are a meeting place for our community to bring people together,\u201d Cr Potter said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of upgrades have been completed at the South Burnett Regional Council&#8217;s Coolabunia Saleyards complex near Kingaroy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":362194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3,36],"tags":[1131,1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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