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Various business and community groups across the region will be bringing Council to their towns during the month of September. In the spirit of “growing the pie, not the piece”, September

RSPCA Desexing Initiative I would like to provide a final reminder that “Operation Wanted”, the RSPCA yearly statewide desexing initiative, is still available until 31 August.  For lo

South Burnett Libraries The partnership between child health and South Burnett Libraries has again strengthened with the proposal of weekly drop in clinics to be held at the Murgon and Wondai Librarie

Environmental Health: State Government’s Dog Breeder legislation I know that Council has provided a stream of information to the community in relation to the State Government’s Dog Breeder

Customer Contact Statistics for 2016/17 During 2016/17, the customer contact front counter staff across the service centres of Blackbutt, Nanango, Kingaroy, Wondai and Murgon received 27,826 calls to

Environmental Health: State Government’s Dog Breeder legislation The State Government’s Dog Breeder legislation came into effect on the 26 May 2017.  The new laws only apply to dogs b

Libraries This month the South Burnett Libraries’ launched the new “Rocket to Reading” Library Loyalty Program for children 0 to 12 years old.  This program has been designed to

Mosquito Management Council’s Environmental Health Officer, M/s Megan Nilon, recently presented at the “Introduction to Mosquito Management” course held in Gladstone.  Ms Nilon&

Libraries This month the South Burnett Libraries’ launched the new “Rocket to Reading” Library Loyalty Program for children 0 to 12 years old.  This program has been designed to

Libraries There have again been a number of activities and events at our local libraries. Dannielle Wicks, local author, visited the Nanango and Kingaroy libraries to talk about all things writing and

Mosquito Control January weather continues to be favourable for mosquitoes so the message to residents continues to be the same.  Residents can assist to help control mosquitoes, particularly aro

South Burnett Libraries: Get Ready Campaign From October 13th libraries across the region have facilitated the scanning of personal documents as part of the Get Ready Queensland initiative. A number o

South Burnett Libraries Community Health Drop-In Clinic at the Kingaroy Library South Burnett Libraries have developed a valuable partnership with Kingaroy Child Health over the past year.  After

Mosquito Control With the weather heating up and the rain around, mosquitoes will start to become active. I encourage residents to do their bit to help control mosquitoes, particularly around their ow

Health Services: Mosquito Control It is once again that time of year when the weather conditions are favourable for mosquitoes and they become more active. Council’s Environmental Health Team co