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Feral Animal Control Rabbits from Coolabunia and Taabinga were trapped and injected with K5, a new strain of Calici virus (RHDV-K5). The Rabbits have been released back into the wild to allow the

The Mayor and I and some of the Councillors attended the opening of the Cherbourg Palliative Care Unit organised by the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board. We also attended the NAIDOC celebration

Natural Resource Management Coolabunia Saleyards Saleyard staff cleared a total of 2,707 cattle through the Coolabunia dip facility. Two fat & store sales and one Weaner Sale were held in June wi

This coming Thursday, 6 July, the South Burnett Regional Council will be hosting a NAIDOC Family Fun Day that will be held from 10.00am in the Dr Ellen Kent Hughes Forecourt in Glendon Street.

Preparations are in place for NAIDOC events in the first week of July. Cherbourg will be hosting their main celebrations on Tuesday July 4th and for the first time our Council will be hosting a NAIDOC

Saleyards There was a speciality horse sale at Coolabunia Yards (hasn’t been one in ages) with 10 horses booked.  On the day six horses were on show with 4 sold and 2 passed in.  The t

Capital Works Update Kingaroy Aerodrome line marking of runway 16/34, signal circle, taxi ways and car park has been completed. Painting of the terminal building internal and external has also been c

I was pleased to attend the opening night of the 11th Annual Indigenous Golf Championships in Murgon hosted by the Murgon Golf Club. There were quite a few first time visitors to Murgon this year and

Wild Dog & Feral Pig Baiting Program Council in conjunction with Bio-security Queensland are participating in a coordinated Wild Dog & Feral Pig Baiting Program. Failure to control wild dogs a

Kingaroy The Haly Street traffic island gardens have been completed along with the mowing of all parks and road verges. Customer requests are all up to date and the staff were very busy with the prepa

Weed control Parthenium inspections and treatment of Water Hyacinth and Salvinia have commenced at Barambah Creek. Contractors have completed Lantana treatment at Haly Creek, Kumbia, Kingaroy & Wo

Representatives from South Burnett Regional Council, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and the South East Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium are hosting a workshop that will help you to

Kingaroy The new plinths at Taabinga Cemetery have now been completed and staff have commenced work towards new playground equipment for Kingaroy Apex Park. Murgon Commencement of work towards new pla

Weed Management Contractors have completed street spraying in Murgon, Kumbia and Wondai. Lantana control on local roads in South Nanango, Coolabunia, Haly Creek, Ellesmere, Malar and Maidenwell. Groun

NRM REPORT Lantana inspections have been done to find roads that are suitable for spraying. Ongoing groundsel inspections Kingaroy/Nanango/Blackbutt and Kumbia. Some Honey Locust inspections have bee