New step in efforts to fix regional housing crisis
Efforts to alleviate the pressure of a housing crisis in which more than 1200 people are waiting for social housing across the Bundaberg region have taken a major step forward.
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Wide Bay Burnett mayors’, councillors’ pay rises for 2024 revealed
A tale of two industries headed in opposite directions has been revealed with a new report earmarking pay increases for the region’s council members at the same time experts say farming wages are headed the other way.
‘Greed and self-interest’: Climate-sized hole in coal mine consensus
A happy consensus opposing a new coking coal mine proposed for Bundaberg looks shaky when the public asks why any new coal mines are being opened, with concerns it will wipe out any climate emissions gains in the coming years.
Major $2bn estate development celebrates key milestone
Progress on a major South Beach development along Bundaberg’s popular coastline continues to steam ahead, with it celebrating a major achievement only days before Christmas.
Now here’s a Christmas present with a difference …
Looking for the present for someone who has everything? How about a 16m high, five storey waterslide? It’s certainly a great way to get a one up on the family with the jumping castle at kids’ birthday parties. Check it out
Cost blowout concerns reveal new controversy for $7.4m project
An already controversial multimillion-dollar rebuild of the Wintergarden Theatre has landed in hotter water amid revelations part of the price tag was coming from a surprise funding stream.
Mum threatens to kill partner over son’s messy room
An argument escalated to death threats when a Bundaberg mother of seven and the main breadwinner for her family became frustrated with her son’s messy room.
200+ photos: Smiles and celebrations as university students graduate
Friends and families joined more than 200 uni students as they donned their caps and gowns to walk the stage for the 2023 Central Queensland University Bundaberg graduation. See the full gallery of photos and watch the video:
$130m solar farm planned for Childers
A new solar farm between Horton and Isis River is expected to generate 100 construction jobs and power 30,000 homes.
Brawls, weapons, drugs: Wide Bay-Burnett schools with most police call-outs
Police have handled more than 170 incidents in the past 12 months at Wide Bay Burnett schools, new data shows, as the schools responsible for the most call-outs are revealed.
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