How they spent it: The groups to benefit from council’s $28k fund
From kindergartens to rugby league clubs and theatres, the groups that benefited from South Burnett Council’s $28k discretionary fund can now be revealed.
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Dad’s coaching helps young cricket star achieve state dream
A 12-year-old Wondai cricket star who has never played for a club or had formal coaching has been selected to represent Queensland, but she needs help to live her dream.
House-sitter’s horrific discovery puts pensioner behind bars
An elderly Burnett man has been jailed after the terrible find involving innocent children.
Revealed: South Burnett Council’s $1.59m pay packet
Ratepayers are forking out more than a million dollars a year for council’s executives and elected representatives’ wages with a new report showing its highest earners.
‘Sense of hopelessness’: GP shortage grips the region
Less than 230km from Brisbane, pregnant women are forced to drive three hours for a check-up, and asthmatics are relying on pharmacy treatment instead of medical treatment as a critical shortage of doctors closes doors to new patients and puts lives at risk.
Cafes, hotels to fork out cash for alfresco dining
Recovering hospitality businesses will soon have to fork out hundreds for alfresco dining, but it could have been far higher if a South Burnett councillor got her way.
‘Alarming’: Burnett’s abandoned animals a worsening crisis
Rental vacancies have reached critical levels across the region, animal welfare centres are at full capacity and desperate for help.
Named: Alleged South Burnett meth dealers with almost 200 charges
New details have been revealed following a 10-month police operation across the South Burnett which led to about a man and woman facing almost 200 drug-related charges.
‘Dizzy’ mum’s charity shop theft ruse, drink driving exposed
First, she lied to elderly volunteers while taking hundreds from their handbags. Then, she drove drunk. Now, a South Burnett mum has been sentenced.
‘All we want is a trial’: Kindies reject 4yo and her assistance dog
The mother of a South Burnett girl who was non-verbal, self-harming and isolated before the arrival of her assistance dog says they are now being rejected by kindergartens.
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