‘$100k a year’: Rural rates pain hitting Qld farmers
There are new fears Queensland graziers are reaching breaking point with revelations some are being charged more than $100,000 annually in rural rates from their local council.
Property
‘70% jump in 10yrs’: Qld building boss on costs, company collapses
A longstanding, key player in the Queensland construction industry has revealed the harsh reality of rising costs and how he’s stayed successful amid a spate of builder busts.
100yo church earmarked for aged care hub as funding battle continues
A decade-long dream of allowing a Qld town’s residents to grow old in the place they love is one step closer to reality with the purchase of an historic church.
Huge unit development for veterans greenlit for town centre
The South Burnett Regional Council has given the go-ahead for the construction of 14 two-bedroom units for RSL veterans and their families in the centre of Kingaroy. SEE THE PLANS.
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Plans for new two-storey motel at Kingaroy revealed
An empty lot in Kingaroy is set to be transformed into the town’s latest accommodation hub, according to a development application approved by the council. SEE THE PLANS.
How booming southeast could turn Gympie into ‘dormitory suburb’
Welcome to Gympie, the place to live, play … but not work? A new plan suggests the historic gold town could become one of the south-east’s big dormitory suburbs. SPECIAL REPORT
6000 per year: Why Wide Bay is fastest growing region in Qld
A new government report reveals which Wide Bay cities are recording the highest population growth in Queensland as the region’s appeal to retirees and southerners puts added pressure on the housing crisis. SEE BREAKDOWN.
Powerlink announces final 1km corridor to Woolooga
Powerlink have announced the final 1km-long corridor of the controversial high voltage transmission lines crossing west of Gympie from the proposed $14.2bn Borumba pumped hydro to the grid at Woolooga.
Housing crisis: Call for last home owners’ bonus to free up houses
Over 200,000 Queenslanders are living in large homes they can no longer maintain that could be put to better use by younger families, prompting calls for bonuses for seniors who downsize.
How controversial $14.2bn pumped hydro could bring faster internet
The company behind a controversial pumped hydro project says it could help deliver faster internet and better phone reception to areas notorious for black spots.
‘More people than houses’: Burnett’s biggest house sales of 2023
With no end in sight to the property boom, one Burnett home cracked the million-dollar mark this year, and multiple land sales reached $4million or more. These were the 15 biggest real estate buys of the year and who made them.
Revealed: Multi-million dollar property empires of Wide Bay’s richest business moguls
There is no shortage of business moguls across Wide Bay Burnett and they have property portfolios to match, some amassing more than a dozen titles. FULL LIST
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