Christmas tradition Aussies are ditching
Aussies looking to cut back this Christmas are walking away from this holiday tradition, but it might not be saving them as much as they think.
Property
‘Falling behind’: Coast now needs 50 new towers every single year
More than 50 new towers need to be built every single year for the next decade for the Gold Coast to meet state-set housing targets, and there’s a huge problem with that.
City of Melb considers selling eight-storey carpark at car-boot-sale price of $52m
The City of Melbourne is believed to be deep in negotiations to sell an eight-storey car park in one of the CBD’s most illustrious pockets to a Sydney-based pub giant.
‘Turn up to work’: Lord Mayor’s big call on public servants
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece has called on the state government to follow his council’s lead and bring their staff back into the office full time.
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100,000 Wide Bay-Burnett taxpayers benefit from revised tax cuts: Treasurer
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Wide Bay-Burnett taxpayers were ‘big beneficiaries’ of changes to the Stage 3 tax cuts, with 88 per cent of the region’s taxpayers to get a bigger tax cut than they would have received under the original scheme.
‘Political football’: New citizens welcomed at ‘controversial’ ceremony
After a controversial rescheduling, Bundaberg’s citizenship ceremony was held the day before Australia Day, with a mixed reaction from those who gathered.
‘Part of the family’: Why this tavern was voted Bundaberg’s best pub
Hundreds of NewsMail readers have voted on Bundaberg’s Best Pub of 2024, and in a tight race to the finish, Bargara Lakes Tavern has taken the crown, with 22 per cent of the total vote.
‘The dam is safe’: Fears over Paradise as rain bomb event looms
Sixty thousand people living downstream of the embattled Paradise Dam have been assured the dam is safe and there is nothing to fear as some models predict heavy rain could fall near Bundaberg in the wake of Cyclone Kirrily.
‘If it’s flooded, forget it’: Emergency service lifts Burnett to ‘Alert’ level for cyclone
Despite a reduction in predicted weather events expected for the Bundaberg Burnett, local councils and emergency services have shared one key message ahead of the Australia Day long weekend: if it’s flooded, forget it.
Immigration lawyer exposes abuse of Protection Visa system
An immigration lawyer has criticised the management of visa applications for overseas workers after one region was identified as the highest in the state for Permanent Protection Visa applications, many of which are rejected.
‘Inappropriate’: New 24/7 Maccas causes big stir in inner suburb
The battlelines are being drawn around a new McDonald’s proposed for Kepnock, an inner suburb of Bundaberg, which a community group has said is “inappropriate” for the nearby residential community.
‘Pull your head in’: Residents threatened by council over tree complaints
Coastal residents near Bundaberg claim they were threatened with repercussions from the local council if they did not stop complaining about a row of trees they fear will disrupt their view and damage their multimillion-dollar homes.
OIA clears mayor of misconduct over compost facility vote
The local government watchdog has cleared Jack Dempsey of a complaint that he favoured the interests of influential political donors when opposing a composting facility.
‘Waste of time, waste of money’: Paradise Dam disquiet grows
Rumblings about the Paradise Dam fiasco are growing louder, as generations of farmers gathered in Bundaberg to demand answers and water security for the region’s multibillion-dollar agricultural industry.
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