Tag: Bargara 4670
Bundaberg ring road ahead of schedule
The Queensland Main Roads Minister says part of the Bundaberg ring road has been completed ahead of schedule and will open today.[MORE]
Hope for council to build Bargara nursing home
A group that is pushing for residential aged care services in Bargara says it hopes the Bundaberg Regional Council will consider building a nursing home there.[MORE]
15 arrested in Bundaberg area drug busts
Fifteen people have been arrested on drugs charges in a police operation in the Bundaberg region in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
MP attacks 'useless' grocery price website
The Member for Wide Bay, Warren Truss, has criticised the Federal Government's grocery watch website for not providing enough regional information.[MORE]
Bargara man charged with assaulting police
A 24-year-old man is due to face Bundaberg Magistrates Court today after he allegedly kicked a car door into the face of a police officer last night.[MORE]
Man to face court accused of Bargara child rape
A 19-year-old man has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl near Bundaberg.[MORE]
Whitefly infestation spreads
Biosecurity Queensland says it has found two new pest infestations of spiralling whitefly on the coast at Yeppoon and Bargara.[MORE]
New spiralling whitefly infestations found
Biosecurity Queensland says it has found new pest infestations of spiralling whitefly at Yeppoon and at Bargara, outside Bundaberg.[MORE]
Call for help to improve Money's Creek Lagoon
Wetland Care Australia has urged the Burnett council and commercial and private landholders to better manage a Bargara lagoon in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
DPP drops hit man case
The Department of Public Prosecutions says all charges have now been dropped against a Bargara man, in south-east Queensland, who was accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill a police officer.[MORE]
Shire takes legal action over turtle centre plans
The new Bundaberg Regional Council will have to unravel a dispute over the location of a proposed tourist attraction. [MORE]
Dive operators lose out due to wild weather
Last week's wild weather stopped tourists from enjoying dive sites at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef off Bargara. [MORE]
Swimmers urged to be aware of sharks
The Queensland Government's shark control manager has warned swimmers to take some basic precautions to further reduce the risk of being attacked by a shark.[MORE]
Bargara named as real estate hot spot
The coastal town of Bargara, east of Bundaberg, has been identified as a property hot spot by a leading real estate strategist.[MORE]
Charges of attempted police hit dropped
Charges against a Bargara man, who allegedly offered to pay an associate to kill a police officer late last year, have been dropped in Bundaberg Magistrates Court in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Burnett Shire Mayor casts doubt over state govt role
The Mayor of the Burnett Shire Council, in south-east Queensland, says the need for state governments should be questioned if council amalgamations result in strong local authorities.[MORE]
Businessman accused of offering money for police hit facing new charge
A Bargara businessman, accused of offering an associate $50,000 to kill a police officer, is set to face a fresh charge at his committal hearing in Bundaberg Magistrates Court in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Concert to raise poverty awareness
An organiser of tomorrow's 'Make Poverty History' concert in Bargara, in south-east Queensland, says the purpose of the event is to raise awareness, not money. [MORE]
Wide Bay man to face child sex charges
Police have charged a Wide Bay man, in south-east Queensland, with with six counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16.[MORE]
Ceremony honours WWII airmen
Three airmen killed in a World War II training accident off the coast of Bargara, near Bundaberg, were remembered at a special ceremony this morning.[MORE]
Burnett Mayor accused of misleading CMC
The Burnett Shire Mayor is due to face a five-day committal hearing in Brisbane Magistrates Court today.[MORE]
Council acts to stop Murdoch's Rd hoons
The Burnett Shire Mayor says the council will consider changes to the layout of Murdoch's Road at Moore Park to ensure cars are not driving on an adjacent bike path.[MORE]
Hopes Govt will rethink clubs' smoking ban
The manager of the Bargara Golf Club says he wants the Queensland Government to rethink its stance on smoking at golf clubs.[MORE]
Lightning strike affects power worker
An Ergon Energy worker has been taken to hospital after he was affected by a lightning strike in Bundaberg early this morning.[MORE]
Three in hospital after Maryborough fire
Three people have been taken to hospital after a unit fire in Maryborough, in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
