Tag: Biggenden 4621
Wide Bay councils welcome Federal Govt funds
Wide Bay councils will get big handouts for local community infrastructure projects after yesterday's inaugural meeting of local governments in Canberra.[MORE]
Calls for sweeteners to lure dentists to Burnett
The Queensland Dental Association (QDA) says incentives need to be introduced to attract dentists to regions like the Burnett.[MORE]
Police investigating 3yo's death
Queensland police say they are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl last night at Biggenden in the Central Burnett region. [MORE]
3 killed on south Qld roads
Three people have been killed in traffic accidents in southern Queensland this afternoon.[MORE]
Police to probe Biggenden service station blaze
Police will investigate the cause of a fire at a service station in Biggenden, west of Maryborough, overnight.[MORE]
Two die in separate motorcycle crashes
A man and a boy have been killed in separate motorcycle crashes on roads close to their homes in the Wide Bay region in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Fears council mergers to threaten health services
The Rural Doctors Association says health services in Biggenden, in south-east Queensland, are being put at risk by the possibility of council amalgamations.[MORE]
Qld rain welcome but not drought-breaking
The weather bureau says up to 40 millimetres of rain fell around the Wide Bay region of south-east Queensland at the weekend.[MORE]
Hopes for good turtle breeding season at Paradise Dam
The manager of the Paradise Dam turtle hatchery says he is hoping for a better hatch rate this year as the breeding season gets under way.[MORE]
Police investigate $3m cannabis crop
Police are questioning three people after a multi-million dollar drug haul near Maryborough in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Mayor up-beat about new Biggenden Shire CEO
The Biggenden Shire Mayor says she is looking forward to working with the council's new chief executive officer (CEO).[MORE]
Suspended sentence for driver guilty of girls' deaths
A 44-year-old man has been given a two-year suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of causing the deaths of two girls near Biggenden in south-east Queensland last year.[MORE]
Landowner enters voluntary conservation agreement
A landowner near Biggenden, in south-east Queensland, is among the latest group of people to enter into voluntary conservation agreements with the State Government.[MORE]
Man escapes manslaughter charges over drowning deaths
The man charged over the drowning deaths of two girls near Biggenden in south-east Queensland last year will not be tried for manslaughter.[MORE]
Biggenden farmer recovering from stick mishap
A 66-year-old retired farmer from Biggenden, west of Maryborough, is recovering well from surgery, after being impaled by a stick on Monday.[MORE]
Rural shires oppose merger
Six shires in the Burnett region of south-east Queensland have come out in opposition to amalgamating councils.[MORE]
