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Foundation hopes to expand Indigenous training program
An organisation that provides jobs and training for Indigenous youth in the South Burnett has expansion plans.[MORE]
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]
Council attacks doctor suspension delay
The South Burnett Regional Council in south-east Queensland has criticised the Health Practitioners Tribunal for the length of time it has taken to suspend Wondai's only doctor.[MORE]
Doctor suspended for not providing emergency care
The Health Practitioners Tribunal has suspended a South Burnett doctor for failing to perform after-hours duties at a nearby hospital.[MORE]
Community honours fallen police
Police and community members will today pay tribute to officers who have died in the line of duty at services across the Queensland north coast police region.[MORE]
Indigenous support sought for jobs plan
A Queensland not-for-profit Indigenous employment group says a plan to create 50,000 jobs for Aboriginal people must get Indigenous communities onside to be most effective.[MORE]
South Burnett Mayor questions dry communities plan
The Mayor of the South Burnett Regional Council says the Queensland Government is ignoring mainstream communities that live near Indigenous townships. [MORE]
Community urged to move on after council election
The Mayor of the South Burnett Regional Council has urged the community to put the contentious local government election behind it.[MORE]
Qld Electoral Commission makes enrolment mistakes
The Queensland Electoral Commission has conceded mistakes have been made on the roll for this month's local government elections. [MORE]
Electoral mix-up upsets South Burnett voter
A South Burnett man says he is cranky the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) has him on the wrong divisional roll so he cannot vote for the division he lives in.[MORE]
Rain boosts South Burnett water supply
Farmers and residents in the South Burnett, in south-east Queensland, have reason to be optimistic - Wondai Mayor David Carter says the region is recording its best rainfall in a decade.[MORE]
Arson-hit school reopens today
The Education Department says South Burnett students whose school was damaged in an arson attack last year will return to school as expected today.[MORE]
Reward offered for information on vandalism spate
A South Burnett shire council says the community is outraged by vandalism and damage to community buildings and art work.[MORE]
Arson thought to be behind Wondai school blaze
Police believe an overnight fire at the Wondai State School, near Kingaroy in Queensland's south Burnett, was deliberately lit.[MORE]
Wondai Mayor states case against internal divisions
The Wondai Shire Council Mayor says he will continue to oppose internal division for regional councils. [MORE]
Murgon monitors water bans impact
One of the South Burnett shire councils that could run out of water by December says it is closely monitoring the effect tighter water restrictions are having on supply.[MORE]
Wondai voters 'have spirit to fight' amalgamations
A South Burnett shire council in south-east Queensland will move on a Federal Government offer so its residents can have a say on local government amalgamations.[MORE]
Legislation changes aim to prevent towns running dry
The Queensland Government says it is in the process of changing legislation to prevent several south Burnett towns, in the state's south-east, running out of water.[MORE]
Broadband plan gets cautious thumbs up from W Qld
Two groups representing outback Queensland interests have cautiously welcomed the Federal Government's broadband plan.[MORE]
Outback towns see red over council amalgamations
Outback Queensland councils are pushing for a state-wide day of protest next Friday against the Beattie Government's local government reform plans.[MORE]
Two found dead, Qld police investigate
Queensland Police say an investigation is under way into the discovery of two bodies at a house near Gympie, north of Brisbane.[MORE]
Minister to probe medical equipment dumping claims
The Queensland Health Minister says he will investigate claims new medical equipment is being dumped at the Wondai tip in the state's south-east.[MORE]
Big crowd protests over hospital bed numbers
More than 200 people met in Wondai last night, angry about Queensland Government plans to cut the number of beds at the local hospital from 10 to four.[MORE]
Business chamber to discuss hospital bed numbers
The Wondai Chamber of Commerce will hold a crisis meeting tonight over Queensland Government plans to cut the number of beds at its local hospital.[MORE]
