July 1, 2025 - South Burnett Regional Council advises that commencing Wednesday, July 2, 2025, Customer Service Centres and Libraries will close every Wednesday at 4.00pm.

The early closure provides an opportunity for staff to undertake team training and for other operational purposes.

Council’s after-hours service will be available for customers to contact Council for urgent matters.

For further information, contact Council on (07) 4189-9100 or by email

July 1, 2025 - South Burnett Regional Council advises that works are currently planned to upgrade drainage on the corner of Jacobsons Road and Recreation Drive, Memerambi.

The outcome of the project is to provide resilience and safety during and post flood events.

The project is funded between South Burnett Regional Council and the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, which is a jointly funded program between the Australian and Queensland Governments.

In order to safely complete these works, it is necessary to close vehicular access on Recreation Drive while maintaining access on to Jacobsons Road.

Works are anticipated to commence on Monday, July 7 and is anticipated to take 3-4 weeks to complete, subject to wet weather and machinery.

Detour signage will be in place prior to the commencement of works.

Council apologises in advance for any inconvenience this work may cause and appreciates your patience while works are in progress.

For further information regarding these works, please contact Council’s Infrastructure Team on (07) 4189-9100 or by email

June 24, 2025 - In accordance with Section 254 (B) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council advises that a Special Meeting of the South Burnett Regional Council for consideration of the 2025-26 Budget and associated documents, will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in the Warren Truss Chamber, 45 Glendon Street Kingaroy commencing at 9:00am.

A citizenship ceremony will be held at 10:30am welcoming 22 new citizens.

The Ordinary Council meeting will commence at 11:00am.

Residents are welcome to attend as members of the public gallery.

All other meetings will continue to be held at the previously advertised times unless otherwise notified.

As well as accessing a live stream of Council meetings, visitors will also be able to view the recorded (archived) meetings and follow links to meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes via Council’s Council Meetings page.

The livestream and archived videos are a free public service and should not be treated as an official record of Council meetings. For a copy of the official public record, please refer to the Meeting Minutes on our website.

For further information regarding Council’s meetings, please contact Council’s Executive Services team via phone on (07) 4189-9100 or by email

June 13, 2025 - Please be advised that South Burnett Regional Council will commence replacing the water main along Wickham Street, Nanango, between Goode Street and Appin Street East ,from Monday, June 16, 2025.

The installation is planned to be carried out for approximately six weeks or to Friday, July 25, 2025, weather permitting.

In order to provide a safe work environment for Council staff, contractors and users, traffic signage will be in place during the time of works to control flow of traffic and ensure pedestrian safety. Throughout the duration of works, it is expected that there will be several road closures affecting both lanes of traffic while crews install the water mains under the road.

Motorists and pedestrians are requested to travel with extra care, to drive to the prevailing road conditions and to adhere to signage.

The works are anticipated to be carried out in a staged program and further communication will be provided with times of closures to affected businesses and residents.

Council apologises in advance for any inconvenience this work may cause and appreciates your patience while works are in progress.

For further information regarding these works, please contact Council’s Water and Wastewater team on (07) 4189-9100 or by email

May 19, 2025 - South Burnett Regional Council advises that planning to upgrade the culverts on Mondure Crossing Road has commenced.

The outcome of the project is to provide resilience and safety during and post flood events.

The project is funded between South Burnett Regional Council and the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements which is a jointly funded program between the Australian and Queensland Governments.

In order to safely complete these works, it is necessary to close vehicular access across Barkers Creek on Mondure Crossing Road and close the public recreation area on the creek.

Works are anticipated to commence from Monday, June 9, 2025 until late September 2025 (subject to weather and machinery).

Detour signage will be in place prior to commencement of works.

Council apologises in advance for any inconvenience this work may cause and appreciates your patience while works are in progress.

For further information regarding the project, please contact Council’s Infrastructure team on (07) 4189-9100 or by email

Council’s Rates Notice and Reminder Notices have been updated to include information regarding financial hardship that encourages ratepayers to apply for assistance by completing the Financial Hardship Rates Application which is available on Council’s website.

Property owners who may be experiencing financial hardship are encouraged to contact Council as soon as possible.

Financial counsellors who have undertaken an assessment of the ratepayer’s situation can contact Council on the property owner’s behalf with written consent of the property owner.

Further information relating to Council’s Financial Hardship Policy and the application process is available on Council’s Financial Hardship Factsheet

Council would like to advise that in accordance with Section 254B of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Ordinary Meetings from January to December 2025 have been scheduled as follows:

Wed 22 Jan 2025 General Meeting Wed 19 Feb 2025 General Meeting Wed 19 Mar 2025 General Meeting Wed 16 Apr 2025 General Meeting Wed 21 May 2025 General Meeting Wed 18 Jun 2025 General Meeting

Wed 16 Jul 2025 Special Budget Meeting Wed 20 Aug 2025 General Meeting Wed 17 Sep 2025 General Meeting Wed 15 Oct 2025 General Meeting Wed 19 Nov 2025 General Meeting Wed 17 Dec 2025 General Meeting

Meetings commence at 9:00am in the Warren Truss Chamber, Glendon Street, Kingaroy unless stated otherwise.

Residents are invited to attend the meeting as members of the public gallery.

Council began livestreaming video and audio of meetings in 2020. These videos, along with meeting agendas and minutes, can be viewed on the Council Meetings

As well as accessing a livestream of Council meetings, visitors will also be able to view the recorded (archived) meetings and follow links to meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes.

The livestream and archived videos are a free public service and should not be treated as an official record of Council meetings. For a copy of the official public record, please refer to the Meeting Minutes on our website.

For further information regarding Council meetings contact Council’s Executive Services team on (07) 4189-9100 or by email

Level 3 water restrictions are now in place throughout the South Burnett Region.

Residents are advised that sprinklers are not to be used, and hosing of paved or concreted areas is not permitted.

Hand held watering is permitted from 7:00am to 8:00am, and 5:00pm to 6:00pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for odd numbered houses and Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays for even numbered houses. No residential watering is permitted on Mondays.

Further details are available on the Council website or by contacting Customer Contact on (07) 4189-9100.

You can obtain more news and information from the South Burnett Regional Council's website, or by contacting Council on (07) 4189 9100 during office hours.