The Fraser Coast Regional Council has again achieved great results in the Lifeblood Local Government Blood Drive.
Fraser Coast residents will only be permitted to use sprinklers and irrigation systems three nights a week between 4pm and 9am under level two water restrictions taking effect next month.
Roads right across the Fraser Coast will be given a new lease of life as part of a $1.6 million Council bitumen resealing program starting this month.
Jetstar to fly three times a week from Melbourne to Hervey Bay from June 2024.
The facilities at the Yengarie Hall grounds are getting a facelift with the toilet, shelter floor, barbecue and picnic setting to be replaced.
More than 105,000 tonnes of material like cardboard, concrete, metals and timber were recycled on the Fraser Coast during the last financial year.
Fraser Coast Regional Council is proposing to permanently close the area below the Lenthalls Dam spillway to keep the community safe.
Fraser Coast residents are being encouraged to reduce their water use in the wake of the latest figures showing dam levels are dropping while water use is soaring.
Mandatory dog desexing would no longer be required and a new animal noise nuisance offence would be introduced under proposed changes to Fraser Coast local laws.
A road in Glenwood significantly damaged in the 2022 floods will be made safer and smoother.
Community groups from throughout the Fraser Coast will share in almost $22,000 in Council festive grants to decorate the streets of small towns and help stage Christmas and New Year’s Eve events.
A concept design and preferred route for a pipeline connecting the Hervey Bay and Maryborough water supply schemes is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Local tradies and subbies are being reminded of the opportunities to secure work during the construction of a new Hervey Bay City Centre community hub.
It’s time to untangle the fairy lights and start planning your Christmas lights display!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious young Fraser Coast authors and poets have been recognised in the 2023 Mary Poppins Literary Competition and shared almost $2000 in prize money.