You don’t need to know about art to be a volunteer at the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.
Fraser Coast Libraries members can join a new, free, online book club and watch live video chats between authors every month following the launch of Ben’s Book Club.
When a five-month-old kitten came into the Fraser Coast Adoption Centre she was in such a bad way, staff were hard pressed to determine her colouring.
Field trips, a community tree planting day and a marine turtle presentation are among the array of ‘Caring for our Coast’ events being hosted by Fraser Coast Regional Council over the next four weeks.
A Community Recovery Hub will open from Sunday morning (6 March) at the Maryborough Pensioners Hall at 84 Adelaide Street to help flood-affected Fraser Coast residents.
***Public Health Alert*** An alert has been issued following a confirmed human case of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in Queensland.
Flood affected Fraser Coast residents now have access to a range of financial assistance measures.
The clean-up in the Maryborough CBD is well underway today with the levee now removed, Ergon progressively switching power back on and parts of the CBD opening back up to vehicles and pedestrians.
Council will offer free kerbside collection of disaster waste from flood affected areas and will place bulk bins in the Maryborough CBD for businesses to dispose of flood waste.
As the floodwaters subside, Rural Fire and SES will assist with washouts of homes and businesses in the Maryborough urban area using the 10.5m flood mapping as a guide.
Fraser Coast Regional Council is turning its attention to helping the community recover in coming days and weeks.
With major flooding now occurring in Maryborough, residents are urged to stay out of the expanding flood zone and be prepared for flood waters to rise up to the 2013 flood level of 10.7m.
Resources information and Council facilities. Roads will close. Check on school closures.
12.30pm - 27/2/22 Maryborough will be at least as big as the January floods and could rise as high as the 2013 flood of 10.7 metres in coming days.
Get Prepared - Hervey Bay Maryborough Road access update - Lenthalls Dam closed.