Fraser Coast residents wanting to learn more about how to apply for Council grants are encouraged to attend one of the information sessions being held throughout the region in March.
The refurbished Hervey Bay Library has reopened today (Tuesday 20 February 2024) following six months of serving the community from a temporary pop-up facility beside the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.
Community picnics with food stalls, artist workshops and live music will be held throughout the Fraser Coast as part of a disaster resilience and recovery initiative aimed at bringing people together.
With Ross River virus being detected in mosquitoes across the Wide Bay region, Fraser Coast residents are being urged to clean up around their homes and be careful when outdoors to avoid being bitten.
Fraser Coast residents will have the opportunity to see some of the best ballet dancers in the country when the Queensland Ballet performs at the Brolga Theatre next month (Wednesday 6 March).
Council’s 2023/24 dog registration statistics reveal there are 1,743 Staffordshire Terriers on the Fraser Coast – making them the region’s top breed!
Council and the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee encourage residents to get involved in the annual ‘Find a Frog in February’ initiative by venturing outdoors and finding frogs.
Just over $4 million will be pumped into infrastructure upgrades at Urraween Water Pumping Station to improve the reliability of Hervey Bay’s water supply.
Fraser Coast residents have been given the green light to beautify their nature strips with plantings in front of their properties.
It’s time to get creative and design a bookmark in the Fraser Coast Libraries’ Design-a-Bookmark competition.
Smoke testing will begin this month in Hervey Bay, Maryborough and Burrum Heads to help identify the sources of stormwater and groundwater leaking into the sewerage network.
The Fraser Coast Bicycle User Group will receive a $30,000 boost to continue their on-the-ground work activating the Mary to Bay Rail Trail, which stretches from Maryborough to the Urangan Pier.
The Fraser Coast Regional Council is overseeing a $6.1 million sewer relining and manhole refurbishment program in Local Government Areas across the Wide Bay Burnett Region.
Marine research to protect the Fraser Coast’s endangered sea turtle has received a major funding boost, as scientists examine a potential link between the turtle’s habitat health and a mystery disease
The transformation of Hervey Bay’s city centre is officially underway, with the first sod being turned to mark the start of construction of the new Hervey Bay Library and Council Administration Centre