Registrations are now open for the annual Lines in the Sand Readers and Writers Festival, with a packed program full of engaging panels, workshops, author talks and special events.
Fraser Coast Regional Council is stepping up waste services on K’gari, with the rollout of recycling facilities and the arrival of three custom-built, off-road waste collection trucks.
A major upgrade to a busy intersection in Nikenbah has now been completed, delivering safer and smoother journeys for residents, sports precinct users and motorists.
Fraser Coast residents will soon find it easier and safer to get around parts of Maryborough on foot, with a series of new footpaths set to be built across the city.
A major upgrade to Banana Street in Granville is about to begin, with improved parking and new footpaths set to make a big difference for families, footballers and pedestrians.
Eleven local projects - from new basketball hoops and a Coast Guard training defibrillator to air conditioning for a food hub - have received funding in the first round of Council Community Grants.
Fraser Coast families and visitors will soon be able to tackle the Aqua Ninja activity area at WetSide Water Park for free.
Three Fraser Coast community organisations are set to expand, enhance, or secure new spaces under lease agreements approved by Council today (Wednesday 27 August 2025).
Fraser Coast football clubs will have more certainty to plan for the future under lease agreements approved by Council today (Wednesday 27 August 2025).
Twenty-three community, sporting, arts and emergency service groups across the Fraser Coast secure a home for the next decade under Council-approved leases on 27 August 2025.
A new community precinct near Maryborough Airport will give four local organisations a long-term home under a coordinated lease approved by Fraser Coast Regional Council.
Internationally renowned author and entertainer Deano Yipadee will headline Hervey Bay Library’s Fun Palace on September 26 - a free, one-day community event celebrating arts, science and culture.
Fraser Coast community groups and not-for-profit organisations can now apply for Council funding to support local 2025 festive season events and 2026 Australia Day events.
Fraser Coast Regional Council is now officially part of the Reef Guardian Council Program - a partnership that helps protect the Great Barrier Reef, rivers, creeks and coastlines.
Sunshine Coast artist Amanda Bennetts has won $25,000 and the biennial Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize.
