Youths helping to raise funds for cyclone ravaged Tonga and the youngest president of a Zonta Club in the world are among the recipients of the Fraser Coast 2022 Australia Day Awards.
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The Orchid House at the Hervey Bay Botanic Gardens is proving a popular attraction for local residents and tourists with more than 15,000 people visiting in 2021.
A multi-purpose indoor centre and a premier field surrounded by a stadium and earth banks are among the features proposed in the Fraser Coast Sports and Recreation Precinct Draft Master Plan 2022.
Fraser Coast residents are being urged not to enter parks still closed following the recent flood.
A $500,000 project is underway to replace the pavement in St Andrews Drive, Namwen Court and Palm Meadows Place in Hervey Bay.
Fraser Coast residents could soon be enjoying a restaurant meal before a show at the Brolga Theatre or cake and a cuppa at a café after visiting an art exhibition at the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.
Borrowing has increased by 25% at Fraser Coast Libraries during 2021 as more users join up and take advantage of the free services.
Inter Library Loans have been suspended due to impacts of the pandemic, including supply chain issues.
The Fraser Coast Regional Council has appointed Fraser Coast Rotary Events to operate the weekly Maryborough Market.