Council wishes to advise our team will be undertaking water main construction works in Victoria Street, St George from early March for approximately four months. The works will begin on the southern side of Victoria Street near IGA and continue through to approximately Church Street.

Residents are urged to neatly place any unwanted items on the footpath this week for collection next week (5-7 March 2019).

Council wishes to advise St George boat ramp users that works will commence on the boat ramp area and carpark from 26 February 2019 through until 1 March 2019. These facilities will be closed to public use during this time.

The Balonne Shire Council today made an historic decision to support an application to the State Government for funding for Wild Dog Exclusion Fencing (WDEF). Councillors voted unanimously to support Shire landholders wanting to fence their properties through a special rate levied over 20 years.

The Annual Town Clean Up will take place in towns across the shire on 5-7 March 2019.

Thallon and Mungindi residents and groups are invited to attend the Council Community Catch-Up Day at Francis Hotel, Thallon, at 5pm on 7 March 2019.

Council is urging young people who serve our community and want to improve themselves through further training to apply for the $1500 Balonne Young Leaders Bursary. Nominations close 4pm on 8 March 2019.

​Local Buy has a new tender arrangement for BUS270 Roads, Water & Sewerage (Civil Construction) and it is now open.

Rate Notices – Levy 2 for the 2018/2019 financial year will be issued and dispatched on Wednesday 13 February 2019.

Upgrades to St George’s Lions Park on the river foreshore are much appreciated by parents of young children, according to a St George mother of two.

The driving force behind Dirranbandi’s Paul Kelly Concert was this morning named Balonne Shire’s 2019 Citizen of the Year. Mayor Richard Marsh congratulated Frank Deshon for his untiring dedication to, and support of, the Dirranbandi community.

Council wishes to advise the community that the Bonathorne Water Facility on Castlereagh Highway will not be available for use until further notice due to the need for maintenance work.

St George River Foreshore footpath upgrades will commence at some time during the week beginning 21 January 2019 with work expected to be completed in early March 2019.

A barbecue brekkie, awards, morning tea and a game of cricket are on the agenda for the Balonne Shire Australia Day celebrations at the Thallon Park on Saturday, 26 January.

Recent rain in the upper catchment of the Balonne River near Dalby and Chinchilla has boosted water supplies at St George allowing Council to drop residential water restrictions from Level 2 to Level 1 from Monday 14 January.

Balonne Shire Council is calling for Request for Proposals (RFP) for the temporary transfer of excess CAP from the St George Water Supply Scheme. The excess CAP is in the order of 1400ML.

A dream library for the winner of the Design Your Own Library Competition would include a kids space, books, touch screens, computers, story mat, fish tanks, desks, chairs and pillows. St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School Year 6 student Kaitlin Sheedy’s entry was chosen for its inclusiveness of all ages and interests.

The Balonne Shire Council values our employees and volunteers and we will not tolerate any form of violent, threatening or aggressive behaviour towards them.

Future skills and educating our youth are the focus of an Advance Queensland Advancing Regional Innovation Program (ARIP) workshops in St George (Wednesday 14/11) and Dirranbandi (Thursday 15/11).

Council, on 18 October 2018, adopted new Local Laws which will be introduced from 1 January 2019.