Balonne Shire Council

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Visual Arts brings a wealth of creativity and cultural identity to our region in the form of murals, photography, sculpt...
15/05/2026

Visual Arts brings a wealth of creativity and cultural identity to our region in the form of murals, photography, sculptures, crafts, art galleries and educational support.

The Arts also play an important role in connecting our community and supporting tourism and business across the region.

Balonne Shire Council is committed to supporting visual arts and is pulling together a register of local artists called Creative Connections to ensure we can connect local creative artists with future opportunities and collaborations.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this questionnaire, which will be open until 29 May 2026.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Lvu4sU2Uhf?origin=lprLink

BLUE LIGHT SHEARING PROGRAM PROVIDING PATHWAYS FOR YOUTHQueensland Police Service held another session of their Blue Lig...
15/05/2026

BLUE LIGHT SHEARING PROGRAM PROVIDING PATHWAYS FOR YOUTH

Queensland Police Service held another session of their Blue Light Shearing program just before Easter drawing 22 participants from Dirranbandi, Cunnamulla, Charleville and St George State High Schools.

This program runs three sessions per year across South West Queensland and aims to support young people by giving them real-world experience in the field of shearing.

The participants worked hard in the sheds all week, crutching and shearing 206 Sheep to an industry standard and processed and pressed two bales of wool.

They also had the opportunity to hear from guest speakers from Balonne Shire Council, the Balonne Country Universities Centre and experienced shearers on opportunities for employment, the shearing industry and broader topics about how to handle and overcome bullying and isolation.

Thank you to Duncan and Gerry Banks for hosting the group at Dunwold.

To celebrate Queensland Small Business Month this May 2026, we're shining the spotlight on some of our new business owne...
15/05/2026

To celebrate Queensland Small Business Month this May 2026, we're shining the spotlight on some of our new business owners and enterprises in the Balonne Shire.

🔦NEW BAKERY - ST GEORGE

When the St George Bakery closed its doors at the end of 2024, it left a gaping hole in the town of St George with many locals and visitors alike lamenting at the lack of access to a good meat pie!

Since the bakery’s closure, hope has risen again like a warm dough amongst locals at the news that two local heroes and Foodworks owner’s Kym Webster and Cheryl Brimblecombe will be opening a new bakery in town.

Kym said it was something the town really needed and we were waiting for someone to step in and do something but that didn’t come so we thought we’d better do something ourselves.

This is a new and exciting chapter in pastry delicacies, set to tantalise the taste buds of visitors and locals.

Thank you to Cheryl and Kym for stepping in and filling the void that was left with the closure of the bakery – we are all looking forward to trying your pastry creations when the new bakery opens before the middle of 2026.

Financial pressure can affect even the most established small businesses.Licensed counsellors can support you in a confi...
15/05/2026

Financial pressure can affect even the most established small businesses.

Licensed counsellors can support you in a confidential, non judgemental environment.

👉Business Queensland, Small Business Support Network: https://tinyurl.com/4mjje4rc

👉Rural Financial Counselling Service, Southern Queensland: https://rfcssq.org.au/rural/al-vickers/

👉Small Business Financial Counselling Service, Southern Queensland: https://sbfcssq.org.au/business/nicholas-hess/

Early support can make a real difference.

For more support this Small Business Month, visit: www.balonne.qld.gov.au/Business-and-Development/Small-Business-Month-in-Balonne

OPEN TENDERNotice of Balonne Shire Council Tender:BSC 25/26 – T50 – Supply & Delivery of a Medium Tractor Slasher Combin...
14/05/2026

OPEN TENDER

Notice of Balonne Shire Council Tender:
BSC 25/26 – T50 – Supply & Delivery of a Medium Tractor Slasher Combination
BSC 25/26 – T51 – Supply & Delivery of a Smooth Drum Tandem Vibrating Roller - 2500-3500kg
BSC 25/26 – T52 – Supply & Delivery of Three (3) Dual Cab 4WD Utes
BSC 25/26 – T53 – Supply & Delivery of Medium Tip Truck 4500 – 6500kg
BSC 25/26 – T54 – Supply & Delivery of a Dual Cab 4WD Ute – Rural Services

To access the documents suppliers are to register and complete the documents online at https://www.vendorpanel.com.au/publictenders.aspx/

This request closes at 3:00pm on Friday 5th June 2026 (AEST).
For further information contact Council’s Workshop Supervisor , Mr Peter Bagley on 4620 8888.

COUNCIL'S PARKS AND GARDENS TEAM PROUD OF SHOW WINCouncil’s Parks & Garden’s team showed why they take such pride in our...
14/05/2026

COUNCIL'S PARKS AND GARDENS TEAM PROUD OF SHOW WIN

Council’s Parks & Garden’s team showed why they take such pride in our local parks with two entries in the flower display at the St George Show.

To their delight, the entries were given First and Second Place in their specific categories with one Yellow Rose and a container of Bougainvillea.

Mayor Samantha O’Toole said how privileged we are as a Shire to have a Parks and Gardens team in Council that takes such pride in their work.

“I know the team does such a great job at taking care of our public parks and gardens and they truly do deserve their accolades,” said Mayor O’Toole.

“Congratulation to them on their First and Second Places at the Show.”

🙋Trainee - Business Administration The Business Administration Trainee is responsible for providing administrative and c...
14/05/2026

🙋Trainee - Business Administration

The Business Administration Trainee is responsible for providing administrative and customer service support for Council’s Community and Environmental administration functions while under training through the traineeship.

This role is full-time, temporary 12 months and is based in St George.

Want to apply? Or want to know more?
www.balonne.qld.gov.au/Live-and-Work/My-Employment

SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSESecoBiz coach Andrew Chamberlin has been helping Queensland businesses reduce their electrici...
14/05/2026

SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES

ecoBiz coach Andrew Chamberlin has been helping Queensland businesses reduce their electricity costs for more than 20 years and is returning to Balonne on 25-27 May to support our local businesses.

Andrew notes that there are a range of actions from minimal cost to higher cost that businesses can implement to reduce their electricity use.

“Businesses should also review their energy bills and determine the most optimal tariff for their business,” said Mr Chamberlin.

“We can also assist with all of this at no cost to Balonne businesses producing a report highlighting these actions to implement.”

If anyone is interested in having an ecoBiz coaching at their business, please contact Council’s Economic Development Manager, Garnet Radford on 0418 168 824 or [email protected] for information and registration.

✨📚FIRST 5 FOREVER📚✨Join Hebel Library at this Activity Special!Where: Hebel LibraryWhen: Wednesday 20 May, 12:30 - 2:30p...
13/05/2026

✨📚FIRST 5 FOREVER📚✨

Join Hebel Library at this Activity Special!

Where: Hebel Library
When: Wednesday 20 May, 12:30 - 2:30pm
Who: Children aged 0-5 with their Parents/Carers

For more information on any Library event, please contact your local library or St George Library on 4620 8878

13/05/2026

Not sure what comes after school, or thinking about a hands-on career?

Meet some of our local talent - including Tom, a butcher who has been honing his craft since 15, and Simon, a bakery owner keen to teach his skillset.

Sound interesting? đź‘€ Why not come have a chat in person?

You’ll find both Tom and Simon at the Career & Jobs Expo on Wednesday 20 May — open to people of all ages, ready to share their experiences, answer your questions, and help you explore where a hands-on career could take you.

No pressure. Just real people and real career journeys, starting right here in our Shire.

THIS IS NOT A COUNCIL INITIATIVETELSTRA OUTAGE – HEBELTelstra is restoring an unplanned outage impacting mobile services...
13/05/2026

THIS IS NOT A COUNCIL INITIATIVE

TELSTRA OUTAGE – HEBEL

Telstra is restoring an unplanned outage impacting mobile services around the Hebel site impacting services in the Hebel area.

Any calls to Triple Zero from a Telstra mobile when the site is off air will automatically connect to another mobile network if available for connection to emergency services.

For more information and tips on how to prepare, visit: www.telstra.com.au/support/outage-advice

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Saint George, QLD
4487

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Tuesday 8:45am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:45am - 5pm
Thursday 8:45am - 5pm
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