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Subscriber only The Whitsundays region will soon have a new tourist attraction with the council signing off on a gel blaster playing field in Cannonvale. At least 30 car parks will be built at 29 Carlo Drive to service the two outdoor fields at 48 Paluma Road including a 40m by 20m Competition Field and a 100m by 40m Ultimate Squirmish zone. These fields will be moved and redesigned to allow recovery from wear and tear and also to create variety, documents submitted to Whitsunday Regional Council stated. Plans for the gel blasting field at Cannonvale. Picture: Documents submitted to Whitsunday Regional Council
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The Banana Shire Council will receive their share of $1M in Queensland state government funding to help upgrade their landfill infrastructure.
The local councils of Toowoomba, Western Downs and Whitsunday Regional Council also successfully applied for grant funding to help with their waste management.
Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon said grant funding would be used to upgrade small local government landfills to transfer and rural bin stations, ensuring continuity of service for the local communities and delivering improved waste and environmental outcomes.
“These upgrades will help these councils manage their infrastructure and collect the levy while reducing the impact of waste on the environment,” Ms Scanlon said.
Queensland land values increase for rural communities
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The Diamantina Shire is renowned for its cattle production, many of Australia s largest pastoral companies own land in the shrie.
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Outback Queensland landholders have been left stunned after their land values skyrocketed by more than 150 per cent.
On Wednesday, Queensland s Valuer-General released new land values, effective from June 30, for 25 shires across the state.
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Land values for 25 of Queensland s Local Government Areas have increased after revaluation from the Queensland Valuer-General
The biggest increase is in the Diamantina Shire in Western Queensland, which saw primary production land values rise by 155.1%