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IBundaberg Now is a Bundaberg Regional Council-run Good News publication. It was created to better serve its constituencies through coverage of the local council works, rate increases, and local good news and councillor plans. As a result of the disappearance of traditional local media. As local news organisation disappear it has become vitally important for Council's to continue to get their message out through other means. While i was only there for six months I relished the opportunity to work at Bundaberg Regional Council who can been seen to be leading the charge in providing their community with content that helps them appreciate and engage with the physical, cultural and social environment around them and projects and services Council offers.
As Communications Officer at Bundaberg Regional Council I was responsible for the publication of three daily stories, along with assisting in the production and direction of a two minute nightly video. This involved regular consultation with the Mayor, Councillors and management teams.
Below are some of the articles I produced, along with the videos I assisted with.
As Communications Officer at Bundaberg Regional Council I was responsible for the publication of three daily stories, along with assisting in the production and direction of a two minute nightly video. This involved regular consultation with the Mayor, Councillors and management teams.
Below are some of the articles I produced, along with the videos I assisted with.
Ocean Crusaders clean up Burnett River
A whopping 6.78 tonnes of rubbish was removed from local waterways in just six days when
Ocean Crusaders waged war on marine litter in the Bundaberg Region. This story, combined with a video was produced as part of a Bundaberg Now story highlight the work Council had undertaken to address the litter within the local river. To read the full story click here. |
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Council Budget supports Surf Lifesavers
A story on how Bundaberg Regional Council recommitted to continuing its financial support to Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) to patrol local beaches.
The funding enabled SLSQ to keep providing seasonal protection at five local beaches and the year-round availability of a Lifeguard Supervisor. To read the full story click here. |
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Bundaberg Playground equipment manufacturers WillPlay
A story on Bundaberg manufacturer Willplay and how they deliver unique playgrounds from start to finish which are made from completely recyclable materials.
For Willplay, their playgrounds are more than just play spaces. For the full story click here. |
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Logan Road water work resolves missing link
A story on a new water main which was being installed by Council as a backup to guarantee water supply to Innes Park, Coral Cove and Elliott Heads.
With further development and growth projected for the area, properties may have become susceptible to a loss of water supply should any main breaks occur, or work be required to the line. For the full story click here. |
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Council proactively protects iconic pandanus palms
A story on how Bundaberg Regional Council’s Natural Areas team are working to save the spiky pandanus palms that line many of Bundaberg’s beaches, from a tiny pest.
The pandanus leaf hopper Jamella australiae is native to northern Queensland where its population is kept in check by a native micro wasp Aphanomerus r. Pusillus. For the full story click here. |
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Leisure Build: a one stop fibreglass shop
A small advertising feature on Leisure Build - a leading fibreglass manufacturer in the region.
When the global financial crisis hit and light plane sales halted, Arne Huysamen was quick to diversify his Bundaberg business Leisure Build into a one-stop fibreglass shop. For the full story click here. |
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New lathe shapes inclusive culture for woodworkers
A new sit-down lathe has made woodturning at Bundaberg Woodworkers Guild even more accessible, with the organisation using a $4000 community grant from Bundaberg Regional Council to purchase the lathe.
For the full story click here. |
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Giant kookaburra laughs all the way to Bundaberg
On 31 July Bundaberg will be visited by a 750kg, electronic kookaburra which emits its own iconic laugh.
The kookaburra is a passion project of Dr. Farvardin Daliri OAM, an Australian sculptor, who used his time in COVID lockdown to build the eight-and-half metre long, and four-and-half metre tall kookaburra. For the full story click here. |
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Farmers fan cane flames and remind crowds to be safe
It’s become a rare sight in Bundaberg to see a farmer set alight their cane fields and watch it burn.
Those that burn do so out of necessity to reduce the chance of cane rot. Bundaberg Cane Farmer, Mark Pressler learnt to burn sugar cane when he was 10 years old and he’s aware that it’s become less and less common. For the full story click here. |
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