TWO Home Hill-based organisations have been successful in receiving funding as part of 15 projects, totalling $80,000, to receive support from Pacific Hydro in the 2022 funding period.
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Chappies Benefit from Hilda’s Cosy Bed Socks
LONG-TIME Home Hill resident, Hilda Frew (89) is constantly knitting—so much so that her latest efforts have resulted in another $200 being donated to the Burdekin School Chaplains Hilda is well known for her support for the ‘Chappies”, regularly assisting another local resident, Margaret Taylor with their street stalls in front of the Home Hill Newsagency.
Launch of Local League History
A HISTORY of rugby league played in the Burdekin district from its earliest days is to be launched later this year.
Dale says – Personal Safety
IT HAS recently been brought to my attention that many residents and business owners in Home Hill are experiencing unwanted intrusions into their properties, particularly late at night.
Dale says – Minister responds to Pigeon problem
THE battle to control feral pigeons in Home Hill is what could only be described as uphill.
Dale’s Parliament Update
AS I write this article, Parliament is about to sit with the 2022/2023 State Budget due to be handed down.
Burdekin Region Mills
Invicta and Inkerman mills both commenced crushing on Tuesday, June 14. Crushing was delayed at Kalamia and Pioneer mills due to recent wet weather.
Roaming Dogs create Havoc
ROAMING dogs have created havoc for an elderly Home Hill couple, as the animals killed the majority of their poultry housed in several pens in their residential property in Seventeenth Street recently.
New Reservoir provides Town Water Security
RESIDENTS of Home Hill have a more secure water supply in the town following the official opening in June of the town’s 5ML Reservoir.
Limited Hard Copies of Home Hill News in the Future
THE Home Hill News will transition to a primarily digital publication by the end of this year, with limited numbers of printed copies available each month from February 2023.