Local contractors are carrying out earthworks on the aquatic centre site, helping to make the process more sustainable with thousands of kilograms of recycled materials.
The community is being encouraged to provide feedback on the draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan, which has been earmarked as "the new blueprint for managing growth".
Kepnock State High School teacher Nicole Amey has been named a joint winner of the Australian Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year Award at the Teens in Business awards.