Flinders Shire Council is pleased to announce that a major maintenance blitz at the Hughenden Sewage Treatment Plant is now complete, securing the ongoing reliability of one of the town's most important pieces of community infrastructure.

Flinders Shire Council is inviting producers, transporters, agents, potential operators and facility users to participate in a structured workshop on the future operation of the Hughenden Saleyards and Dipping Facility. The workshop, Help Shape the Future of the Hughenden...

Flinders Shire Council has secured $4.285 million from the Queensland Government's Community Benefits Fund to deliver a new multi-dwelling housing development in Hughenden.

Anna Bethel and Jesse Holmstrom share how Country Universities Centre Hughenden is helping them achieve their career goals - and why others should consider pursuing further education in the Flinders Shire.

A North West Queensland learning centre designed to help remote-based students overcome barriers to tertiary education and training is celebrating strong demand and student success ahead of its first anniversary.

HOUT BAY: About 50 informal homes have been destroyed in another devastating fire in Imizamo Yethu, leaving families in Hughenden Street searching through the ruins as they begin…

Flinders Shire Council will not proceed with the evaluation stage of the current procurement process for the future operation of the Hughenden Saleyards and Dipping Facility.

In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.

In Queensland, more than half of the state's water infrastructure is beyond its service life, but in the town of Hughenden many residents have stopped drinking tap water entirely. "They're choosing to buy water rather than drink out of the tap due to the smell, taste and colour," said Maree Christensen, who runs one of the town's grocery stores. Families are paying upwards of $50 a week for bottled water because the town's water supply is discoloured and tastes foul. Some locals have likened the smell and taste to pool water due to chlorine, with unpredictable sediment levels sometimes leaving a grainy texture. In Maree Christensen's store alone, locals are purchasing more than 800 litres of water a week. "You have families come in and buy anywhere from four to six of the 10-litre [bottles] a week," Ms Christensen told 7.30. The water quality from the town's bore pipes has become so poor a local café has switched to operating solely off bottled water, including for its coffee machines. It's a familiar story for Flinders Shire Mayor Kate Peddle, who has spent years campaigning for funding to improve town water. "There is some regard in communities where we are resilient,...

In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.

In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.

In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.

In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.