Kingaroy Aerodrome – Worker’s Accommodation
Published on 16 July 2026
Recent comments in the public domain, regarding the worker’s accommodation development application, may be considered misleading and the governance of the project is sound.
Council understands members of the community have mixed reactions and emotions to new development in the region be it renewable energy, aerodrome developments or expansions of commercial land into rural areas. Council also respects residents right to have their opinion heard and the freedom to express that view point.
As part of the feedback to the State Government that approved the Tarong West Wind Farm project, Council advocated for the proponent to include a housing solution for the proposed workforce to undertake the construction.
Councils’ position on any large infrastructure project is that they must include an accommodation solution, this is a result of the community feedback received in the lead up to and through the community led housing and homelessness forum.
Council strives to be solution focused. The proponent attended a Council workshop on 23 July 2025 to discuss the project as a whole (the wind turbine construction and the accommodation), in which Council offered the option of utilising land at the aerodrome that had no current lease.
Councils’ objective in this offer was to ease the burden on the Kumbia community.
A report to Council was provided for consideration as part of the November Ordinary General Meeting which was approved:
The resolution provided officers with the delegation to enter into negotiations. The position of Council is that the terms and conditions of the lease would not be finalised until an approved Development Application was obtained. Council made its position clear to the proponent that it sought to have a legacy project of infrastructure that could be utilised to improve the services to the wider aerodrome and broader community.
Council in good faith provided landowners consent to allow the proponent to lodge the application. The application is now going through the planning process.
The Development Application process provides an adequate community engagement avenue for residents to provide feedback to Council on the Development. Council encourages residents and interested stakeholders to review the applicants information on the website and when the applicant provides public notification, provide a properly made submission. Please see Council’s website for more information: Planning and Development | South Burnett Regional Council.
Council has accepted and attended workshops with residents and members of the public with a commercial conflict with the project at their request which demonstrates the openness and accessibility to Councillors by any member of the community.
Council will continue to investigate and work with private individuals, not for profits and companies to increase the use of the aerodrome and improve its financial sustainability to ease the burden on the wider regions rate payers.
For further information contact Council on 4189 9100 or email info@sbrc.qld.gov.au.