FREEMASONS in Burton have helped raise £1.5 million for charity by donating cash out of their own pockets. More than £61,000 of the total was raised by the Burton Lodge over five years and the total will be presented to the Freemasons Grand Charity.

The Freemasons Hotel, which went into receivership last year, will go under the hammer in Brisbane on June 14, and has already drawn plenty of interest. Ray White Hotels' consultant Leon Alaban said this week the auction will take place at 123 Eagle St ...