Business

Stanwell Defends Fly Ash Deal

Stanwell Defends Fly Ash Deal

Stanwell has defended the process it went through before signing a 10-year deal with Coal Reuse to remove combustion products from the Tarong and Tarong North power stations.

Business Expo In Kingaroy

Business Expo In Kingaroy

South Burnett businesses and organisations have been invited to take an information stand at next week’s South Burnett Business Expo in Kingaroy.

Five Linc Executives Face Charges

Five Linc Executives Face Charges

Five former executives of failed resources company Linc Energy have been charged with environmental offences over alleged contamination from the company’s former UCG site near Chinchilla.

Fire In Substation

Fire In Substation

A fire that broke out at an Ergon Energy substation in Kilkivan on Thursday afternoon is still burning, but has not affected the electricity supply to nearby residents.

$20,000 Bonus For Employers

$20,000 Bonus For Employers

Regional employers now have a double incentive to hire unemployed young people … a $20,000 kickback for a short time from the State Government.

Water Decision ‘To Cost 700 Jobs’

Water Decision ‘To Cost 700 Jobs’

Deputy Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has condemned “a dirty deal with the crossbench” which she says could wipe out almost 700 jobs at Acland

UCG Banned In Queensland

UCG Banned In Queensland

Underground coal gasification (UCG) will be banned in Queensland under legislation introduced in State Parliament on Tuesday.

CEO Reassures Swickers Workers

CEO Reassures Swickers Workers

Swickers will retain its current workforce and hopes to have its processing floor return to normal operations within a week, Sunpork Group CEO Dr Robert van Barneveld says.

MP Urges Senate To Pass Backpacker Tax

MP Urges Senate To Pass Backpacker Tax

Federal MP David Littleproud says his electorate of Maranoa – which relies heavily on backpacker labour – has been left in limbo by Labor and cross-benchers in the Senate.

Swickers To Update Workers

Swickers To Update Workers

Swickers will update employees at a meeting at Kingaroy Town Hall on Sunday evening – but the media have been banned from attending.

MP Rejects Mine ‘Hypocrisy’

MP Rejects Mine ‘Hypocrisy’

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has rejected Labor Party claims of “hypocrisy” about her opposition to Moreton Resources’ coal mine, while at the same time pushing for Acland Stage III.

Toowoomba Signs China Deal

Toowoomba Signs China Deal

Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio has returned from the recent TSBE trade trip to China with a signed Memorandum of Understanding with a district in China.