Unions Angered By Sell-Off Plan
Unions have reacted with anger to recommendations that Queensland’s publicly owned energy assets – including Stanwell, Ergon Energy and Powerlink – be sold off to help restore the State’s AAA credit rating.
New Faces At Tarong
The electricity market mightn’t be the strongest at the moment but that hasn’t stopped Tarong Power Station continuing to plan for the future, with five new apprentices and one trainee starting work this week.
Mystery Egg Will Hatch Tomorrow
A mysterious egg discovered at Meandu Mine last October will finally unveil its secrets at tomorrow’s Nanango Markets.
Workers Slept At Power Station
Tarong Power Station site manager Dennis Franklin is full of praise for his employees during the floods crisis.
Stanwell ‘On The Chopping Block’: Union
A newspaper report this morning that Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls believes asset sales, including electricity infrastructure, may be recommended in Costello Committee of Audit report has angered the Electrical Trades Union.
It’s Not All Gloom And Doom
One of Queensland’s most senior public servants, Under Treasurer Helen Gluer, visited Kingaroy today at the invitation of local MP Deb Frecklington to brief local businesspeople and community groups on the State’s finances.
Stocking Up For The Future
South Burnett anglers – and the visitors that flock to our dams – will be in for a tasty treat in a couple of years when the hundreds of thousands of fingerlings released recently into Bjelke-Petersen, Boondooma and Gordonbrook dams reach full-size.
Countdown To Hatch Day!
The rare “Reading Bug Egg” – which has been making the rounds of Nanango after being unearthed at Meandu Mine last year – landed at Raine and Horne in Nanango today.
Egg Rolls Into Yarraman
The rare “Reading Bug Egg” rolled into Yarraman State School on Friday for a rest and to hear a whole new bunch of stories.
Union Denies ‘Orchestrated Boycott’
The Electrical Trades Union has denied there has been any union orchestrated boycott of a Kingaroy small business.
Unions Take Anger Out On Local Business
Kingaroy businessman Jason Frecklington is angry that union frustration over job losses at Tarong Power Station is being taken out on his business, potentially putting more jobs at risk.
Egg Update: Cracks Are Starting To Appear!
The rare “Reading Bug Egg” which landed at Under 8s Day at Nanango State School and Nanango Library recently, is currently resting at St Patrick’s Schoo in Nanango.
Workers Rally Against Job Cuts
Wet weather wasn’t enough to stop a community rally against job cuts at Tarong Power Station and Meandu Mine from going ahead in Kingaroy’s O’Neill Square on Saturday morning.
Union Fears Job ‘Outsourcing’
The Electrical Trades Union believes recent comments by Premier Campbell Newman at a business lunch show that the State Government plans to “outsource” electricity workers’ jobs to the private sector.
Why Stanwell Shut Down Two Units
Stanwell CEO Richard Van Breda admitted his corporation had been “pretty topical” over the past few weeks when he fronted a Community Stakeholder meeting held in Kingaroy on Wednesday night.
Curtain Rises On Performing Arts Centre
Stage 1 of the long-discussed South Burnett Performing Arts Centre in Kingaroy has hosted its first public function to great acclaim … which means fund-raising for the all-important Stage 2 of the project can now begin in earnest!
Workers To Rally Against Job Cuts
Unions are organising a community rally to be held in Kingaroy next week in support of workers at the Tarong Power Station.
‘Real Agenda’ Behind Job Losses: Union
The Electrical Trades Union says the “real agenda” behind recent job losses at Stanwell has been exposed: sack the permanent workforce and replace it with contractors.
Mystery Egg’s In Safe Hands
The rare “Reading Bug Egg” found at Meandu Mine has been relocated to Nanango State School
State Won’t Step In To Save Jobs
The State Government will not intervene in the axing of jobs at Tarong Power Station and Meandu Mine.
