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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.

Meandu Wins Coal Mine Award

Meandu Wins Coal Mine Award

Downer and Stanwell have jointly won the prestigious 2016 Coal Mine Of The Year award for their operation at Meandu.

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.

National Mobile Roaming ‘Inevitable’

National Mobile Roaming ‘Inevitable’

Federal Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has welcomed an ACCC inquiry into mobile phone domestic roaming, and believes its introduction is inevitable.

Bank To Close Two Mini-Branches

Bank To Close Two Mini-Branches

Heritage Bank has confirmed rumours it will close its mini-branches in Wondai and Murgon

Mentoring Scheme To Help Young Drivers

Mentoring Scheme To Help Young Drivers

Learner Drivers in the South Burnett will be able to get a helping hand to notch up their logbook hours thanks to a scheme launched this week by South Burnett CTC and Bill Hull Car Centre.

Networking Afternoon Planned For Nanango

Networking Afternoon Planned For Nanango

The Nanango Tourism and Development Association will be holding a networking afternoon for Nanango’s business community on Saturday, November 12.

MBDA Says Outlook Is Upbeat

MBDA Says Outlook Is Upbeat

Good rainfall for crops, record high prices for cattle and growing tourist numbers have all helped boost Murgon over the last year, according to the Murgon Business and Development Association.

IGA Goes Nuts For Kingaroy’s Flavour

IGA Goes Nuts For Kingaroy’s Flavour

A new line of peanuts will be appearing on the shelves of Queensland’s IGA supermarkets soon

Trade Trip Heads For China

Trade Trip Heads For China

The first overseas passenger flight took off from the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport on Sunday morning, carrying about 200 local businesspeople on a trade mission to China.

Suncorp Closure Draws MP’s Ire

Suncorp Closure Draws MP’s Ire

Federal Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has slammed Suncorp Bank’s decision to close its Kingaroy branch, along with a number of other branches, on January 20.

Looking For a Home? Or Two?

Looking For a Home? Or Two?

You could buy a one-bedroom unit in Sydney … or 16 houses (some tenanted), a community hall, large work sheds, a dam and “park-like” paddocks in rural Queensland.

Jobs Program Working

Jobs Program Working

Almost one in five of the 419 workers hired so far under the State Government’s Back To Work regional jobs package come from the Wide Bay-Burnett.

KCCG To Make Mine Submission

KCCG To Make Mine Submission

The Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group will continue its campaign to put an end to Moreton Resources’ plans to build an open cut coal mine near Kingaroy.

Moreton Applies For Mining Licence

Moreton Applies For Mining Licence

Moreton Resources subsidiary MRV Tarong Basin Coal has lodged an application for a Mining Licence for its proposed Goodger open cut coal mine.

Meandu Offers $10,000pa Uni Scholarship

Meandu Offers $10,000pa Uni Scholarship

Applications are now open for the inaugural Meandu Mine scholarship for young people interested in a career in mining.

Drop-In Sessions On Wind Farm

Drop-In Sessions On Wind Farm

AGL Energy has invited South Burnett residents to attend drop-in information sessions to help people those interested in making a submission to the Coopers Gap Wind Farm Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Union Issues Black Lung Warning

Union Issues Black Lung Warning

A union has issued a warning to coal mining communities after confirmation of Australia’s first case of Black Lung disease in an open cut coal mine worker.