Youth Council To Host Meet’n’Greet
The 2023 South Burnett Youth Council will be hosting the next Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry meet’n’greet.
Telstra Warns Of Outages
A Telstra spokesperson has warned there will be some temporary outages – or reductions in mobile coverage – while it upgrades its mobile network in Kingaroy next week.
Stanwell Signs Wind Farm Agreement
Stanwell Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with German-based energy company RWE which aims to develop two new wind farms in Queensland.
Brylie Tests Her ‘Metal’ In Melbourne
Tarong Power Station apprentice Brylie Jones had an amazing time competing at the recent WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Melbourne.
Bega Records $229m ‘Book’ Loss
Bega Cheese – owners of the Kingaroy-based Peanut Company of Australia – has recorded a $229.9 million statutory loss after tax.
Why Wondai? Why Not?
We all know about young people leaving town to go to uni and never coming back… but a business which has been operating quietly in Wondai for more than a year has turned that paradigm on its head.
Nats Target ‘Reckless Renewables’
The three Federal MPs who represent the South Burnett have all come out in support of a rally against “reckless renewables” held in Brisbane on Tuesday.
St Vinnies Calls For Wage Justice
The St Vincent de Paul Society has urged employers to treat their workers as “people first, not units of labour to be used for purely economic ends”.
Historic Milestone At Solar Farm
The Kingaroy Solar Farm passed an important milestone on Wednesday, with the mounting of the last solar panel on site.
Best & Less To Back-Pay Staff
Retail company Best & Less Pty Ltd has signed an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman to back-pay some staff a total of more than $5.2 million.
BlueCare Hopes To Woo Workers
BlueCare – operators of Kingaroy’s Canowindra Aged Care Facility – says it has boosted some workers’ pay by 5 per cent on top of recent mandated award rises.
Rabobank Warns Of Wine Surplus
Even an early removal of Chinese anti-dumping tariffs will not be enough to stop Australia’s wine industry facing years of oversupply, Rabobank has warned in its latest Wine Quarterly report.
Telstra 3G To Close Next June
Telstra it will be switching off its 3G mobile phone network on June 30 next year.
KCCI Hosts A Pig Night
For the second year in a row, the team at South Burnett Child Safety have taken out the BaconFest window competition.
Waste Facility To Expand
Blackbutt’s waste transfer station will get a commercial waste collection facility in the next few months.
Wind Farm Code Under Review
The State Government has begun a review of the Wind Farm Code which sets out requirements for wind farm developments in Queensland.
Rates Tip Was On The Money
Anyone who attended last week’s economic update evening, hosted by the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce of Industry, won’t have been surprised by Tuesday’s interest rates announcement.
Wine Tourism Grants Open
Applications for Round 5 of Wine Australia’s Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants program is now open for wine producers.
Changes At BIEDO
BIEDO General Manager Kristy Board has announced she will be leaving the economic development body on August 25.
WDRC Wins Training Award
Western Downs Regional Council has been recognised as the Large Employer of the Year for the second consecutive year at the regional finals of the prestigious Queensland Training Awards.
