Burn-Offs Damage Power Poles
Ergon Energy network crews had to replace two fire-damaged poles recently after separate hazard reduction burns in the Wide Bay-Burnett region.
Digital Centre Celebrates Birthday
Students and guests gathered at the Nurunderi TAFE campus in Cherbourg last week to mark the second birthday of the town’s Digital Service Centre.
Students Powered Up For Race
Kingaroy State High School students who will represent Australia at the world’s largest hydrogen race event are getting powered up with practice laps at the Tarong Power Station before the big event.
BESS Project Hits Halfway Mark
Work on Stanwell’s Tarong Battery Energy Storage System has reached the halfway mark.
36 Closure Delayed … Again
Telstra has pushed back the closure of its 3G network again … this time to October 28.
Invitation To Explore CTC
Community leaders have been invited to join South Burnett CTC for a bus tour next month to learn more about the not-for-profit group’s activities across the region.
Senators Call For 3G Delay
The Senate’s Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Reference Committee has called for a delay in the shutdown of Telstra and Optus’ 3G networks until more is done to work out how many devices could be affected by the shutdown.
Plan To Investigate Recycle / Reuse
South Burnett Regional Council will receive $750,000 to investigate the establishment of “industrial circular economy precincts” in Kingaroy and Murgon.
CTC’s Contributing To Community
South Burnett CTC explained how the not-for-profit group is “Contributing To Community” when it hosted the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s latest meet’n’greet.
Projects To ‘Transform Region’
The State Government has announced funding for four projects to help the South Burnett region “seize opportunities presented by decarbonisation”.
Don’t Be Too Hasty: AgForce
Farming lobby group AgForce is urging primary producers considering hosting wind turbines on their properties to take “extra precautions”.
Major Step Forward For Wind Farm
The Tarong West Wind Farm project at Ironpot has taken a major step forward with the State Government’s approval of a Development Application for the project.
Kingaroy’s XFactor Is Bacon
Health and beauty salon XFactor Aesthetics has taken out the top prize in this year’s Kingaroy BaconFest window competition.
4G Footprint Expanded: Telstra
Telstra has completed its expansion of 4G mobile coverage across the South Burnett.
Local Businesses Win Top Awards
Two South Burnett businesses took out major awards at the regional finals of the Queensland Training Awards held during a glittering gala dinner at Kingaroy Town Hall on Friday night.
Powerlink Approves New BESS
A proposed 200MW Battery Energy Storage System at Lower Wonga has secured approval from Powerlink to be linked to the electricity grid.
Academy Can’t Rule Out SMRs
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering believes small modular nuclear reactors could be an option for Australia’s future energy mix but are “unlikely to contribute significantly in the short to medium term”.
CTC To Host Meet’n’Greet
South Burnett CTC will be hosting the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s July meet’n’greet.
Water Claim Labelled ‘Hypocrisy’
Claims that nuclear power uses “substantially more water” than coal-fired power have been labelled as “scaremongering dripping with hypocrisy” by the LNP.
Big Win At Kingaroy RSL Club
A Kingaroy man has won more than $50,000 this week in a Keno draw at the Kingaroy RSL Club.
