Former Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW Greg Mullins has warned that firefighters are not trained or equipped to deal with nuclear emergencies that could arise from nuclear reactors or the transportation and storage of radioactive waste.
The lease on one of the South Burnett’s best-known tourism businesses has hit the market.
The Coopers Gap Wind Farm community fund has awarded $117,295 in grants to not-for-profit associations in the South Burnett and Western Downs council areas after receiving 18 applications.
There have been some changes in the make-up of the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s executive committee following the association’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday night.
There were lots of memories shared on Saturday about the good ol’ days when coal was the undisputed king of Rio Tinto’s mining portfolio in Queensland.
Georgie Somerset has been presented with the Australian Institute of Company Directors 2024 Queensland Gold Medal.
South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff and three fellow councillors – Cr Deb Dennien, Cr Jane Erkens and Cr Linda Little – were among 10 witnesses called to give evidence at the recent House Select Committee inquiry into nuclear energy held in Nanango.
TRC has invited regional Chambers of Commerce and Progress Associations to a new Regional Business Forum.
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce Industry will be holding its November meet’n’greet – and annual general meeting – at the Carrollee Hotel on November 26.
Some Telstra customers in the Blackbutt and Benarkin areas have been without a consistent mobile phone service for a fortnight.
The Federal Government’s Select Committee on Nuclear Energy will be sitting in Nanango next week to collect submissions on the future of nuclear power generation in Australia.
Bega Group’s “strategic review” into its Peanut Company of Australia operations is still under way.
Premier David Crisafulli believes the Borumba Dam pumped hydro project will most likely go ahead.
Rogers Park picnic area in the Yarraman State Forest will be closed for several months to allow harvesting of hoop pine.
Member for Maranoa David Littleproud is optimistic about the future of nuclear power generation in Queensland following the election of a State LNP government on Saturday.
A “Backseat SleepOut” held in Brisbane on Thursday night has raised more than $52,000 for the Property Industry Foundation, an industry body supporting a homelessness project in Kingaroy.
Businesspeople had a unique opportunity on Tuesday night to inspect the new senior precinct at St John’s Lutheran School.
Mobile phone customers in the South Burnett should have a greater choice of providers next year when Vodafone expands its footprint in the region.
South Burnett Online has taken out third place in a prestigious Queensland regional journalism awards competition.
The South Burnett Sustainable Future Network has hosted a forum to allow a sharing of information about renewable energy projects.
