MPs Defend China Deal
Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd has emphasised the Free Trade Agreement with China will not hurt local jobs.
Bill To Restore Right To Object
Landholders and communities will regain their right to object to mining developments under legislation introduced to State Parliament on Wednesday.
$5000 Grants For Home Businesses
Parents who run a home-based business may be eligible for grants up to $5000 through a new State Government program.
South Burnett Tourism
Association Winds Up
South Burnett Tourism Association members voted on Tuesday night to wind the group up
Work To Start On Fly Ash Plant
Work to construct a new multi-million dollar fly ash handling facility at Tarong Power Station is expected to begin soon.
Budget ‘Bad News For Jobs’: MP
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has summed up today’s State Budget as “disappointing”.
KCCI Plans Brekkie Meeting
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s next Meet’n’Greet will be a breakfast meeting at Kingaroy RSL Club.
Power Companies To Take On State Debt
The State Government announced today it will cut $4.1 billion off the State’s forecast $80 billion debt by shifting it on to the balance sheets of government-owned electricity network companies.
Swickers Unveils Huge Upgrade
A multi-million dollar upgrade at Swickers’ Kingaroy pig abattoir will have the potential to lift production at the plant to 30,000 head per week.
Hi-Tech Helps Women On The Farm
Are women having more of a say in how farms are run? Research being conducted at James Cook University suggests this may be the case, and technology could be the reason.
Council Still Looking
For Hospital Operator
South Burnett Regional Council is continuing to look for a new hospital operator to manage the South Burnett Private Hospital, despite the hospital formally closing on June 30.
New Hope Coal ‘Paying
Acland Royalties To Itself’
The anti-mining group Lock The Gate has alleged that New Hope Coal has been paying royalties to itself from the controversial Acland coal mine.
Tourism Numbers Rise 11.3pc
New research released by Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) today estimates there has been an 11.3 per cent rise in domestic tourism across the Southern Queensland Country region in the year ending March 2015.
New Faces Are Old Hands
The Federal Government’s shake-up of unemployment contracts – which saw two jobs agencies close their doors on June 30 in the South Burnett – has had its flipside with the opening of four new shopfronts on Wednesday.
Bank Says Lift In
Productivity ‘Critical’
Agribusiness bank Rabobank has called for a lift in productivity on Australian farms, both to raise farmers’ incomes and to ensure Australian agriculture remains globally competitive.
Tourism Association May Wind Up Soon
The South Burnett Tourism Association (SBTA) may close down in a fortnight, leaving the region’s tourist operators without a voice in the way the region is promoted to potential visitors in the future.
Tax Scammers Target Kingaroy
Residents have been warned to be wary of telephone callers claiming to be from the Australian Taxation Office
ABC Local Now Streaming
ABC Southern Queensland today began streaming “live” on the internet as part of a beta trial.
1300 Objectors To Mine Expansion
More than 1300 people have objected to the proposed expansion of New Hope’s Acland mine, according to the Lock The Gate Alliance.
MP ‘Deserves Thanks’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has praised her Federal counterpart for securing millions of dollars in funding through the Mobile Black Spot Program to improve mobile phone coverage across the South Burnett.
