It’s A Buyer’s Market For Homes
Recent drops in property values – as recorded by State Government valuations – do have an upside … the Wide Bay-Burnett region is now considered a very attractive region in Australia for property buyers.
CTC ‘Bewildered’ By Tender Decision
South Burnett CTC will continue to offer Labour Hire services and host Work For The Dole programs
Greens Warn Against Free Trade Deal
Maranoa Greens spokesman Grant Newson has added a local voice to the growing opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Locals Miss Out On Job Contracts
Current job agencies in the South Burnett have been snubbed by the Federal Government’s new $5.1 billion “jobactive” job search scheme – with employers only getting 90 minutes’ notice on Tuesday to break the news to staff that their jobs would be winding up.
Fruit Shop Termites Upset The Applecart
The surprise demolition of a building has forced the SBRC to re-schedule its Nanango streetscaping plans
Markwell St Upgrade To Disrupt Traffic
Work will begin next week to rebuild Markwell Street, Kingaroy, between Pound Street and Kingaroy Street.
Blackout Linked To Storm Damage
About 3000 Ergon Energy customers in Kingaroy and Wooroolin had their power supply interrupted this morning as a result of damage to the network caused by last week’s storm.
KCCI Hosts Brekkie Meeting
For the first time in recent years, the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce has organised a breakfast meeting for its next meet’n’greet.
Georgie Joins RDA Committee
Durong grazier George Somerset has been appointed one of six members to the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Development Australia (RDA) committee.
Phone Book Bets On Lotto
South Burnett residents will be getting their new telephone books delivered soon – but before sticking them in a cupboard (or maybe the wheelie bin?), Sensis are advising them to take a look inside.
Storm Brings Blackouts
Saturday night’s storm caused about 1300 Ergon Energy customers in the South Burnett region to lose power at 9:11pm.
ACCC Worried By Merger Plan
ACCC chairman Rod Sims has told the Australian Financial Review that he has “deep concerns” over the proposed merger of Stanwell Corporation with CS Energy, saying it could drive up electricity prices.
Council Seeks Offers For Land
South Burnett Regional Council is seeking offers to purchase a large block of land in the Kingaroy Industrial Estate.
Murdoch Lifts Stake In APN
News Corp Australia today lifted its investment in APN News and Media – the publishers of the South Burnett Times newspaper – to 14.99 per cent.
Union Claims Safety
Risk From Visa Changes
Lowering English language requirements for workers on 457 visas will pose a safety risk in dangerous industries, the Electrical Trades Union warned today.
Funeral For Kingaroy Shoe Man
A funeral service will be held in Toowoomba tomorrow (Wednesday) for former Kingaroy businessman Jack Sheehy who died on Monday aged 94.
June Long Weekend Axed In 2016
The June Queen’s Birthday long weekend will be axed next year, the State Government announced today.
Workers ‘Exposed To Syngas’: Claim
ABC News is reporting that workers at Linc Energy’s pilot Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) trial site at Chinchilla may have been exposed to dangerous gases before the plant was closed down.
Stanwell Promises Injection Of Dollars
Stanwell Corporation has a major work schedule planned at Tarong and Tarong North power stations which means more dollars pumping through the local economy, visitors at the corporation’s regular “behind the gate” update heard on Thursday.
Business Visitors Push Tourism Growth
Visitors from within Queensland to the Southern Queensland Country tourism region – which includes the South Burnett – increased 15.6 per cent over last year, according to the latest Domestic Tourism Snapshot released today by Tourism and Events Queensland.
