Councillor Pushes For More Irrigation
Cr Keith Campbell wants to see the Hope Dairies project create more irrigated farming areas in the region
Council Bans Coal Mining, CSG
A Queensland council today unanimously passed a motion prohibiting coal-related mining exploration on council land.
Pound St Gets ‘All Clear’
The former Kingaroy Shire Council works depot site in Pound Street was officially removed from the State Contaminated Land Register on December 23.
New Faces At Wide Bay Burnett RDA
A new Chairman and Deputy Chairman have been appointed to the Regional Development Australia Wide Bay-Burnett (RDA WBB) committee.
Lock The Gate Targets Coal
Anti-mining group “Lock The Gate” says large tracts of farmland in the Nanango electorate are threatened by coal mining.
Damaged Pole Causes Blackout
Power to about 450 Ergon Energy customers in the Brooklands, Tarong, Maidenwell, Wengenville and surrounding areas was interrupted at noon today.
TAFE Hosts Information Night
TAFE Queensland South West will be holding an information session in Kingaroy next Wednesday (January 28) for people interested in studying at the college.
Community Bank Reports Bumper Year
Heritage Nanango Community Bank’s model has been proven again with another year of solid profits and an extensive community grants program
MP Calls For Fuel Price Probe
Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd has drawn on his personal experience to call for an investigation into fuel prices in regional Queensland.
Butter Factory Dreams Creamed
An ambitious plan to convert the former Nanango Butter Factory into a community museum, art gallery, cafe and theatrette was dashed at the weekend.
Hope Dairies Starts Growing
Any sceptics doubting Gina Rinehardt’s Hope Dairies means business in the South Burnett should check out the corn growing on the Unverzagt family’s Pella Farm near Kumbia.
$1.5m Upgrade Boosts Swickers
Major Kingaroy employer Swickers has been given a shot in the arm from the “Royalties For Regions” program
Masterclass For Local Businesses
Managers of South Burnett small businesses, community organisations and not-for-profit groups have been invited to take part in an “Innovation Masterclass” in Kingaroy.
Moreton Resources
Extends Mineral Licence
Moreton Resources’ application to renew its MDL for its holding near Kingaroy has been approved
Two Lucky Murgon Winners
The two major holiday prizes in the Murgon Christmas shopping promotion were drawn this morning at the Murgon Visitor Information Centre.
Jobless ‘Below Standard Of Living’
A single unemployed man in Kingaroy does not have enough income to meet a basic standard of living
Change In The Air For 4SB
Macquarie Radio Network has announced they intend to merge with Fairfax Media Limited
First Tick For New Acland Coal Mine
The State Government announced this evening that the controversial $900 million New Acland Coal Mine Stage 3 expansion will go ahead, subject to the Federal Government signing off on the project.
MP Warns On Petrol Prices
Federal Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd has called on petrol retailers not to engage in price gouging over the holiday period.
Business Must Unlock Wellcamp Potential
The full economic potential of the new Wellcamp Airport won’t be unlocked across the local region unless “people get off their backsides”, Wagners’ chairman John Wagner warned a group of South Burnett businesspeople on Monday.
