A new class of food licences with lighter compliance requirements and lower fees will be introduced for the region’s bed and breakfasts and farmstays after three tourism operators wrote a joint letter to Council objecting to the cost of obtaining a Food Business Licence.
The State Government has named the advisers who will undertake “scoping studies and market soundings” to investigate future options for Queensland’s to government-owned power generators.
Deputy Prime Minister and Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss has invited feedback from local communities about the Federal Government’s new $100 million regional mobile coverage program.
East Nanango tradesman Geoff Prior has been a cabinetmaker for 30 years, but now he’s taken his skills to a new level … after donning a white jacket (and a stethoscope), he’s now the “Kitchen Doctor GP”.
John and Irene Flegg, from Murgon, have received an early Christmas Gift after winning a month’s worth of meet from a local butchershop.
“Business as usual” is not an option for Ergon Energy, Energex and Powerlink, Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls said today.
The Electrical Trades Union says the State Government has been “fattening pigs for market”, preparing Stanwell and CS Energy for privatisation.
The State Government will commission “scoping studies” by investment banks and financial advisers into the future of Stanwell and CS Energy, Treasurer Tim Nicholls said today,
The resources sector contributed $142 million to the South Burnett’s regional economy in 2012-13
Queenslanders face electricity price rises of between 5.4 per cent and 13.6 per cent next financial year.
The dates have been set for the first joint Vision 21 / Red Earth Community Foundation leadership training program in the South Burnett.
Customer donations to the Royal Flying Doctor Service by regional Queenslanders’ contributions through their Ergon Energy power bills has reached a total of $7.5 million.
Lindsay Wessling is the Rotary Club of Kingaroy’s Pride of Workmanship Award winner for November
Australia’s electricity landscape could change significantly in the future, with up to a one-third of consumers not connected to the grid.
The South Burnett Rail Trail project – which aimed to revitalise the former railway land linking Murgon to Kingaroy and turn it into a major tourism drawcard – received another blow this week with confirmation the funding it had been been promised before the Federal Election would not be available.
Ergon Energy work crews have replaced some equipment that was arcing on the top of an electricity pole near the Nanango netball courts.
Col Wolski, from Coppards Kingaroy, is the latest winner of a Kingaroy Rotary Club “Pride of Workmanship” Award.
“We didn’t know where to turn; we thought we had run out of options. Now we are feeling hopeful for the future of our business and home.”
The Electrical Trades Union has accused the State Government of lying over asset sales, saying up to $60 million of assets belonging to Ergon Energy are on the market.
The South Burnett Regional Council will sponsor a “Shop Local” campaign for the South Burnett’s retail businesses this Christmas in an effort to boost the region’s economy.
