Irrigators Target Ergon
A new report commissioned by two leading rural industry bodies claims Ergon Energy is “raking in profits” from irrigators.
NaTDA Plans Cup Day Bus
The Nanango Tourism and Development Association (NaTDA) are organising a bus trip to the Kumbia Races on Melbourne Cup Day.
New Policy Will Tackle Waste
About 150 South Burnett businesses will soon have to comply with the same regulations covering trade waste that most Kingaroy businesses already do after the South Burnett Regional Council adopted a new Trade Waste Management Policy yesterday.
$20m Sewage Plant Gets Underway
A contract to build Kingaroy’s new $20 million sewage treatment plant was signed at the South Burnett Regional Council’s offices in an official ceremony yesterday afternoon.
Where To For Murgon Business?
“Hard Times and Great Opportunities” is the theme for a special business forum in Murgon next week.
Mayor Tips End Of Quarterly Rates
The South Burnett Regional Council could put an end to quarterly rates bills in 2015
Potential At Pound Street
One of Kingaroy’s most prime pieces of real estate is almost ready to go on the market.
2014 Business Of The Year
Ollie’s Mower Service in Kingaroy has been named “Business Of The Year” at the inaugural South Burnett Business Excellence Awards.
Family Celebrates 30 Years
Thirty years ago Bill and Rhonda Hull bought a car dealership in Knight Street, Kingaroy.
Ergon To Roll Out Battery Back-Ups
Ergon Energy expects to begin installing new battery-based technology, called Grid Utility Support Systems (GUSS), to help power some sections of its electricity network by mid-2015.
Growing The Burnett
Plans A New Direction
Growing The Burnett is the focus of study by a Masters student from the University of Sydney
New Face At Carrollee Hotel
There’s a new face at Kingaroy’s Carrollee Hotel following the recent purchase of the hotel and licence by the Central Queensland Hotels Group.
Union Slams CEO Salaries
The Electrical Trades Union – currently involved in enterprise bargaining negotiations for its members – has released figures which it claims reveal “obscene” payrises for the CEOs of public electricity companies.
Top 10 Effort By Margie
Nanango businesswoman Margie Lee-Madigan has been named as one of Avon’s top 10 sellers in Australia – an incredible effort considering there’s about 50,000 Avon representatives in the nation.
Local Businesses Back
Long Weekend Promotion
The South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show long weekend promotion is being helped thanks to the generosity of local businesses.
New Executive Appointed
Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett has appointed a new Executive Officer following the resignation of Paul Massingham in August.
Campaign Backs Woolies For Blackbutt
An anonymous group in Blackbutt has launched an online campaign to invite Woolworths to open a store in Blackbutt rather than IGA – the franchise most mentioned in recent supermarket discussions.
Jodi’s Spreading Her Wings
Kingaroy businesswoman Jodi Cornell has been selling her wares online for the past six years … now she’s hoping to convert that success into a bricks-and-mortar business.
Swanbank Delay ‘Won’t Affect Tarong Restart’
This morning’s news that Swanbank E power station near Ipswich will stay online for at least another two months will have no affect on the timing of the return to service of Unit 2 at Tarong Power Station.
Meet’n’Greet At Westpac
The Westpac branch in Alford Street, Kingaroy, will be hosting the next Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry meet’n’greet.
