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.
Wheelie Big Help For Graham House
Graham House’s transport scheme now has three special wheelchairs thanks to a special Huston Nissan promotion
Solar Tariff To Drop Oct 1
The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has reminded customers in regional Queensland that the 9.07 cents/kWh solar feed-in tariff paid by Ergon Retail will soon be reduced to 6.53 cents to align with the lower value of wholesale energy after the repeal of the carbon tax.
Private Post Offices ‘At Risk’
Queensland LNP Senators Barry O’Sullivan, Ian MacDonald, James McGrath and Matt Canavan have called on Australia Post to act urgently to ensure the viability of privately owned post offices across rural and regional Australia, following the release of a damning Senate Inquiry report yesterday.
Business Awards Finalists Named
The finalists for the South Burnett Business Excellence Awards have been announced by the SBRC
Shake-Up At Wild Horse
There have been changes in management at Yarraman community radio station Wild Horse FM.
Mayor Calls For End To Black Spots
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann has called on telecommunications companies to step up to the plate and put an end to the region’s mobile phone black spots.
Moreton To Begin
Mine Concept Study
Moreton Resources says the costs of washing and handling coal from a future mine at Coolabunia are half what the company expected, meaning it can now move on to developing a high level mine concept study for the proposal.
Blackbutt Votes Yes To Supermarket
A well-attended public meeting held at the Blackbutt Community Hall on Monday night has given overwhelming support for a South Burnett Regional Council plan to try to get a supermarket built in the town.
Captains Paddock Closes
Captains Paddock Vineyard on the Booie Range near Kingaroy closed its doors for the last time on Sunday.
Festival Wants Business Nominations
The Yarraman Community Council are calling for nominations for three business awards that will be handed out as part of this year’s Colours Of Yarraman festival.
Ergon Opens 2015
Apprenticeship Intake
Ergon Energy is taking applications now for its 2015 apprenticeship intake, and there’s one position available in Kingaroy.
Public Meeting To Discuss Supermarket
A public meeting will be held next Monday night to gauge Blackbutt’s reaction to a supermarket proposal
