Business

Raine & Horne Wins Trophy

Raine & Horne Wins Trophy

Rural sales agent John Allery, from Raine & Horne in Kingaroy, has been honoured in a national real estate sales competition.

Ex-Stanwell Employees ‘Staying In Area’

Ex-Stanwell Employees ‘Staying In Area’

Fears that Stanwell employees would leave the area were wrong, Kingaroy businesspeople have been told

SB Directions Selects Top Projects

SB Directions Selects Top Projects

Better telecommunications, training courses that lead to real jobs, creating a “South Burnett brand”, building better transport services for fly-in fly-out workers and taking more local control of tourism promotion are five key objectives for the region’s new economic development body over the coming year.

Heritage Gives $500,000 To Community

Heritage Gives $500,000 To Community

It’s not every day that more than half a million dollars is handed out to community groups, but that’s exactly what happened on Saturday when the Heritage Nanango Community Branch distributed its 2013 Community Grants.

BIEDO Hits The Road

BIEDO Hits The Road

The Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) will be “hitting the road” next month in a big, blue caravan.

KCCI Meet & Greet At Kingaroy RSL Club

The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be holding another of their six-weekly Meet’n’Greets at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 5:15pm to around 6:30pm on Monday, August 26.

Algal Bloom Disperses

Water releases from the Meandu Creek Dam and the recent cold snap have begun to disperse an algal bloom detected in Meandu Creek.

Shake-Up For Building Industry

Queensland has taken a major step towards a new building regulator with Parliament passing legislation to allow the creation of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC).

Nanango Murals To Be Refreshed

Nanango Murals To Be Refreshed

Nanango’s murals will be refreshed as part of ambitious plans to improve the town’s streetscapes.

Damage Causes Two Blackouts

Two blackouts affected Ergon Energy customers in parts of Kingaroy and the surrounding district last night.

Huston’s Wins Top Award

Huston’s Wins Top Award

The South Burnett has been recognised as home to one of the top ten Nissan dealerships in Australia.

Alert Issued On Meandu Creek

Alert Issued On Meandu Creek

A suspected algal bloom has been detected in Meandu Creek downstream from the power stations at Tarong and landholders are being advised to keep stock away from the area.

PCA Swaps $32m Debt With NAB

PCA Swaps $32m Debt With NAB

The financial woes that have hit the Peanut Company of Australia in recent years appear to have eased with the announcement today by Board Chairman Ian Langdon that the company has negotiated a $32 million debt-for-equity swap with the National Australia Bank.

$210,000 Boost For Tourism Body

Southern Queensland Country Tourism – the organisation responsible for tourism promotion of the South Burnett, Toowoomba, Southern Downs and the Granite Belt – has been given a $210,000 grant by the State Government.

Highway To Motorcycle Heaven

Highway To Motorcycle Heaven

Hundreds of motorbikes “headed out on the highway” – the Bunya Highway, that is – on Sunday morning for a special Motorbike Festival.

Farewell After 42 Years

Farewell After 42 Years

When Chris began as a “bag boy” at the Peanut Marketing Board, he had six weeks’ work