4G Coming To Kingaroy
Telstra mobile customers in Kingaroy will get access to the 4G network within the next six months.
‘Garden Room’ Hosts KCCI
Crane Wines cellar door on the Booie Range showcased their new “garden room” eating area at the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s latest Meet’n’Greet on Monday night.
Cougar Announces Coal Find
Cougar Energy, the company behind the cancelled underground coal gasification project at Coolabunia, has announced a major coal find at its Mackenzie Coal Project in central Queensland.
$276,000 To Transform Nanango
Nanango will receive a boost – and a facelift – from a $276,000 cash injection by the State Government announced today.
Chantal Is Awards Finalist
CROW-FM 90.7’s Chantal Harth is a regional finalist at the Queensland Training Awards
A Perfect Place To Live
The Wide Bay Burnett is now officially “the perfect place at your perfect pace”.
Buy Locally Saturday
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is encouraging South Burnett residents to get behind the first ever “Queensland Small Business Week”.
Huge Excavator On The Way
Early morning travellers may face some delays on the D’Aguilar Highway on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Anti-Wind Farm Voices Speak Out
Since our recent reports, southburnett.com.au has been overwhelmed by comments from the anti-wind farm lobby about the proposed development at Coopers Gap.
Union Calls For ‘Regional Revolt’
Electrical Trades Union delegates from around Queensland flew into Brisbane today for a crisis meeting in the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of more job losses at Tarong Power Station.
Grant Builds Shade Houses
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has congratulated local group South Burnett Jobmatch on successfully securing funding to improve the operations at their social enterprise, “Garden AdVentures”, in Kingaroy.
Preferred Supplier Meetings On Again
The South Burnett Regional Council will be calling for two “Preferred Supplier Tender” arrangements next month.
Kingaroy Has Cheapest Rents
Kingaroy has some of the lowest weekly rental costs for units and houses in Queensland.
MP Fights For Widgee Phones
Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss has again called on the Federal Government to extend mobile telephone coverage to Widgee.
40pc Major Roads Face Repairs
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says 40 per cent of the State-controlled roads in the Nanango Electorate will have works either underway or upcoming during the next financial year (2013/14).
Bread, Meat & Good Coffee!
Yurri Muntha … bread, meat … they’re some of the most important things in life.
Union Blames Government For Job Losses
Unions have claimed the decision by Stanwell Corporation, a government-owned corporation, to axe jobs at Tarong Power Station is being driven by the State Government.
58 Jobs Axed At Power Station
Stanwell Corporation looks set to axe another 58 jobs at Tarong Power Station after racking up weekly losses estimated to be about $1 million.
UCG Trials To Continue
The State Government today released the final recommendations of the Independent Scientific Panel examining the future of the Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) industry in Queensland … but the words “Cougar Energy” don’t appear once in the 51-page document.
Guidelines Being Drafted For Wind Farm
The controversial AGL wind farm at Coopers Gap is apparently one step closer to becoming a reality, and for a group of Cooranga North and Boyneside landholders, it can’t come quickly enough.
