PCA shareholders have been advised by company chairman Ian Langdon to approve the debt-for-equity deal which will see the National Australia Bank secure up to a 20 per cent stake in the company.
The St Vincent de Paul Society’s new shop at the roundabout in Wondai has officially opened its doors
Tourism opportunities in the South Burnett received a major boost on Friday (August 30) in the form of a $550,000 grant from the Federal Government to develop a “rail trail” linking Murgon to Kingaroy.
Nanango’s CBD will undergo a major transformation over the next 12 months as the South Burnett Regional Council invests almost $1.4 million into an ambitious streetscaping project.
Rural sales agent John Allery, from Raine & Horne in Kingaroy, has been honoured in a national real estate sales competition.
Fears that Stanwell employees would leave the area were wrong, Kingaroy businesspeople have been told
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.
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.
The Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) will be “hitting the road” next month in a big, blue caravan.
A consumer group is pushing for regional Queenslanders to be given the choice to buy their electricity from a retailer other than Ergon Energy.
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.
Water releases from the Meandu Creek Dam and the recent cold snap have begun to disperse an algal bloom detected in Meandu Creek.
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’s murals will be refreshed as part of ambitious plans to improve the town’s streetscapes.
The South Burnett Regional Council has called for a debate on moving the annual Ekka holiday
Two blackouts affected Ergon Energy customers in parts of Kingaroy and the surrounding district last night.
The South Burnett has been recognised as home to one of the top ten Nissan dealerships in Australia.
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.
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.
Regional communities will be able to apply for funds to fix local mobile phone black spots, as part of a $100 million Federal Coalition commitment, Federal Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd said today.
