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.
Minerals Hunt Near Yarraman
Mining company PX3 Exploration looks set to receive a minerals exploration permit to explore 211sq km of land north-east of Yarraman.
Airport Weather Service Saved
The South Burnett Regional Council will pay $70,000 to maintain a weather information service at Kingaroy Airport.
Rotary To Reward Excellence
Do you take pride in your work? If so, Kingaroy Rotary would like to give you an award
Generating Unit Offline For Repairs
Stanwell Corporation hopes to have repairs completed on Unit 1 at Tarong Power Station by the middle of next week.
Have Your Say On Ergon Pricing
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is encouraging local residents to take part in Ergon Energy’s review of electricity tariffs.
