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Good Roll-Up At Flood Meetings

Good Roll-Up At Flood Meetings

More than 450 people attended the South Burnett Community Flood Recovery information meetings held last week.

Nine Selected For SB Directions

Nine Selected For SB Directions

The names of the nine committee members who will help the South Burnett Regional Council shape the economic and tourism development of the region were released today.

Communication House To Be Sold

Communication House To Be Sold

The South Burnett Regional Council will call tenders for the sale of Communication House in Wondai unless a community group can propose a worthwhile alternative use for the building.

Flood Questions For Business

Has your business been affected by any of the 2013 floods in the South Burnett?

Developer Wins Reprieve

Developer Wins Reprieve

A Nanango developer who lost their permit to build six units at 41-43 Wickham Street after seven years of inaction on the project won a reprieve from the South Burnett Regional Council today.

Hayden To Front Tourism Campaign

Hayden To Front Tourism Campaign

One of Kingaroy’s favourite sons, Aussie cricket legend Matt Hayden will front a new tourism marketing campaign to encourage more Indian visitors to travel to Queensland.

NBN ‘Five Years Too Late’

NBN ‘Five Years Too Late’

NBN Co’s confirmation that Kilkivan will receive fixed wireless broadband in late 2014 comes more than five years too late, Federal Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss said today.

Tourism President Calls It Quits

Tourism President Calls It Quits

The South Burnett Tourism Association (SBTA) will be looking to elect a new President when it holds it re-scheduled Annual General Meeting next month.

Fitting Help For Apprentices

Fitting Help For Apprentices

Apprentice diesel fitters studying at the Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE’s Kingaroy campus will be able to get their hands dirty on the real deal after a donation of two large diesel motors to the college.

Warm Welcome In Wondai

Warm Welcome In Wondai

The annual Wondai Community Meet’n’Greet has been held in Coronation Park

Brenda’s Candle Sales Light Up

Brenda’s Candle Sales Light Up

Kingaroy’s Brenda Langford probably didn’t think when she started making hand-crafted candleholders last October that she’d soon be selling them to customers in the United States.

Ergon Jobs To Be Outsourced: Union

The Electrical Trades Union said today it had received correspondence confirming that 62 meter reading jobs from Ergon Energy’s regional depots will be outsourced within a month.

Meet The Future Face Of Wondai

Meet The Future Face Of Wondai

Wondai’s CBD will be transformed later this year when the South Burnett Regional Council implements the first stage of an ambitious “Village Green” redevelopment of the town centre

Report Slashes Red Tape

Report Slashes Red Tape

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says it’s been rewarding to be directly involved in the release of a recent report by the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) to help reduce red tape for businesses.

Bridge Bill Is Ticking Over

Bridge Bill Is Ticking Over

Traffic limitations on the Stuart River Bridge are costing Smithfield Feedlot an estimated $1500-$2000 every day

Net Workshop In Yarraman

The Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be presenting a workshop in Yarraman on Thursday (March 14) to encourage local businesses and organisations to get a website.

McArdle Rules Out New Power Stations

McArdle Rules Out New Power Stations

The chances of Tarong Power Station’s two mothballed power generating units being restarted within the next few years looked more promising today after the State Government ruled out building any new coal-fired power stations in the next 10 years.

Nanango Gets Second Community Bank

Nanango Gets Second Community Bank

Nanango will soon become the first town in Australia to boast two community banks when Bendigo Bank opens its new branch in Drayton Street in June.

Council Lobbies State For More Time

Council Lobbies State For More Time

South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann and Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell went to Brisbane today to lobby Local Government Minister David Crisafulli to extend the period for emergency flood funding.