MP Calls For 2km
Zone Around Wind Farm
A Queensland MP has called for a 2km zone around the proposed Coopers Gap wind farm
MP Calls For 2km
Expo Highlights Career Options
High school students from across the South Burnett, eager to find out more information on their future job options, flocked to Kingaroy today to attend the annual South Burnett Careers Expo.
Insurance Firm Wins $11,000 Dinner
It’s not everyone who gets to sit down to an $11,000, five course dinner for 10 personally prepared by celebrity chef Hayden Wood. But the staff of Kingaroy insurance brokers Burnett Insurance are preparing to just that some time in the next few months.
Push To Form New Council Gains Momentum
A grassroots campaign to de-amalgamate the former Rosalie and Crows Nest shires from the Toowoomba Regional Council is gaining momentum with petitions circulating and leaflets distributed to all households in both regions.
Doing The Hard Yards For Country Kids
There’s garage sales and then there’s GARAGE sales … of the type only a car dealership could arrange.
$15m New England Hwy Upgrade Begins
Work has begun on the last stage of the controversial $15m upgrade of the New England Highway between Hampton and Geham.
APN Appoints Board Chairman
Experienced In ‘Complex Change’
APN News & Media, publishers of the South Burnett Times newspaper, today announced the appointment of Peter Hunt as Chairman of the Board following the resignation of Gavin O’Reilly in April.
Cougar Energy Appoints New CEO
Rob Neill, former Senior Commercial Manager at UCG company Linc Energy, has been appointed CEO and Managing Director of Cougar Energy.
$3925 Raised For Hospital
This morning’s inaugural Mayoral Charity Breakfast has raised $3925 to purchase an electric examination bed for the South Burnett Private Hospital.
Lane Closed For Night Works
The Department of Transport and Main Roads has advised that a single lane will be closed on the D’Aguilar Highway over the Blackbutt Range this weekend for night works.
$70m Road Repairs Underway
Despite an allocation of $70 million in the last Budget, the South Burnett Regional Council admits road repairs in the local region will take some time to be completed.
South Burnett Is Open For Business
The decision to vote in favour of a $3.7 million funding grant for the construction of the Link Road in the Sunnyvale Development sends a message that “Council is open for business”, Mayor Wayne Kratzmann said today.
Watch Out For Potholes: RACQ
The RACQ is warning motorists to be wary of potholes and to keep their tyres adequately maintained after receiving almost 41,000 callouts to help motorists with flat tyres across Queensland so far this year.
APN Share Slump Sparks ASX Query
APN News and Media – publishers of the South Burnett Times newspaper – has been quizzed by the ASX over why its shares have dropped in value, alongside an increase in the volume of share trading.
Local Government MP Drops In
Local Government Minister David Crisafulli stopped off from a tour of the South Burnett today to visit Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington’s “mobile office” while it was in Yarraman.
Regional Flavours Attract Local Producers
More than 72,000 people visited the annual Regional Flavours festival at Brisbane’s Southbank at the weekend, celebrating Queensland’s regional produce and the people who grow it.
Record Number Of GP Training Places
A record number of General Practitioner training places will be available next year for junior doctors in a bid to ease the chronic shortage of GPs across the country.
Stanwell CEO Confirmed In Role
Stanwell Corporation Chairman Warwick Parer announced yesterday that Acting Chief Executive Officer Richard Van Breda has been officially appointed to the role.
Employers Invited To Careers Market
Four South Burnett high schools – Murgon, Nanango, St Mary’s Catholic College and Kingaroy – are working together to stage a Careers Market in the Kingaroy State High School Indoor Sports Centre on August 2.
MP Welcomes ‘Action Plan’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has welcomed the launch of the State Government’s new “Six Month Action Plan for Queensland”.
