Aged Care Homes Get Big Tick
The South Burnett has fared well in an audit of fire safety standards released today by Housing and Public Works Minister Bruce Flegg.
Visitors Urged To See Our Natural Wonders
Toowoomba Golden West and South Burnett Tourism have launched a $68,000 multi-media campaign to entice visitors to take a “Cool Country Escape” in the region.
Health Workers Ordered To Repay $91m
Health workers who were overpaid because of the bungled payroll system will now have to start repaying the government following the lifting of a moratorium granted by the former State Government.
Would You Like Fries
With Your Donation?
McDonald’s restaurant has donated just over $1000 to the Chaplaincy Program at Kingaroy SHS
Origin Tells Government Bubbles Are Natural
The State Government has received interim advice that bubbling gas in the Condamine River is unlikely to be linked to coal seam gas activities in the area.
Controversy Over Methane
Bubbles Caught On Video
Lock the Gate investigators claim to have discovered coal seam gas bubbling to the surface along a 5km stretch of the Condamine River near Chinchilla.
Council Forges Relationship With Swickers
The South Burnett Regional Council is forming a “working partnership” with Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory to ensure the survival of this important local enterprise.
Community Groups Receive Funds Boost
Eleven community groups in the South Burnett have been given a financial boost by the State Government, with more than $135,000 in funding allocated from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Blackbutt Range To
Re-Open To Two Lanes
South Burnett motorists – and tourism operators – will breathe a sigh of relief when two lanes re-open across the Blackbutt Range next month.
Red Tape Reductions For Homeowners
The State Government is taking action to reduce red tape for property owners and real estate agents, Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said today.
New Channels As Austar Fades Away
The merger of Austar and Foxtel will mean some new channels for pay-TV subscribers in rural and regional areas.
20-Year Plan To Fix Tourism Industry
The State Government announced today it has a 20-year plan to revitalise Queensland tourism.
Committee Formed To Discuss Wind Farm
A community consultative committee has been formed to improve communications between local local landholders and energy company AGL over the proposed Coopers Gap wind farm.
Cougar Energy CEO Resigns
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cougar Energy – the company behind the suspended underground coal gasification project at Coolabunia – has called it quits.
$136,000 To Help Young
People Get Set For Work
The State Government has allocated $136,610 to South Burnett CTC to help 25 young people find a job, get into training or return to education.
$26m Channel To Protect Dam
Construction of a $26 million diversionary channel to protect the Tarong power stations’ ash dam from flood damage is expected to begin in either April or May next year.
Locals Welcome Shopping Centre Decision
Reaction in Nanango’s business community to the South Burnett Regional Council’s decision to make the developer of a proposed Nanango shopping centre resubmit a development application has been supportive
Council Refuses To Pay Developer’s Costs
The South Burnett Regional Council has rejected an application by the owner of a proposed shopping centre site in Nanango for a two-year extension to their current development permit in order to save ratepayers $136,000.
Confidence Boost For Business
Businesspeople who want to grow their sales but lack some of the confidence required to “sell” themselves or their products have been invited to attend a workshop being held in Kingaroy next month.
Mayor Joins Highway Crisis Group
Gympie Mayor Ron Dyne has been appointed to the Bruce Highway Crisis Management Group which is pressuring the Federal Government to fund repairs to the highway.
