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.
Plumbers Enjoy The Races On Tap
Kingaroy-based Pomfrets Plumbing (Samios) went all out at the weekend races at Nanango with a corporate marquee to allow clients and employees an opportunity to enjoy fine dining at the track.
Carter Thanked For Tourism Service
Former South Burnett Mayor David Carter has been thanked for his service on the Board of Toowoomba Golden West South Burnett Tourism.
PCA Seeks $15m Capital Injection
The Peanut Company of Australia has appointed brokerage house RBS Morgans to raise up to $15 million from “strategic investors”.
Katter Party Renews Call
For CSG Moratorium
Katter’s Australia Party has renewed its call for an immediate moratorium on coal seam gas (CSG) drilling following the release of a report last week that predicts large-scale impacts on bores in the Surat Basin.
Country Living v City …
How Does It Measure Up?
The latest Roy Morgan Research “State of the Nation” snapshot paints a depressing view of country living versus city life.
Second GP Signs On At Blackbutt
Dr Ming Lin, who has been assisting at the Timbertown Medical Centre since January, has agreed to stay on at the centre until the end of the year which means that Blackbutt will continue to have a second GP available to help local residents.
Kingaroy Jobseeker Numbers
Rise Every Month Since November
The number of South Burnett jobseekers registered to receive allowance payments has risen each month since November 2011.
Seeney Locks The Gate
On Anti-CSG Campaigner
Queensland Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney vowed today that the “extreme views” of Lock The Gate “alarmists” such as Drew Hutton would not derail the State Government’s establishment of the new Gasfields Commission.
Unemployment Rate Drops To 7.2pc
After climbing 1 per cent per month in January, February and March, the unemployment rate for April has fallen from 9.5 per cent to 7.2 per cent in the Wide Bay Burnett region.
Water Impact Report Shows 528
Bores Will Be Affected By CSG
The draft Surat Underground Water Impact Report, released today, shows that out of about 21,000 private water bores in the Surat area, 85 are expected to be affected by Coal Seam Gas mining within three years … and 528 will be affected in the long-term.
Councillors Told:
Raise Rates, Cut Services, Or Both
South Burnett Regional Council CEO Ken McLoughlin warned today that Local Governments are at a tipping point … they must either raise rates, cut services or both.
New GM Appointed At CROW-FM
The chairman of CROW-FM Board John Box announced today that Chris “Corky” Corcoran has been appointed as the General Manager of the Wondai-based radio station.
