Wondai Farmer Wins $150,000
A Wondai farmer has won $150,000 on a $10 Jumbo Crosswords Instant Scratch-It bought at the Wondai Newsagency.
QBuild Opens Job Applications
QBuild – the State Government’s builder – has job openings available at the moment for 80 qualified tradespeople and 20 apprentices across the State, including Kingaroy.
New ‘City’ Moves A Step Closer
Legislation will be introduced into State Parliament to plan and control the development of a massive new urban area at Caboolture West.
TRC Organises COVID Workshops
Toowoomba Regional Council has organised two workshops to explain what the upcoming COVID-19 restrictions mean for business owners.
Social Issues Eclipse Pandemic
The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic provided fewer challenges for South Burnett CTC than it did in 2020, guests at the group’s annual general meeting were told last week.
Plenty To Host KCCI AGM
Plenty Foods will be hosting the Annual General Meeting of the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry on December 14.
New Stanwell CEO Appointed
Veteran Stanwell employee Michael O’Rourke has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the State Government-owned corporation.
Good Year For CROW
Changes in the leadership of CROW-FM have worked out well, guests at the radio station’s AGM heard on Thursday.
Grants To Boost Agritourism
Grants are now available to help farmers establish or expand their operations into agritourism.
Green Box Warning To Drivers
A rise in the number of motorists crashing into green electrical pillar boxes has sparked a warning from Ergon Energy.
Fight Over, KCCG Winds Up
A community action group which campaigned vigorously against a proposed coal mine near Kingaroy is winding up.
Working Group Tackles Saleyards
Coolabunia Saleyards have been losing an average $86,000 a year for the past five years, according to a new report prepared by a South Burnett Regional Council working group.
Skills Funding For Cherbourg
The latest round of Skilling Queenslanders for Work funding will include projects in four Indigenous communities, including Cherbourg.
Alkaloids Pleads Guilty
Alkaloids of Australia Pty Ltd pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court to taking part in criminal cartel conduct.
$900,000 Boost For Forest ‘Hub’
The South + Central Queensland Regional Forestry Hub has received a $900,000 boost in funding from the Federal Government.
TRC Rolls Out Paid Parking
Visitors to Toowoomba’s city centre should expect changes to parking arrangements over the next 12 months.
Westpac To Backpay $6m
Westpac Banking Corporation has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman to backpay thousands of employees a total of $6 million.
Tarong Fund Steps In To Help
The latest round of Tarong Community Partnership Fund grants will help four local not-for-profit associations, including a Blackbutt group which had its clubhouse trashed by vandals in March.
$22m Expansion Unveiled In Kingaroy
Australia’s first de-fatted nut flour production facility is set to be built in Kingaroy, creating almost a hundred ongoing permanent jobs in the region.
GH Clothing Opens For Business
GH Clothing Co quietly opened its doors in Murgon on Monday, filling the gap left when the town’s Target Country store closed this year.
