CTC To Host Next Meet’n’Greet
South Burnett CTC will be hosting the next get-together of Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry members.
$93,000 Boost For Local Groups
Five South Burnett organisations will share just over $93,000 in funding from Round 2 of Stanwell’s 2020-21 Tarong Community Partnership Fund.
Kingaroy CBD To Lose 91 Car Parks
Shoppers looking for parking spots in Kingaroy are set to become an early casualty of the Kingaroy Transformation Project (KTP) … at least for the next few years.
Council Plan Targets Toilet Charges
South Burnett Regional Council is weighing up increasing some basic sewerage charges in next year’s Budget.
New Group To Replace SB Directions
South Burnett Regional Council will set up a new Regional Development Advisory Committee to take over many of the functions of former peak economic advisory body, South Burnett Directions.
Community Key To Regional Planning
The not-for-profit Red Earth Community Foundation (RECF) is working on a project to help shape the future of the Burnett region over the next 50 years.
Mining Bid To Form New Union
The Mining and Energy Division of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) has launched a bid to break away and form its own, independent union.
Courier-Mail To Absorb SBT
The integration of the South Burnett’s legacy newspaper, the South Burnett Times, with the Courier-Mail is continuing.
Kingaroy Is The Land Of Plenty
Shoppers may have spotted some new names on familiar products popping up on supermarket shelves during recent days … it’s all part of a major rebranding effort by a Kingaroy-based company.
Power Price Cuts Predicted
The State Government says power prices for regional Queensland households look set to drop from July 1.
Work Starts On $3.5m Project
Work has started on a $3.5 million project in Kingaroy by Queensland developer Deluca Corporation, the company which brought Bunnings to the South Burnett.
New Servo Proposed For Yarraman
Yarraman could get a new service station if Toowoomba Regional Council approves plans submitted to it this week.
BIEDO Chair Joins Committee
BIEDO chair John Zahl has been appointed to the Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett (RDA WBB) committee.
AGL Coopers Gap Grants Open
Applications are now open for the eighth round of AGL’s Coopers Gap community funding scheme.
New Faces Join Ergon
The next generation of electricity industry tradespersons has hit the ground running at Ergon Energy and Energex training centres across Queensland.
Proston Pub Offers Grants
The Golden Spurs Hotel in Proston has jumped on board a great idea and is offering a string of community grants to local not-for-profit groups.
Easter SpEGGtacular Cancelled
Murgon’s 2021 Easter SpEGGtacular has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Pub Serves Up $51,000 In Grants
Fitzroy Hotel owner Peter Jackson is celebrating 17 years in business in Nanango by offering 17 grants of up to $3000 each to local not-for-profit community groups.
Tourism Officer Quits
Tourism Officer Taylor Christies has resigned after just six weeks in the role.
New Licence For Craft Brewers
Artisan distillers and craft brewers in Queensland will now be able to operate under a new liquor licence.
