A public meeting will be held in Nanango on Wednesday (November 5) to gather information to press the Federal Government to fix the mobile phone blackspots around the South Burnett and, in particular, in the Nanango area.
Councillor Heath Sander was elected president of the Murgon Business and Development Association at the group’s annual general meeting last Thursday night.
Station staff and volunteers joined local residents on Saturday to mark the 30th birthday of CROW-FM.
Stanwell is inviting applications for Round 2 of its First Nations Scholarship program for eligible applicants who live in – or have a connection to – the South Burnett region.
Work has begun on South Burnett CTC’s $3.96m development beside the Kingaroy Youth Park in Somerset Street.
The proposed Akaysha Energy Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project at Ellesmere has more than doubled in size.
Australian Solar Enterprises – the corporation behind the Tumuruu solar farm project near Blackbutt – has alerted local residents that some “vegetation management” will begin next week on the site.
The South Burnett Pantry in Kingaroy is one of the key supports for struggling families in the South Burnett, and it’s not just its hard-working volunteers who believe this.
Kingaroy’s NAB branch reopened for business on Monday after a $2.6 million, two-month renovation which has completely updated the look and feel of the business.
Golden West Apprenticeships, in partnership with the South Burnett Regional Council, has received funding to deliver targeted training in conservation and ecosystem management.
The “Queensland Energy Roadmap” released by the State Government on Friday backs the future of coal-fired power in Queensland but has not made any clearer when the closure of the Tarong and Tarong North power stations is likely to occur.
Work will begin next week to upgrade a section of Niagara Road in a joint project by Wambo Wind Farm and Western Downs Regional Council.
Australian Solar Enterprises, the company developing the Tumuruu solar farm near Blackbutt, has released an updated timeline for the project.
Southern Cross Media – owners of hit89.1 South Burnett – has announced plans to merge with Seven West Media, owners of the Channel 7 TV network.
Telstra has warned that mobile services in the Tingoora area will be temporarily affected while the local mobile base station is being upgraded.
A series of “planned maintenance” power outages over the past few weeks in the Inverlaw and Taabinga areas are linked to a significant network upgrade occurring nearby.
Nationals Leader David Littleproud is repeating his call to reform the Universal Service Obligation for telcos following another major mobile phone outage.
The State Government will spend more than $48 million on maintenance at the Pumped Hydro Power Station at Wivenhoe Dam over the next two years.
Almost 60 Ergon Energy customers – including the nearby Kingaroy Country Motel – lost power on Sunday evening after an electricity pole was snapped by a truck.
Producers from across the Burnett and beyond dropped into Kewpie Stockfeeds in Kingaroy on Friday to get the lowdown on the latest rural innovations.
