The Federal Parliament’s House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs launched an inquiry on Monday into pathways and participation opportunities for Indigenous Australians in employment and business.
PFAS contamination at the former Caltex Fuel Depot in Kingaroy was first detected during decommissioning work at the site.
AGL’s Coopers Gap Wind Farm Community Fund will expand to $100,000 a year in 2020, and will remain at that level as long as AGL are involved with the Cooper’s Gap project.
The $29.9 million overhaul of Unit 4 at Tarong Power Station currently under way will provide an economic boost to the local region, Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said on Thursday.
The State Government has blamed New Hope – operators of the New Acland coal mine – for the recent loss of 150 jobs at the mine.
Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s latest meet’n’greet had a bit of everything on Tuesday night … good news, useful advice and a surprise announcement.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered more than $40 million in underpaid wages to 18,000 employees during the past financial year.
The future of coal-fired power stations and the thermal coal mines that feed them looks bleak, guests at a Kingaroy workshop heard on Wednesday night.
Astill’s Electrical Services gathered their Kingaroy staff together on Friday afternoon for a special celebration to mark the 10th birthday of the award-winning business.
An information session for applicants interested in taking part in the next Red Earth Community Leadership Program was held at the South Burnett Enterprise Centre on Thursday night.
South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell has acknowledged the closure of the Tarong Power Stations in 10-20 years poses a challenge for the region, but believes the future provides more opportunity than downsides.
The South Burnett’s population has continued to decline over the past year, according to the latest population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Forty business migrant investors and migration agents visited the South Burnett recently as part of a tour to explore investment and export opportunities in the Wide Bay-Burnett region.
The community leadership program which has been run for the past six years in the South Burnett has undergone a re-branding exercise.
Murgon apprentice Karl Berlin has been named as a finalist in the Motor Trades Association of Queensland Apprentice of the Year award.
A forum being held in Kingaroy next week will look at how the South Burnett’s economy can survive after the Tarong Power Stations close down
Moreton Resources – the company which hopes to develop an open-cut coal mine on the outskirts of Kingaroy – has recorded a $26.47 million loss.
Regional councils and businesses will have greater access to recycling thanks to a new $6 million State Government Regional Recycling Transport Assistance Package (RRTAP).
Stanwell Corporation is facing a potential PR problem at the end of this month when ownership of its low and no-emissions power stations is transferred to the new State Government-owned entity CleanCo.
The award-winning Astill’s Electrical Services in Kingaroy Street will be hosting the next Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry meet’n’greet.
