New Hope Launches Acland Review
A judicial review of last year’s recommended rejection of the controversial Stage 3 expansion of the New Acland coal mine is listed to begin in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Monday.
Richard Has Last Laugh On Thieves
Kingaroy businessman Richard Mason has turned a negative into a positive with his new barbecue smoker
Small Business Digital Grants Available
The fourth round of the State Government’s Small Business Digital Grants Program, which is designed to increase the digital capabilities of small businesses, is now open.
Round 5 Applications Open
Local MP Deb Frecklington is encouraging groups and individuals to submit applications for Round 5 of her “Local Hero Grants”.
KCCI Urges Businesses To Submit EOIs
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry is urging qualified South Burnett businesses to submit expressions of interest for work on the Coopers Gap Wind Farm.
Mining Postives Outweigh Negatives: Poll
A CSIRO national survey on attitudes toward mining shows that three-quarters of Australians think mining companies should gain consent from local communities before development.
Festival Delivers $500,000 Boost
The South Burnett Wine and Food In The Park Festival delivered a $500,000 economic boost for Kingaroy and nearby towns on the weekend, despite rainy conditions.
Business Meetings For CBD Project
The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding two meetings for Kingaroy’s CBD property owners and traders on Thursday, March 22 to discuss preliminary plans for its inner-city revitalisation project.
$567,000 Expansion At Murgon Leather
Murgon Leather is set to receive a half a million dollar expansion, thanks to assistance from the Federal Government.
Woolies Axe Gift Card Expiry Dates
Woolworths have announced they will axe expiry dates on gift cards – not just on new cards, but also on cards already issued.
Proston Couple Make It To The Finals
Proston business couple Nick and Anita Blanch have made it to the finals of the 2018 WFI Insurance Small Business Achiever Award.
Gympie Launches Women’s Business Program
Gympie Regional Council has partnered with the State Government to launch a program aimed at encouraging more women to get into business.
School Says Thank You To Shoppers
Woolworths’ Kingaroy store manager Karla-Maree Matson made a quick home delivery to Kingaroy State School last week … but it wasn’t a box of groceries.
Vale Allan Swendson
A funeral service will be held on Friday for well-known Kingaroy businessman and developer Allan Swendson, 73, who died on February 28.
Public Meetings On Kingaroy CBD Upgrade
South Burnett Regional Council will hold public consultation meetings about Kingaroy’s CBD revitalisation project on March 22 and 23
Council Plans SB Unpacked 3
The South Burnett Regional Council is planning a third in its series of “South Burnett Unpacked” tourism pep talks, this time in the Glendon Street forecourt outside Kingaroy Town Hall.
Substation Build Gets Underway
A Powerlink electricity substation being built on Niagara Road at Boyneside should be handling the output of the Coopers Gap Wind Farm within a year.
‘Selective Mining’ For Cleaner Coal
Moreton Resources released a statement to the ASX on Friday saying the coal at its proposed Kingaroy coal mine could be potentially “one of the lowest CO2 emitting coals in Australia”… if mined selectively.
Tree Branch Snaps Powerlines
More than 900 Ergon Energy customers in the Kingaroy area were left without power when a tree branch severed multiple powerlines in River Road on Friday.
South Burnett Businesses Win State Jobs
Two South Burnett painting businesses and a carpet company have been given contracts under the State Government’s Buy Queensland program.
