Bunnings? Locals Urged To Just Say No
Several South Burnett businesses have joined forces to lodge objections to a proposed Bunnings store in Kingaroy.
Licensing Plan To Stamp
Out Labour Hire Cheats
The State Government will “stamp out” unscrupulous labour hire operators who rip off vulnerable workers
Caravanners Tell Us How To Do It Better
Large numbers of recreational vehicles and caravans coming to the South Burnett are proof the region is already doing “a lot of things right”, a workshop in Kingaroy heard on Tuesday night.
Overseas Visitors Up 14.9pc
Southern Queensland Country Tourism – the regional promotion body dumped recently by the South Burnett Regional Council – has hit back, releasing figures that show overseas visitors to the region have risen over the past year.
Many Wins For South Burnett Wineries
South Burnett wineries have held their own against the best in Australia at this year’s Queensland Wine Awards
Taabinga Declared A Coal-Free Community
Residents of Taabinga Village near Kingaroy declared on Saturday they want to remain a coal-free community.
Full Steam Ahead For Wind Farm
Construction of the Coopers Gap Wind Farm will start on September 11 and the project should become fully operational by mid-2019, a meeting at Cooranga North heard on Thursday.
Moreton Aims For Coal In 2019
Potential investors have been told that Moreton Resources aims to extract its first coal from its Coolabunia coal mine in the last quarter of 2019.
Bill Aims To Cut Export Red Tape
The Federal Government is seeking feedback on proposed legislation which aims to simplify agricultural exports.
Meet’n’Greet Over Brekkie
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry is breaking with tradition with its next Meet’n’Greet – it is being held on a Tuesday, and it will be a breakfast meeting.
ACTU Slams Working Visa Program
The ACTU has slammed the Federal Government for extending the working holiday visa program which the Fair Work Ombudsman has claimed allows the systemic exploitation of temporary visa workers.
Woolooga Solar Farm Still On Track
A proposal to build an enormous solar farm at Woolooga is progressing well, and the project’s creators hope to be able to gain approval by October.
Ostwald Bros In Administration
Well-known civil construction company Ostwald Bros announced on Monday that it is going into voluntary administration – potentially putting about 470 jobs at risk.
UCG Now Banned … Officially
A ban on underground coal gasification (UCG) in Queensland is now the letter of the law, following the successful passage of legislation in Parliament on Thursday.
Youth Jobless Rate Rises Again
Youth unemployment in the Wide Bay region rose another 0.1 percentage points in July to reach 23.6 per cent.
Mortgage Stress: How’s Your Town?
New data estimates that a one per cent increase in interest rates would push between 11 and 25 per cent of mortgage holders in the South Burnett’s two biggest towns into mortgage stress.
MP Fights Against Trading Changes
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says the LNP has backed South Burnett jobs and small businesses after the party forced the State Government to amend its proposed trading hour reforms.
Workshop To Share Tourism Ideas
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry has joined with the Australian Caravan Club and South Burnett Regional Council to bring a special tourism awareness workshop to the South Burnett.
Powerful Problem With Postcode 4306
The curse of postcode 4306 – the postcode shared by Blackbutt and Benarkin and parts of Ipswich – has struck again.
Council Welcomes Wind Farm
South Burnett Regional Council has welcomed Thursday’s announcement that funding arrangements for the construction of the Coopers Gap Wind farm have been secured.
