Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has been describing the State Budget in the metro media as all “smoke and mirrors”, but she says this description applies to the sections applicable to the South Burnett, too.
Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad delivered her first Budget on Tuesday afternoon, but there’s not many surprises for South Burnett residents.
The Federal Government has announced Round 4 of its Mobile Black Spot Program which aims to improve telecommunications in regional Australia.
South Burnett Regional Council has launched a new business growth action plan and “brand” to work with local small businesses.
Heritage Bank has been rated as one of the country’s most favoured financial institutions by its customers in the 2018 Mozo People’s Choice Awards.
A new system of credit scoring that will see significant changes for borrowers will come into effect on July 1, even though most Australians are unaware of it.
Woolworths stores – including the supermarket in Kingaroy Shoppingworld – will soon be offering “shopping bags for life” for customers to buy for less than a dollar.
The introduction of the State Government’s proposed container deposit scheme has been pushed back from July to November.
The Toowoomba Region recorded a 6.2 per cent boost to its regional economy during 2016-17, according to data released by the Toowoomba Regional Council.
The Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital has begun offering a chronic wound dressing service … and thanks to a generous donation by Bill Hull Car Centre, it will also be able to provide it to patients too ill to travel into Kingaroy.
The southern section of Niagara Road in Boyneside is being upgraded to allow components for the Coopers Gap Wind Farm to be shifted on to the site.
Kingaroy’s new Bunnings store has moved a step closer with tenders closing on Thursday for construction of the building.
AGL has asked Federal MPs to help solve mobile phone problems affecting the area around Coopers Gap
SunWater announced on Thursday the multi-million dollar repair works for the Boondooma Dam spillway are now complete
Electricity users in regional Queensland should notice a small drop in their annual power bills following the release on Thursday of the latest review by the Queensland Competition Authority.
Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has welcomed the issuing of final orders by the Supreme Court on Monday in regards to the proposed Stage 3 coal mine expansion at Acland.
A 1500MW solar farm – the biggest planned so far in Australia – has been proposed for a site near Harlin.
Kingaroy is a hive of construction activity at the moment, and South Burnett mayor Keith Campbell couldn’t be happier.
Australia’s annual timber harvest has reached a record level, according to figures released on Thursday by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.
A South Burnett mechanic has become a Nissan Master Technician just 18 months after finishing his four-year apprenticeship.
