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.
Farmers Miss Out On Power Savings
The announcement by the Queensland Competition Authority on Wednesday not to pass on network electricity price savings to farmers and other businesses on transitional and obsolete tariffs has been slammed as “a betrayal of rural and regional communities”.
Hollywood’s Heading To Wooroolin
Wooroolin and other locations around the South Burnett will feature in a new $15 million Hollywood movie about the Battle of Long Tan.
Electricity Prices Set To Fall
Power bills could be lower next year, but any drop isn’t likely to be dramatic.
Nats Elect New Federal Leader
NSW MP Michael McCormack has been elected leader of the federal Nationals at a short party room meeting held in Canberra on Monday morning.
MPs Get Safety Assurance From Nexus
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace and Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey met on Friday afternoon with the construction company building the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing to discuss its safety record.
Shopping Complex Set To Expand
Kingaroy’s Avoca Street shopping complex is set to expand by 11 per cent with the addition of a cafe, pharmacy, liquor store and specialty shop.
KCCG Calls Meeting Over Rail Route
The Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group will be holding a public meeting next week to look at a proposal by Moreton Resources to resume large sections of the South Burnett Rail Trail.
Bega Outlines PCA Plans To Council
Bega Cheese chairman Barry Irvin dropped in to the South Burnett Regional Council’s monthly meeting on Wednesday to outline his company’s plans for the Peanut Company of Australia.
Council Approves Two Piggery Expansions
The South Burnett Regional Council has given development approvals to two piggeries so they can more than triple their production from 11,700 standard pig units (SPU) to 42,250 SPU.
Smithfield Appoints New CEO
The Smithfield Cattle Company has appointed a new CEO with a long history in the beef industry
Yarraman Forms Chamber Of Commerce
A Chamber of Commerce has been formed in Yarraman.
Curtain Falls On ‘Shop Local’ Campaign
An innovative ‘shop local’ promotion run by the South Burnett Regional Council for the past 21 months will come to an end soon.
LNP Bemoans ‘Loss Of 700 Jobs’
LNP Leader Deb Frecklington says the State Government’s decision to refuse an environmental authority for Acland Stage 3 is the likely death knell for up to 700 local jobs.
Programs Aim To Close Gender Gap
Female leaders and business owners can nominate to take part in two targeted support programs aimed at enhancing their business skills.
Acland Farmers Celebrate Small Win
Farmers in the Acland area are celebrating following a decision by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science to reject environmental approval for New Acland Coal’s Stage 3 mine expansion.
