Councillors Kick Off Carpool Karaoke
There are times in every reporter’s life when the world suddenly seems to move 10 degrees off kilter and you accidentally step into the Twilight Zone.
Local Finalists In Safety Awards
Stanwell Corporation and Toowoomba Regional Council have been named as finalists in different categories at the 2017 Workplace Health and Safety Queensland “Safe Work and Return to Work Awards”.
Innovation Hubs For Wide Bay Burnett
The State Government and the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation Of Councils (WBBROC) will jointly invest $1 million to create three innovation hubs in Gympie, Fraser Coast and Bundaberg.
Export Grants Available For Producers
Grants of up to $100,000 are now available for Queensland food producers looking to break into new overseas markets or boost their export earnings.
New Tower At Lower Wonga
NBN Co has switched on a new fixed wireless broadband tower at Lower Wonga East, the latest of 18 new sites activated throughout Australia last month.
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.
