MP Urges Senate To Pass Backpacker Tax
Federal MP David Littleproud says his electorate of Maranoa – which relies heavily on backpacker labour – has been left in limbo by Labor and cross-benchers in the Senate.
Swickers To Update Workers
Swickers will update employees at a meeting at Kingaroy Town Hall on Sunday evening – but the media have been banned from attending.
MP Rejects Mine ‘Hypocrisy’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has rejected Labor Party claims of “hypocrisy” about her opposition to Moreton Resources’ coal mine, while at the same time pushing for Acland Stage III.
Meandu Wins Coal Mine Award
Downer and Stanwell have jointly won the prestigious 2016 Coal Mine Of The Year award for their operation at Meandu.
Toowoomba Signs China Deal
Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio has returned from the recent TSBE trade trip to China with a signed Memorandum of Understanding with a district in China.
National Mobile Roaming ‘Inevitable’
Federal Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has welcomed an ACCC inquiry into mobile phone domestic roaming, and believes its introduction is inevitable.
Bank To Close Two Mini-Branches
Heritage Bank has confirmed rumours it will close its mini-branches in Wondai and Murgon
Mentoring Scheme To Help Young Drivers
Learner Drivers in the South Burnett will be able to get a helping hand to notch up their logbook hours thanks to a scheme launched this week by South Burnett CTC and Bill Hull Car Centre.
Networking Afternoon Planned For Nanango
The Nanango Tourism and Development Association will be holding a networking afternoon for Nanango’s business community on Saturday, November 12.
MBDA Says Outlook Is Upbeat
Good rainfall for crops, record high prices for cattle and growing tourist numbers have all helped boost Murgon over the last year, according to the Murgon Business and Development Association.
IGA Goes Nuts For Kingaroy’s Flavour
A new line of peanuts will be appearing on the shelves of Queensland’s IGA supermarkets soon
Trade Trip Heads For China
The first overseas passenger flight took off from the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport on Sunday morning, carrying about 200 local businesspeople on a trade mission to China.
Suncorp Closure Draws MP’s Ire
Federal Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has slammed Suncorp Bank’s decision to close its Kingaroy branch, along with a number of other branches, on January 20.
Looking For a Home? Or Two?
You could buy a one-bedroom unit in Sydney … or 16 houses (some tenanted), a community hall, large work sheds, a dam and “park-like” paddocks in rural Queensland.
Jobs Program Working
Almost one in five of the 419 workers hired so far under the State Government’s Back To Work regional jobs package come from the Wide Bay-Burnett.
KCCG To Make Mine Submission
The Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group will continue its campaign to put an end to Moreton Resources’ plans to build an open cut coal mine near Kingaroy.
Moreton Applies For Mining Licence
Moreton Resources subsidiary MRV Tarong Basin Coal has lodged an application for a Mining Licence for its proposed Goodger open cut coal mine.
Meandu Offers $10,000pa Uni Scholarship
Applications are now open for the inaugural Meandu Mine scholarship for young people interested in a career in mining.
‘No Forced Redundancies’
At Tarong Power Stations
Stanwell has released a statement in relation to planned job cuts at Tarong Power Station
Drop-In Sessions On Wind Farm
AGL Energy has invited South Burnett residents to attend drop-in information sessions to help people those interested in making a submission to the Coopers Gap Wind Farm Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
