The union movement is calling on all Australian political parties to support a “Buy Australian” Act that would require all major government projects and services to use locally manufactured goods – including steel, clothing and equipment.
The Ford Falcon passed into automotive history on Friday when the last Falcon rolled off the assembly line at Broadmeadows in Victoria.
Ergon Energy has begun its search for the next intake of bright sparks to join the company during its 2017 apprentice intake.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking public feedback on the proposed acquisition by News Corporation of APN’s Australian Regional Media (ARM) publications.
More than 250 homes and businesses in the Cooyar area will now have access to mobile phone coverage thanks to a new tower that began operating on Wednesday.
SBcare will be hosting the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s October Meet’n’Greet next Monday (October 10).
SBcare will build a new Respite Room at their Kingaroy centre thanks to a $31,800 grant from the State Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Rumours are flying that hardware giant Bunnings has bought highway frontage in Kingaroy which was to have been the site of a multi-million dollar motel development.
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A delegation from a Chinese cosmetics company visited several South Burnett companies last week as part of a fact-finding tour to locate potential suppliers for their business.
The Federal Government will begin holding community consultations in the Wide Bay-Burnett in the next few months as part of a $20 million regional jobs package promised by Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien.
Former Member for Groom – and Kingaroy peanut grower – Ian Macfarlane has been appointed chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council.
Less than four years after Wondai residents were welcoming the return of a taxi to the town, the future of the service again looks bleak.
A man known as Hong Kong’s answer to famous Australian wine critic James Halliday could be paying a visit to the South Burnett next year to help introduce the region’s wines to Chinese buyers.
Resource companies will be restricted from conducting activities 200 metres from homes and 50 metres from farm infrastructure under changes which came into effect on Tuesday.
The State Government has been asked to buy back a mining exploration permit held by Moreton Resources to ensure a proposed coal mine near Kingaroy is never built.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Thursday shows unemployment in the Wide Bay-Burnett was down 2.4 percent over the same period last year – one of the largest declines in Queensland.
If you haven’t filled in your Census form yet, this is now the last chance to do so or risk being fined.
The Blackbutt Bakery has come home laden with trophies from the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition, held in Melbourne last week.
APN News & Media Limited shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the $36.6 million sale of its regional publishing arm to News Corp.
