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”.
The Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery is inviting all crafty folk in the South Burnett to become a part of the Queensland Winter Craft Festival, which will be held at the Gallery in June and July.
Nanango’s Neil Rose – well-known for his Rosie’s Fun 4 All amusement business – is aiming to bring lots of laughs to some of the South Burnett’s residents who sometimes miss out on fun entertainment.
Bega Cheese – which bought out the Peanut Company of Australia in January – says it is well positioned to take advantage of growth opportunities in both the dairy and foods businesses.
A South Burnett musical will be performed at Toowoomba’s Empire Theatre in October this year, the first time a local production has trod the boards of the Darling Downs’ most iconic venue.
The Murgon Mustangs took the highway north on Saturday night for a trial pre-season game against the Gayndah Gladiators.
Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on the Regional Access and Disability Advisory committee.
Member for Nanango, Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington, has called for harsher penalties for weapons offences.
Workplace Health and Safety inspectors have begun checking workplaces in a bid to cut the number of deaths caused by rolling trucks or trailers.
Almost 20 South Burnett intermediate and advanced string players and percussionists spent last weekend at Kingaroy’s Uniting Church Hall refining their technique.
The South Burnett Regional Council has claimed credit for helping to bring the multi-million dollar production of the film “Danger Close” to the South Burnett.
Farmers will have better access to climate data to help them make decisions about their properties thanks to a revamped website.
As many as three million cars will be recalled to have potentially lethal Takata airbags replaced after the Federal Government issued the first compulsory recall in Australian automotive history.
Wooroolin and other locations around the South Burnett will feature in a new $15 million Hollywood movie about the Battle of Long Tan.
The South Burnett Regional Council will organise waste collection from Clean Up Australia Day activities on Sunday, March 4 if they are notified about them before the weekend.
All the recent rain hasn’t bothered the kids at Nanango’s St Patrick’s Primary School now that they have somewhere high and dry to eat.
Power bills could be lower next year, but any drop isn’t likely to be dramatic.
The State Government is considering introducing double demerit points for two or more mobile phone offences committed within one year.
Construction work on the new Kingaroy Hospital is likely to begin in either January or February next year.
The Leukaemia Foundation is inviting South Burnett workplaces to “colour up for a cure” during this year’s World’s Greatest Shave on March 14-18.
