Training Opportunities Expanded
The Queensland Government has expanded its First Start program and is now calling on eligible not-for-profit community organisations to apply for $20,000 subsidies for trainees.
Free Flu Vaccine For Under 5s
The State Government will invest $1 million to provide free flu vaccinations for children aged up to five
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The Wondai Race Club will be holding its annual Caulfield Cup race meeting – always one of its biggest meetings of the year – at the Wondai Racecourse in Baynes Street this Saturday, October 21.
Fascinating Fare For Wondai’s Cup Day
Patrons who are loyal to the locals will have plenty of choice on Saturday – the South Burnett Race Club’s Caulfield Cup meeting has been supported by no less than eight Burnett stables.
SES Invited To Apply For Grants
Ergon Energy is inviting State Emergency Service groups to apply for grants to buy vital emergency equipment.
Subway Promotion To Help Foodbank
The Subway shop in Kingaroy will be joining in with fellow stores across Australia in a “Live Feed” promotion on November 3 to help Foodbank Australia.
Court Cracks Down On Unfair Contracts
The Federal Court has declared that eight terms in the standard form contract used by JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd with small businesses are unfair and therefore void following action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Snapshots Capture Region’s Heritage
The winners of a competition to photograph sites in the South Burnett’s Local Heritage Register have been announced.
Huge Night At The Cooyar Pub
One of the highlights of the recent South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show long weekend was the action-packed Cooyar Rodeo, held at the rear of the Cooyar Hotel.
ALP To Host Meet & Greet
The Wondai branch of the ALP will be holding a meet and greet at Wondai’s Cecil Hotel at 3:30pm on Saturday, October 28 to introduce its Federal and State candidates for the seats of Flynn and Nanango.
Survey Targets Health Gaps
South Burnett residents have been invited to make a real difference in helping bridge the city-country health divide by taking part in some quick University of Southern Queensland research.
Stanwell Wins Safety Award
Tarong Power Station has won a major award at the 2017 WorkCover Queensland awards, announced on Wednesday morning.
Council To Clear Booie Bush
The South Burnett Regional Council plans to begin clearing vegetation along Schellbachs Road at Booie on October 31.
$1m Boost For Equestrian Centre
Gympie Regional Council will receive $1.075 million from the State Government to put towards its new $2.4 million Kilkivan Equestrian Centre.
Australia Tops Beef Stakes
Local beef producers should be celebrating … according to a new report, Australia is the leading supplier of red meat to the world and Australians eat more red meat than anyone else.
Internet Complaints Outstrip Mobile Phones
Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) rose 41.1 per cent over the past financial year.
Locals To Carry Games Baton
More than a dozen South Burnett names are on the list of 3800 Australians selected to carry the Queen’s Baton on its 100-day journey across the nation in the lead-up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Upgrade For Cooyar Tip
Cooyar’s rubbish tip will be among the first of Toowoomba Regional Council’s 22 waste management facilities to be upgraded under a new Council plan.
Wind Farm Meeting In Kingaroy
South Burnett businesses and job seekers who’d like to be involved in the construction of the Coopers Gap Wind Farm are being invited to a meeting in Kingaroy on Wednesday, October 25.
‘Forgotten Australians’ Finally Remembered
Kingaroy’s Rhonda Trivett will receive compensation for being wrongly placed in Wolston Park as a child
