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Stolen Wages Scheme Opens

Stolen Wages Scheme Opens

The State Government’s $21 million stolen wages reparations scheme is now open to receiving applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders whose wages or savings were withheld by previous governments.

Camper Trailer Stolen

Camper Trailer Stolen

Gympie police are hoping the public may have spotted a camper-trailer reported stolen from Widgee earlier this month.

Red Earth Looks Back On 2015

Red Earth Looks Back On 2015

Board members and friends of the Red Earth Community Foundation (RECF) met in Kingaroy on Wednesday night for the organisation’s AGM and to discuss its recent achievements.

Update For Cooyar Track

Update For Cooyar Track

Toowoomba Regional Council has approved an application from Motocross Mountain, near Cooyar, to alter its motorbike riding tracks.

Boy Bitten By Snake

Boy Bitten By Snake

A six-year-old boy has been taken to Kingaroy Hospital after an incident at a River Road property at Gordonbrook on Thursday afternoon.

Chinese Business Delegation Visits

Chinese Business Delegation Visits

A group of five business people from the city of Jinan in eastern China visited the South Burnett on Wednesday as guests of the South Burnett Regional Council.

Rally Calls For Halt To Racing Cuts

Rally Calls For Halt To Racing Cuts

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has joined the Queensland racing industry in urging the State Government to halt plans to slash almost $19 million of prize money until a new Racing Queensland board is elected.

Unions Welcome Electricity Merger

Unions Welcome Electricity Merger

The merger of Ergon Energy and Energex has been welcomed by unions after a pledge by the State Government that despite a predicted 360 job losses there will be no forced redundancies.

Eight Picked For Crows Squads

Eight Picked For Crows Squads

Eight South Burnett Rugby League junior players have earned selection for the Central Division U16s and U18s squads following a recent talent day held in Kingaroy.

Dairy Council Praises China FTA

Dairy Council Praises China FTA

The Australian Dairy Industry Council has applauded the confirmation that the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) will come into force on December 20.

Boehringer Plans Business Swap

Boehringer Plans Business Swap

It was too early to comment on the local implications of a proposal by Boehringer Ingelheim to “swap” its consumer healthcare business for an animal health business, a company spokesman said on Tuesday night.