TAFE Teacher Wins Award
TAFE Queensland South West plumbing teacher Nuccio Monte has come out on top
Nominate Your Top Spot
Lee Porter and Sherianne Talon would like to paint and photograph your favourite place in the South Burnett
Coles Apology ‘Raises Questions’
The Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) says an admission this week from Coles that it had mistreated suppliers was a signal that the Federal Government should strengthen Competition Law to outlaw predatory conduct.
MP Warns On Petrol Prices
Federal Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd has called on petrol retailers not to engage in price gouging over the holiday period.
Extra $450,000 For Pool Upgrade
The State Government has topped up the South Burnett Regional Council’s planned $650,000 investment in upgrading Murgon’s swimming pool with an extra $450,000
Linville Dam Proposal Shortlisted
The chances of a dam being built at Linville have increased following a new State Government report
Emu Creek To Reopen By Christmas
The Emu Creek campground and day use area in the Benarkin State Forest will be re-opened in time for the Christmas-New Year holidays.
More Council Meetings In 2015
The South Burnett Regional Council seems likely to return to holding general meetings every three weeks in 2015.
Ergon, Energex Employees
Also Reject Enterprise Deal
ETU and TSU members at Ergon and Energex have also voted against an Enterprise Bargaining deal
Two Hurt In Highway Crash
Two people suffered minor injuries in a head-on crash on the D’Aguilar Highway on Tuesday afternoon
Business Must Unlock Wellcamp Potential
The full economic potential of the new Wellcamp Airport won’t be unlocked across the local region unless “people get off their backsides”, Wagners’ chairman John Wagner warned a group of South Burnett businesspeople on Monday.
A Fine Night To Celebrate
The postponement of Murgon’s annual Christmas Fair because of wet weather failed to dampen enthusiasm for the much-loved event … if anything, crowd numbers at the rescheduled Fair were up on last year
Sports Clubs Get Funding
Five local sports clubs have been successful in the latest round of the State Government’s “Get Going” grant scheme.
Thank You To Blackbutt Volunteers
Blackbutt Visitor Information Centre volunteers and their partners last week attended a thank you celebration acknowledging the contribution they have made promoting Blackbutt and the South Burnett region in 2014.
More Aged Care Places
St Mary’s Aged Care Program in Kingaroy will receive Federal Government funding to provide 25 more aged care places.
Speeder Cops Dam Big Fine
A 20-year-old man has been fined $1062 and has automatically lost his driver’s licence for six months after he was allegedly caught speeding across the Wivenhoe Dam wall.
Elderly Man Kicked In Face
An elderly man has been airlifted to hospital by RACQ CareFlight Rescue with facial injuries after he was kicked in the face by a cow this morning.
Mayors Say Regional ‘Black
Spots’ Must Be A Priority
The Wide Bay-Burnett Regional Organisation Of Councils (WBBROC) has called on the State Government to test claims by Telstra that parts of the region should no longer be considered as telecommunications “black spots”.
Santa Hitches A Ride To Kumbia
The weather gods may have been a little unkind to some other local Christmas Carnivals recently but they smiled on Kumbia on Sunday.
Holden Launches $5m
Sporting Grants Scheme
Sporting clubs in the South Burnett are being invited to apply for cash grants of up to $100,000 under a new funding program being offered by Holden.
