The South Burnett Community Leadership Program (SBCLP) – a project of the Red Earth Community Foundation – has received funding for an alumni program in 2016 as well as evaluation of the leadership program and its impact on the region.
Surgeons have called on the State Government to act swiftly on the recommendations handed down by a Coronial inquest into quad bike deaths.
Landholders from the Hopeland community near Chinchilla have instructed Mullumbimby-based law firm Universal Law to investigate and commence a class action in respect of damage and other potential harm allegedly caused by Linc Energy.
Rebecca Clapperton, from Nanango, and Hannah Vicar, from Mundubbera, were awarded RNA Rural Scholarships at the Ekka this week.
Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd has come out swinging to defend Queensland’s coal industry.
The State Government is seeking public input about “puppy farms” and the future regulation of dog breeding in Queensland.
The Lock The Gate Alliance and Chinchilla residents have called for Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) to be banned throughout Australia.
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has confirmed the Hope Dairies project in the South Burnett is “on hold”.
Treasurer Curtis Pitt has re-assured drought-affected Queenslanders the State Government will continue its drought assistance programs “as required”.
A Queensland grain company has been fined $680,000 and a director will serve six months in jail after being found guilty in the District Court in Brisbane of falsifying export documents.
The State Government today unveiled plans for a Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance (RJSA) to address seasonal shortages of skilled labour on farms.
The 2016 RIRDC Rural Women’s Award is now open to applications.
A new CEO will take over reins at the QRAA on August 10.
Local councils will be able to manage local stock routes and collect the funds graziers pay to use them under proposed changes to Queensland’s state land administration laws.
The South Burnett Regional Council is looking for the owner of two stockhorses found wandering in the Moffatdale area on July 22.
A family-based Goomeri business has won a prestigious Queensland award for designing and installing a large LPG system at a cotton gin in Emerald.
The Federal Government has posted a “Myths v Realities” website page about the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement in a bid to counter allegations and rumours about the recent deal.
Hundreds of unionists gathered in Brisbane on Monday to protest against what they describe as “anti-worker” elements of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
A horse has died in North Queensland from Hendra virus, the first case detected in the State so far this year.
Australian pork producers have welcomed new Australian food labels unveiled by the Federal Government earlier this week.
