We Want Your Vegies!
Is your garden producing more vegies than you need? Then contact Growing The Burnett
Centrelink Forms ‘Too Complex’
Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott has slammed the current application process for drought-stricken farmers trying to access help from Centrelink.
Dairy Farmers Off To Conference(s)
Dairy farmers from across south-east Queensland will gather in Toowoomba in September – and Gympie in November – for the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation’s annual conference.
Drought Blamed For Roo Strikes
Several single vehicle traffic crashes on South Burnett roads over the past couple of weeks have been blamed on drivers swerving to avoid kangaroos.
Top Results At The Ekka!
The South Burnett has once again put on an impressive display at the 2014 Royal Queensland Show.
Farmers Urged To Check Their Power Bills
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is urging farmers and irrigators to contact Ergon Energy as they may be able to save money by switching to a more appropriate electricity tariff.
Council Targets Wild Dogs
Toowoomba Regional Council’s next wild dog baiting campaign will run from August 25-28.
Corey Leads The Way!
After dominating local junior handlers competitions, Corey Evans has proven he’s the best in the State
Wanted: A Home To Put Down Roots
Growing The Burnett is looking for a new home and will be gone from their old Memerambi farm by the end of this week.
Carmen Tops Her Class
Student Carmen Sowden has won her class in the Ekka’s Led Steer School Paraders competition
White Paper Identifies Key Rural Issues
Federal Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd says the first consultation stage of the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper process has recently concluded, and the Federal Government is now considering the issues identified during that process.
Training To Help Find Off-Farm Work
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has congratulated TAFE Qld South West on successfully securing $300,000 for a training program to support local people affected by the drought.
Third Case Of Hendra
A property in the Gladstone area was quarantined by Biosecurity Queensland on Saturday after a dead horse tested positive for Hendra virus.
Beware Of Door-To-Door Training
The Queensland Farmers Federation is warning primary producers to be wary about signing up for training that is being sold door-to-door.
$2.5m Upgrade Targets Export Sales
Work began yesterday on a $2.5 million upgrade at Proteco in Kingaroy which will see the creation of a specialist edible oil refinery, the only one of its kind in Australia.
Country Lifestyles On Show
There was something for everyone at the Nanango Show Society’s “Lifestyle Weekend” at the showgrounds … enough to tempt anyone interested in a country “tree change”.
Team Penning At Lifestyle Expo
Team penning is returning to Nanango for the first time in more than a decade this weekend
Buy A Bale, Help A Farmer
With the cold weather biting, it could be easy to forget the South Burnett is still gripped with drought, but thank goodness there are some very good people in both the city and country who haven’t forgotten …
Applications Open For
New Farm Allowance
South Burnett farmers have been reminded a number changes to drought assistance measures began on July 1, including the official start of the Federal Government’s new Farm Household Allowance.
Graziers Urged To Get Ready For El Nino
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh is urging producers affected by drought to begin sourcing molasses and putting other measures in place now to deal with an expected El Nino weather pattern in the coming months.
