Council Backflips On Fee Rise
A planned 40 per cent fee rise at the Coolabunia Saleyards has been deferred until next financial year.
Driver Hurt, Pigs Die In Crash
A truck driver suffered head injuries – and more than 100 pigs died – when a B-Double rolled on the Bunya Highway on Monday afternoon.
South Burnett In Drought Program
The combined Darling Downs / South Burnett area is one of 23 regions across Australia included in a new drought resilience program backed by the CSIRO, the Federal Government and State Governments.
BOM Issues Flood Watch
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a Flood Watch alert on Tuesday afternoon for minor to major flooding in a number of rivers.
Weed Control Equipment Available
South Burnett Regional Council is urging landowners to take advantage of the range of equipment available to assist in their weed control efforts.
Obituary: Les Lind 1932-2022
A funeral service was held in Kingaroy on Thursday for long-serving Kingaroy Shire Councillor Les Lind, 89, who died last week after a long illness.
Urgent Call For Flood Alerts
Landholders in the Goomeri region – inundated during the January floods – are pressing for flood warning gauges to be installed to give them an alert before the next disaster strikes.
Unions Committing Treason: Senator
LNP Senator Susan McDonald has accused unions of “treason” for “actively sabotaging attempts to source desperately needed workers to pick crops”.
GRDC Names New MD
Former GrainCorp senior executive Nigel Hart has been appointed managing director of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).
Government Wants Your Soil Data
Farmers can now get paid if they share their soil data with the Federal Government.
$600m Federal Funding For Dam
The Federal Government has agreed to to pay the remaining $600 million to fix Paradise Dam.
Market Rises To New Levels
Agents yarded 1050 for the fortnightly Murgon Fat & Store sale on Tuesday, Fedbruary 8.
BlazeAid Volunteers Tackle Huge Task
For the next four months a small group of volunteers will be toiling away for free to help farmers repair their fences and yards, damaged by the recent floods.
Dairy Fund Open, Levy Ends
Dairy farmers have until February 20 to apply for grants under the latest round of Woolworths’ Dairy Innovation fund.
MPs Label Dam Plan As ‘Stunt’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has described Tuesday’s announcement that Paradise Dam’s wall will be restored to its original height as “a political stunt”.
$600m Allocated To Paradise Dam
The State Government will commit $600 million to kickstart the rebuilding of the Paradise Dam wall to original height, but is asking the Federal Government to also fund the project.
Quad Safety Device ‘Removed’
A Workplace Health and Safety investigation into a Queensland quad bike fatality last last year has found a safety device may have been removed from the vehicle.
GRDC Shifts Events Online
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) – a statutory body which invests farmer levies in research – has moved all its planned grower events online due to COVID.
Saleyard Fees To Rise 40pc
Fees at the Coolabunia Saleyards are rising by 40 per cent to help bring the facility into line with other regional saleyards.
QFF Appoints New CEO
Former Paroo Shire Council Mayor Jo Sheppard has been appointed CEO of the Queensland Farmers’ Federation.
