Alkaloid Plant Begins 10-Year Upgrade
The first stage of a long-term plan to expand a duboisia processing plant at Memerambi has begun after Council permission was granted to build a new storage area
Ag Export Values Drop $45b
Australia’s agricultural export earnings have been forecast to fall by $45 billion in 2019-20.
Steers Top $1238 At Murgon Sale
Murgon’s Fat and Store Sale last Tuesday, June 11, yarded 797 head according to TopX Murgon owner and agent Jason Wicks.
Pilot Program For Budding Leaders
Budding local leaders in the Wide Bay-Burnett region have been invited to take part in the inaugural “Leadership For Our Regions” program.
We’re Off To The Ekka!
A student forensic scientist who wants to become a detective and a Blackbutt woman who represented Queensland in 2015 as a cattle judge at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show will upholding the honour of the South Burnett at this year’s Ekka.
QFF Welcomes Dam Funding
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation has acknowledged increased spending in the agriculture portfolio in the 2019-20 State Budget but has questioned some of the government’s funding choices.
Few Surprises For South Burnett
The State Government’s 2019-20 Budget, handed down by Treasurer Jackie Trad on Tuesday, contains few surprises for the South Burnett region.
Fires Blamed For Insurance Hike
Swickers’ devastating fire in Kingaroy in 2016 – and another fire at an Adelaide abattoir two years later – have been blamed for a large rise in insurance premiums for some food processors.
Call To End Stamp Duty
Queensland Farmers Federation has called for the removal of stamp duty from agricultural insurance to “even the playing field”.
Drone Survey Identifies Weeds
A survey using a drone to map weed infestations along Boonara Creek and Lower Barambah Creek has been undertaken by Gympie Regional Council and the Burnett Catchment Care Association.
Call To Release Drought Review
The LNP Opposition has called on the State Government to release the results of an independent review into Queensland’s drought program.
Farmers Face Power Uncertainty
Queensland Farmers’ Federation has encouraged farmers to review their electricity tariffs following the release of 2019-20 regulated electricity prices for regional Queensland.
Calling All Young Artists!
South Burnett students are being invited to send in their entries for the annual Farm Safety calendar competition
BOM Predicts Below-Average Winter Rain
There’s little good news for South Burnett farmers hoping for rain over the next few months.
Grants For Nature Refuges
Nature Refuge landholders in Queensland will be able to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to support their work maintaining nature refuges on their properties.
Show Draws Bumper Crowd
Age may be starting to take its toll on the Blackbutt Show Society’s members but public enthusiasm for the 85-year-old Blackbutt Show gives no sign of fading any time soon.
Free Vegetation Workshop
Brisbane-based environmental group Healthy Land and Water is holding a Native Vegetation and Fire Management workshop at the Taromeo Rural Fire Brigade shed in Hart Street, Blackbutt on June 1.
Rural Queensland Welcomes Win
While city-based Labor Party supporters remain shellshocked, rural Queensland has welcomed the Coalition victory in Saturday’s Federal Election.
Pump Importer Fined $1.2m
The Electrical Safety Office has warned that anyone who bought a submersible Kasa water pump online should stop using it immediately.
Tick Line Meetings This Week
A group formed by the State Government to review Queensland’s Tick Line will be holding three meetings in the South Burnett this week
