Linc Energy Court Trial Begins
The trial of underground coal gasification (UCG) company Linc Energy began in the Brisbane District Court on Monday.
Roads Group Welcomes ‘Great Start’
The Mundubbera to Jandowae Roads Working Group has welcomed last week’s announcement that more than $8 million will be spent improving two roads as a “great start”.
Cattle Prices Stay Firm
650 cattle were yarded in Murgon on Tuesday, January 16 for the first sale of 2018.
Frecklington Welcomes Trade Deal
Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has welcomed the news that the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade is back on track.
Swickers Celebrates A New Era
It took just 352 days – plus 700 tonnes of steel and 6800 cubic metres of concrete – for Swickers’ new boning room to officially rise from the ashes.
Farmers Offered Second Opinion
The State Government has set up an office to help Queensland farmers access free financial analysis and advice.
MP Stresses Importance Of Indian Trade
Member for Maranoa, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, has raised Australian farmers’ concerns about sudden hikes in import tariffs for pulses – including mung beans and chickpeas – during his trade visit to India.
Chicken Abattoir Closes Doors
The Baiada chicken abattoir near Ipswich shut down on Friday, five months after management announced it had cancelled all contracts with chicken farmers in south-east Queensland.
Tessmann Re-Elected QDO President
South Burnett farmer Brian Tessmann has been re-elected president of the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO), a role he has held since 2009.
Positive Outlook For Region’s Agriculture
The six-month outlook for several of the South Burnett’s key agricultural crops looks positive, according to DAF’s latest AgTrends report.
ABC Radio Unveils Rural Program
ABC Radio is launching a new weekday current affairs program aimed at rural and regional listeners.
LNP ‘In Disarray Over Gun Laws’
Police Minister Mark Ryan has accused the LNP of being “in disarray” over Queensland gun laws.
Littleproud Off To India
Member for Maranoa, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, left Australia on Sunday to lead a trade delegation to India.
AAM To Lease Coolabunia Saleyards
Coolabunia saleyards will be operated by AAM Investment Group after the South Burnett Regional Council accepted the company’s tender at its meeting last Wednesday.
BGA Takes Action To Recover Debts
Kingaroy-based Bean Growers Australia has successfully applied to have a liquidator appointed to pulse marketer Blue Ribbon Group which has reported debts of more than $11 million.
BlazeAid Needs Your Help, Too
BlazeAid volunteers began work in the South Burnett at the weekend to assist rural families hit by the Boxing Day storms.
Roads Group Gathers Evidence
The postponed road inspection tour by the Mundubbera to Jandowae Roads Working Group (RWG) went ahead successfully on Tuesday.
Bega Cheese Seals PCA Deal
Bega Cheese has informed the ASX that it now owns more than 93 per cent of the shares in the Peanut Company of Australia and will proceed to full ownership through compulsory acquisition.
Do You Know Where You Are?
Did you know that your house – and, in fact, everyone else’s house in the South Burnett – moved about seven centimetres this year?
Littleproud Appointed Ag Minister
LNP Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has been appointed the new Federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.
