POLLBundabergMeet 56 of the region’s outstanding prep teachers who are leading our little minds into the first stage of schooling. Be part of the conversation, vote for your most favourite in our poll.
BusinessThe supermarket giant is on the cusp of a long-awaited step change in the way it gets the food on the shelves or to your doorstep.
Bundaberg‘New look’ portfolios have officially been assigned to the new Bundaberg Regional Council, with Mayor Helen Blackburn delivering on a key election promise.
BundabergBonza customers with thousands of dollars worth of flights on the hook are feeling stressed and anxious in the light of news of the airline’s imminent apparent collapse.
ExclusiveBusinessSteve Cooper’s razor-thin Division 8 Bundaberg council victory may be short-lived with the Supreme Court to rule on allegations of the ECQ’s bungled handling of the election.
BusinessBundaberg Mayor Helen Blackburn says the worse than expected financial state of the region’s council could mean cutbacks to non-essential projects and services as it tightens its belt.
BusinessA developer that owns the former Sizzler site near the Bundaberg CBD has submitted new plans to council after an application for a motel was given the green light.
Central & North BurnettA Mundubbera resident has leapt at the chance to return to the family farm and open the town’s newest gardening, coffee and camping hot spot.
BusinessA lavish wedding for bankrupt former head of Barbera Family Farms, Giatano ‘Guy’ Barbera, has been attended by guests dressed in white amid tight security.
BusinessActivist shareholder Tanarra Capital has stepped up the pressure on the property major ahead of a critical briefing, demanding ’fresh thinking and leadership’.
QLD BusinessAnglo American had been on BHP’s radar for years – not months – although the Australian giant believed it had to get its own house in order before any mega-deal.
BusinessWagons may be a rarity but the Skoda Octavia RS Wagon trumps an SUV in just about every way,
AnalysisBusinessIn making the high-risk $60bn mega-deal, BHP’s boss Mike Henry needs to prove the miner is not slipping back to its destructive old habits.
BusinessA high-stakes inquiry into Star’s Sydney casino has failed in its efforts to cast former CEO Robbie Cooke as its villain.
BundabergThe approval of a controversial and unpopular relocatable home park aimed at addressing Bundaberg’s housing crisis will be high on the agenda of the new council’s first ordinary meeting, and that is not all.
BusinessThe state’s powerful casino regulator chose his moment to heap maximum pressure on the board of troubled rival Star.
BusinessA farming company in operation for almost 50 years has gone into liquidation while owing $16 million to creditors, in the latest financial scandal to hit the Bundaberg-based empire.
OpinionBusinessSupermarkets have manipulated generations of Australians to expect only perfect, outsized produce. This has devastating consequences for the bottom line and mental health of our hardworking farmers, writes agronomist and farming advocate Judy Plath.
BusinessOriginally launched as a three-door, the Suzuki Jimny mini off-roader is now more functional with the XL five-door version.
BundabergQueensland farmers have revealed the impact of alleged “mafia” tactics being used by the big four supermarkets, leaving them in some cases with to throw out almost half their crops or use excessive fertiliser to satisfy ‘big’ fruit demands.
QLD BusinessThere’s one major cultural reason why the casino operator has found itself so deeply in trouble.
BundabergAs we prepare to honour those “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations”, here’s a list of events you can plan to be at this Anzac Day across Bundaberg.
BusinessJust as markets have started to get bumpy, investors should take heed of the saying no pain, no gain.
BundabergFrom humble beginnings as an apprentice fitter and turner, Errol McCormack soared in a storeyed military career to become the air force’s highest ranking officer. His legacy will be honoured by a RAAF fly past in Canberra on Monday, April 22.
BundabergA development application from Tasmanian business Hillwood Berries proposes a new growing site and packing shed at Rubyanna.