‘Hole’ lot of love for ‘Donuts’ in unofficial tally as exit poll released
An exit poll has revealed two South Burnett mayoral candidates as front runners but an unofficial count by Donut King Kingaroy has a surprisingly different result.
An exit poll has revealed two South Burnett mayoral candidates as front runners but an unofficial count by Donut King Kingaroy has a surprisingly different result.
The South Burnett Times has been to every primary school in the region to photograph the prep classes of 2024. See our adorable gallery of schools here.
The retirement savings of millions of Australians are now firmly leveraged to the future of artificial intelligence.
The AI revolution has propelled US tech company shares into the stratosphere, and investors are searching for the next big winner.
There’s much more at stake in how auditors do business as the engineering firm accuses KPMG of dropping the ball on a invoicing scandal.
Wendy Hazelton says she flew an Airbus around the world for 43 years before Covid struck and she refused to get vaccinated. Now she wants to be a South Burnett councillor.
Companies have flexed their financial muscle with higher-than-expected dividends totalling $34bn for shareholders | FULL LIST: See what the biggest players are paying
In the quintessential Aussie fashion, we are searching for the region’s best pub, fostering community spirit with cold drinks, hot meals and vibrant music. With 36 Burnett pubs in the running, it’s up to you now to decide who is best. VOTE NOW
Sixteen of the people fighting for a seat at the 2024 Gympie council, including the trio of mayoral candidates, have been run through their paces on the region’s hottest topics, with one well-known candidate lashing the council’s ‘secrecy overload’.
There are big questions over the longer term future for the US owner of Channel 10, as it loses billions on streaming and faces a tough ad market.
Built around burritos, the homegrown Mexican fast food chain has big ambitions. Now it just has to deliver.
Inflation’s impact on Reserve Bank interest rate decisions is huge, and its new numbers deliver borrowers and businesses some hope.
With more of the financial spoils going to Alcoa and a skinny premium, the hardened ex-WMC shareholders could still put up a fight.
My First Year 2024 bloopers:The South Burnett’s preppies might be getting big, but they’re still having fun along the way. SEE THE GALLERY.
Investor interest in AI is white-hot. US chip designer Nvidia broke through a $3 trillion valuation last week. Australians companies seek to capitalise.
Imagine if Taylor’s adoring fans didn’t have access to Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and dozens of other video-hungry mobile apps at her sold-out concerts.
Warren Buffett’s legendary annual letters are filled with simple rules from a life of picking winners and losers. These are highlights from his latest.
US regulators are close to approving Eli Lilly’s Donanemab, which promises to slow the onset of dementia. Australia should follow this year, the drug giant’s global CEO says.
The airline’s new chief executive, Vanessa Hudson, is going to great lengths to show the national carrier is taking a different flight path.
From community organisers and lifestyle bloggers to sports stars and musicians, Burnett has been home to many inspiring rural influencers. Meet 20 amazing people making a difference.
The departing Woolworths boss has admitted to a series of missteps but his board insists its succession planning has been ‘completely unaffected by external events’.
The irony is the Woolworths boss did more than anyone before him to smash the retailer’s culture of management arrogance.
The challenge Rio faces in saving its Queensland aluminium business is far more complex than BHP’s efforts to preserve its loss-making nickel mines.
Cut-price Nissan X-Trail ST-L E-Power hybrid SUV is easier on the bank account without losing all luxuries.
A determined group of residents in the South Burnett has launched an ambitious campaign to raise the money to buy a disused church and turn it into the first phase of a much-needed aged care facility in the town.
The mining giant is fast falling out of love with the metal and may rethink its longer-term commitment to the critical mineral used in EV batteries.
A massive police investigation spanning hundreds of kilometres has resulted in the arrest of six people, including three children, who are facing a total of 63 charges, and allegedly involving two armed robberies.
Super groovy with room for a netball team, a family tests finds the Kia EV9 GT-Line is the leading battery electric vehicle within its genre
The risks of the new technology need to be taken seriously but Australia can’t legislate away the massive economic benefits ahead.
Kingaroy Shoppingworld has announced the return of Operation Backpack, an initiative to ensure families in need receive everything necessary for their children to start the school year.
A family owned company with locations all over Australia dealing in hydroponics, seeds, crops, forestry, animal production and wine making is poised to expand its operation with a Kingaroy development. See the plans here:
On the three-year anniversary of Jakob Stausholm’s appointment, a repurposed Rio Tinto is starting to take shape.
Leading fund managers share their high-performance stock tips for this year and beyond across Australian and global companies.
An empty lot in Kingaroy is set to be transformed into the town’s latest accommodation hub, according to a development application approved by the council. SEE THE PLANS.
A legal loss would have bigger implications for the energy industry and the $30bn-plus new LNG projects or expansions underway.
Rumblings about the Paradise Dam fiasco are growing louder, as generations of farmers gathered in Bundaberg to demand answers and water security for the region’s multibillion-dollar agricultural industry.
Bonds were shaken, stirred and spat out in the past couple of years amid rising interest rates, but experts expect a good 2024.
More than 60 South Burnett community members and organisations have been nominated across 17 categories for the 2024 South Burnett Regional Council Australia Day Awards. Read the full list here:
Welcome to Gympie, the place to live, play … but not work? A new plan suggests the historic gold town could become one of the south-east’s big dormitory suburbs. SPECIAL REPORT
When your superannuation balance gets big, trouble can start and potentially kill off some wealth and pension benefits. Here’s how.
As the South Burnett continues to make its mark as a must-see on Queensland’s wine trail, we’re naming the best spots for a sip as voted by you. Here’s the nine wineries in the running.
The Burnett could be about to lose four of its country shows following a council decision to no longer be responsible for local showgrounds, leaving already struggling show societies to bear the costs of rates, fees and maintenance. Full report and reaction:
Cheaper interest rates are a side benefit of buying solar systems and electric vehicles as a new type of lending accelerates.
Investors who are seeking good share price gains in 2024 may need to be picky. Here’s where analysts think the growth will be.
The first things to know about building your portfolio is understanding your time frame and then your risk appetite. Here are some tips for getting started.
A regional Qld barbecue chef who suddenly closed his well-loved restaurant at Christmas opens up on how last year’s drought combined with the soaring cost-of-living has only made it harder for local, boutique restaurants to keep their doors open.
After putting in a stinker for most of the year, financial markets staged a dramatic comeback in the last two months. It’s a good lesson for investors.
What you do with your super and investments in your last five to 10 years before retirement could help you to make enough to pay for Christmas every year.
Qld Hydro have released two geotechnical drilling packages as part of the exploratory works of the multi-billion dollar Borumba pumped hydro dam.
The Cupra Born all-electric vehicle doesn’t quite live up to the European family’s hot hatch hype
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