The inaugural Maidenwell Country Muster will be held on Mother's Day weekend 11th & 12th May 2019 and will be held on the same week from there on in!

They are looking for volunteers to help us run the event, requiring 'staff' to work in most aspects of the event including: gate ticket sales, hosting sponsors, logistics, car parking / traffic, waitering, working in the cafe, looking after the performers, basic cafe cookery, kitchen hands, cleaning, etc etc and most other aspects of helping run an event National standards. Volunteers will receive an official 'staff' shirt & hat as well as free entry to the main concert (when they are not working) on Saturday 11th May.

If you feel that you have some students that would love to be part of the team, are reliable, well mannered, trustworthy & a great personality they would love to talk to you &/or them in a group format (if possible) to let everyone know what we are all about!

Also: looking for food & craft Vendors for our "Food Truck Alley".

They really would love to support our local traders and/or class groups 1st.

For further details contact - Nigel & John, Maidenwell Country Muster Management on 07 41646166

International Legends of League (ILOL) has a strong message to tell and are an extremely powerful vehicle in which to deliver key messages in the community. They are seeking corporate support on a funding level to assist in the staging of this event. This in, turn, will allow them to work closely together to deliver a key message about Domestic Violence in the community. They will deliver these messages in the school but more importantly at the game itself to the adult community. Their travelling MC  will provide PA announcements about Domestic Violence but also to publicly acknowledge our corporate partners.

ILOL have met with local Council and have arrived at a date that is suitable for all parties. The date set down for our event in Cherbourg for 2019 is February 6,7, 8 and 9.

Below is a list of the players playing in this event.

• Matt Bowen
• Robbie O Davis
• Kerry Boustead
• Scott Prince
• Ben Hannant
• Bryan Neibling
• Nathan Blacklock
• Chris Walker
• Craig Teevan
• Terry Matterson
• Noel Goldthorpe
• Stu Kelly
• Kevin Campion

Advertising will feature the following. Sponsors Business Logo will go in the following:

• 10 Legends ads in South Burnett & North Burnett papers
• 300 posters throughout region
• 250 polo shirts - on back of shirt
• Facebook ads throughout Area
• PA announcements during event Day
• Murgon Business Development magazine

Click here for ILOL Background

Click here for Corporate Sponsorship - please note the date is February 8th & 9th (error printing March)

For further details contact Craig Teevan - 0412627497 - International Legends of League

Information about the recently announced Rural Support Training Programs.

These programs have been funded by the Queensland Government for TAFE Queensland to deliver a series of five day courses to provide training support to farmers and communities severely affected by the drought.   The programs are made up of short courses in areas including farm safety, work place health and safety, first aid, hospitality, Microsoft Office skills, as well as pre-employment skills for the construction and infrastructure and resource industries.

Training will be offered in drought declared Regional Council areas (Kingaroy is the location for the South Burnett Regional Council) and is fully funded, eligibility criteria apply, for farmers and community members in accredited and  non-accredited units.   Information on courses will be available on our website https://tafeqld.edu.au/rural-support

The eligibility has three criteria

• age - minimum age 15, 16 or 18 years depending on the program
• citizenship – Australian or New Zealand citizen or  Australian Permanent Resident or Temporary Resident on the pathway to permanent residency
• place of residence or work - participants must permanently reside or work in a drought declared regional council area or independent drought declared property

Click here for the first program which we have scheduled for Kingaroy the week beginning 04 February, 2019.  Applications can be made for the whole program or particular days with priority given to people who wish to attend the whole week.

Employers who incorrectly classify employees as casual instead of full-time or part-time could be responsible for back paying various entitlements under the National Employment Standards (NES), following a recent Federal Court of Australia decision in Workpac v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131.

However, the Government has varied the Fair Work Regulations 2009 to clarify that employers, in certain circumstances, may claim that an employee's casual loading payments should be offset against certain NES entitlements owing to the employee.

This regulation came into effect on 18 December 2018.

How does the new regulation work?

The new regulation applies where all of the following criteria are met:

• An employee is employed by their employer on a casual basis
• The employee is paid a casual loading that is clearly identifiable as being an amount paid to compensate the person in lieu of entitlements that casual employees are not entitled to under the NES, such as personal or annual leave
• Despite being classified by the employer as a casual, the employee was in fact a full-time or part-time employee for some or all of their employment for the purposes of the NES
• The employee has made a claim to be paid for one or more of the NES entitlements (that casual employees do not have) that they didn't receive for all or some of the time that they were incorrectly classified as a casual.

If all of these points are satisfied, an employer can make a claim to have the casual loading payments made to the employee taken into account when working out the entitlements owing to the employee for the relevant NES entitlements.

The new regulation applies to employment periods that occurred before, or that occurred on or after, 18 December 2018.

Visit the Federal Register of Legislation to read the  Fair Work Amendment (Casual Loading Offset) Regulations 2018.

KCCI AGM & Meet & Greet was hosted be Bill Hull Car Centre on 28th November 2018.

Please click on the link below for SB Online article for more information.

https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2018/11/28/kcci-re-elects-executive-team-2/

From Minister for Housing and Public Works, Minister for Digital Technology and Minister for Sport
The Honourable Mick de Brenni

Whether it’s beef from Rockhampton, olives from Toowoomba, or craft beer from Brisbane there will soon be more on offer at Queensland Government events with the launch of the ‘Buy Queensland First Food and Beverage Directory’ today.

Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni said that the Palaszczuk Government was ‘putting its money where is its mouth is’ by setting up a Queensland food, beverage and catering supplier directory for government departments.

“When we’re showcasing Queensland to the rest of the world, we want to make sure Queensland grown and manufactured food and beverage is front and centre,” Mr de Brenni said.

Establishing this directory means that  next time you’re at a Queensland Government function you’ll be eating and drinking more Queensland produce thanks to the Palaszczuk Government’s Buy Queensland First strategy.”

“The Queensland Government unashamedly gives preference to Queensland businesses in its dealings through our Buy Queensland first initiative.

”Our Buy Queensland policy aims to ensure that wherever possible, every dollar that the government spends is backing Queensland jobs.

“More local food and drink on Queensland tables means more jobs for Queenslanders, especially in the regions,” he said.

Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said registering for the directory was a simple process and would reward businesses which had a firm Queensland focus, boosting employment throughout the state.

“Last year the Palaszczuk Government announced it was flipping procurement on its head to prioritise Queenslanders for jobs in our state, one year on we are extending that to support local food and beverage businesses,” Mr Furner said.

“I’m calling on all Queensland-based producers to sign up today be included in the Buy Queensland First Food and Beverage Directory, whether you’re a grower, manufacturer or brewer.

“Our new Food and Beverage Supplier Directory, which will go live next year, will ensure government agencies and organisations acting on their behalf approach suppliers listed on the directory to seek quotes for individual events and corporate functions.

To be listed in the directory, suppliers must complete an online application process at www.qld.gov.au/buyqueensland showing they usually grow, make or produce the majority of their goods in Queensland.

“Suppliers will also need to demonstrate their workforce is drawn from Queensland.”

Minister de Brenni said the directory had multiple categories and suppliers can nominate which ones apply to their business.

“If approved, they can promote their products as either ‘Grown in Queensland’, ‘Made in Queensland’ or ‘Produced in Queensland’,” he said.

An industry Advisory Group ratifies registrations on the directory, and the Queensland Procurement Policy Compliance Unit will conduct random audits of suppliers, as well as investigate complaints.