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Media Release: BIEDO welcomes Kristy Board as General Manager
General Manager of BIEDO, Kristy Board said “Our North and South Burnett regions are counting on Federal investment into Water Security, more than what was provided in the Federal budget. I was pleased to see Paradise Dam, in writing, in the budget. However, we continue to highlight the need for the North and South Burnett local government area’s water security to be major priority of the Burnett Inland.”
BIEDO board member and local water advocate Treavor Harvey further commented, “We are happy to see that the Federal and State Governments are spending money on water infrastructure, however, the most recent and current regional feasibility study highlights a number of unaddressed water needs across the Burnett. We plead with the government for further funding to address the water needs of the North and South Burnett local government areas.”
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1 April 2022
Media Release: BIEDO welcomes Kristy Board as General Manager
The Chair and Board of the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation are pleased to announce the appointment of Kristy Board as General Manager.
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Kristy Board brings an expansive career and new skillset to BIEDO, bringing experience in international and domestic supplier and trader partner coordination, local government, project management, business development and public relations.
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14 December 2021
Media Release: BIEDO Welcomes LNP Water Infrastructure Promises
'Candidates in Saturday’s State Government election are called upon to match the funding towards vital water infrastructure in the Wide Bay Burnett committed by the Liberal National Party (LNP) today.'
October 25, 2020
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Media Release: 'Breakky with BIEDO' - Meet the Media
'Burnett inland-based media stakeholders are warmly invited to join us online next Wednesday and let attendees know your ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘when’. The purpose of this Breakky is to raise awareness to business and community of who provides media coverage in our region.'
July 17, 2020
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Media Release: Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program
'To assist Burnett inland businesses to navigate the Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant Program, BIEDO are offering short one-on-one consultations to talk through the grant guidelines with small businesses from our region.'
July 17, 2020
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Red Earth, BIEDO To Host Ideas Chat
'Red Earth Community Foundation (RECF) and Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) are teaming up to host a series of conversations to talk about what we’ve gained from the COVID-19 experience in the Inland Burnett'
June 1, 2020
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Joint Media Release: Red Earth Conversation Series
'As we come out of lockdown, Red Earth Community Foundation (RECF) and Burnett Inland Economic
Development Organisation (BIEDO) are teaming up tohost a series of conversations to talk about what
we’ve gained from the experience in the inland
Burnett.'
June 1, 2020
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Media Release: 'Breakky with BIEDO' Update
'As Queensland Small Business Month rolls on during the month of May, Team BIEDO continue to work with and celebrate our Burnett inland business community. The weekly ‘Breakky with BIEDO’ sessions, held via Zoom on Wednesday mornings, have brought both familiar and new faces to our virtual table each week and covered a range of business-related topics.'
May 21, 2020
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BIEDO celebrate small business month with online events
'BIEDO are the latest company to digitalise their business, turning to Zoom to conduct monthly meetings.'
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May 8, 2020
Read more at The South Burnett Times
Media Release: Meet and Greet during Queensland Small Business Month
'May is Queensland Small Business Month (QSBM) and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than connecting with our small business community! Given the current COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, we’ve taken a more creative approach to celebrating QSBM this year and are hosting a number of events online.'
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May 6, 2020
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South Burnett Switches On To Zoom
'South Burnett groups have been keen to embrace video conferencing to beat COVID-19 isolation and keep their networks intact. The Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) was one of the first. The group has been hosting weekly “Breakky With BIEDO” get-togethers on Wednesdays for several weeks now, inviting specialist speakers to explain topics of interest to local businesspeople.'
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May 5, 2020
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Extreme times make rural businesses 'stronger'
'Burnett businesses are finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances throughout the coronavirus pandemic. BIEDO CEO Kristy Frahm said many of the changes happened overnight.'
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April 22, 2020
Read more at The South Burnett Times
Ag Network Meeting goes online to keep connected
'Rural property owners and small business owners in the Burnett can stay connected despite social distancing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. BIEDO will host its first online Ag Network Meeting tomorrow at lunchtime using the Zoom platform.'
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April 21, 2020
Read more at The South Burnett Times
Media Release: BIEDO Keeps Connected with Burnett Inland Business
‘Social distancing and other COVID-19 restrictions have meant change for all of us in one way or another,’ BIEDO CEO Kristy Frahm said. ‘While there are many challenges being faced at present, we are taking every opportunity to also use this time proactively to test and trial changes to the way we do things, including the way we connect and serve our community.’
17 April, 2020
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Media Release: BIEDO Supports Burnett Inland Business
As we kicked off 2020 in the midst of ongoing drought it’s probably safe to say we didn’t expect to be facing a global pandemic by Easter. Rest assured though we are all in this together, and as drought recovery continues, so does finding our ‘new business as usual’ in response to the COVID-19 situation.
6 April, 2020
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Resilient, powerful, diverse: Rural women celebrated
This is the third year BIEDO has organised a 'WAGs Day' and it was one of the biggest yet.
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"It's such a lovely day to celebrate and acknowledge the work women do in our rural communities,” BIEDO CEO Kristy Frahm said.
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October 17, 2019
Read more at The Central & North Burnett Times
How to grant yourself a wish
Next Wednesday, BIEDO will be hosting a Grant-ED 101 workshop in Biggenden, presented by Ms Everitt, to help local community groups, not-for-profits and small businesses create their "grant-ready" projects.
Ms Everitt said the workshop would focus on a "proactive approach", having your projects ready to go to seize opportunities, rather than seeing something due in a week's time and throwing something together.
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July 25, 2019
Read more at The Central & North Burnett Times
Shared space opens for business in Burnett
A NEW co-working space provides a hub for Burnett businesses to gather and collaborate in.
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The Platform, based in Murgon, is an initiative of the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation and CEO Kristy Frahm said it would be an asset for businesses across the region.
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July 3, 2019
BIEDO opens 'The Platform'
CEO Kristy Frahm said the new space would be a place for “business and community to connect, collaborate and grow capacity”.
“We look forward to utilising ‘The Platform’ to host BIEDO events and activities,” Kristy said. “We are so pleased to be able to offer the space for individuals, businesses and community organisations to use as well, at very affordable rates.”
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June 25, 2019
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Women Share Their Strengths
It’s Queensland Women’s Week, which was a perfect excuse for BIEDO to hold another one of their popular Women in Agriculture (WAgs) days at the weekend. The WAg initiative was launched in 2017 and is part networking, part empowerment and part information sharing. On Sunday, about 60 women gathered at Durong Hall to listen to speakers and browse a range of stalls spread around the main room.
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March 6, 2019
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Burnett women celebrate rural life
MORE than 50 rural women gathered to hear from Burnett speakers and celebrate Queensland Women's Week.
The event run by Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation recognised women in agriculture on March 3.
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March 3, 2019