WIN TV Business News Update 29th November to 24th January

State Government rejects council’s public transport corridor in the Palmview Structure Plan.

The Big Pineapple sells to the Bowden family, who plan to turn the iconic attraction into a car museum.

Unemployment in the Wide Bay Burnett region, which includes Gympie, reaches 9.3 percent - almost double the Queensland average.

The latest Sunshine Coast Business Confidence Survey reveals business confidence and conditions are
still down. A record number of businesses report weak results for the past six months.

Council joins forces with more than five hundred local businesses to launch a major new marketing campaign to promote the local food and beverage industry.

Local tourism operators brace themselves for a significant downturn as the Australian dollar closes in on the American greenback.

The world’s first green “stretch limo” Mini Moke is unveiled at the Clean Futures Conference at the University of the Sunshine Coast Innovation Centre

Australia Zoo launches its new Education Centre.

The State Government’s plan to abolish paper public transport tickets in favour of Go-Cards is scrapped.

Lifeguards at Mooloolaba move to enforce a ban on sandcastles being built between the flags.

The Noosa Triathlon attracts more than fifty thousand people to the region and injects an estimated 20 million dollars into the local economy.

The Reserve Bank of Australia lifts the official cash rate by 25 basis points, taking it to 4.75 percent.

The Commonwealth Bank faces an exodus of angry customers after lifting the rate on its home loans by 0.45 percent.

Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd launches a new marketing campaign targeting New Zealand.

Real estate mogul, Amber Werchon, is named the Sunshine Coast’s 2010 Business Person of the Year at the Sunshine Coast Excellence in Business Awards.

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