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Power Prices To Drop Again

Power Prices To Drop Again

Regional power bills will drop by an average $84 a year for households and $75 for small businesses in 2020-21, the State Government announced on Thursday.

Council Offers Incentives

Council Offers Incentives

South Burnett Regional Council will review its infrastructure charges after a neighbouring Council announced it will waive them for the next two years to attract new businesses.

Federal Boost For Show Societies

Federal Boost For Show Societies

South Burnett show societies forced to cancel their annual events this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be eligible to receive cash support from the Federal Government.

Two Charged After Search

Two Charged After Search

Two people will face charges after police pulled over and searched a vehicle in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, on Wednesday.

Council To Sell Murgon House

Council To Sell Murgon House

A house at 41 Macalister Street in Murgon will be offered for sale as a removal house to help the South Burnett Regional Council avoid expensive maintenance costs.

Free Business Mentorship Explained

Free Business Mentorship Explained

The Federal Government’s Business LEAP Program – which aims to foster entrepreneurship in the Wide Bay area – was the focus of attention at this week’s Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry meet’n’greet.

Country Comes Alive In Mural

Country Comes Alive In Mural

Murgon artist Niketa Law has created a new mural at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy as part of the school’s Bunya Dreaming Garden.

Special Ops Target Road Safety

Special Ops Target Road Safety

South Burnett motorists will notice more police out and about over the next few weeks with three different traffic operations active in a bid to curb Queensland’s growing road toll.

Deadline For Kickstart Grants

Deadline For Kickstart Grants

South Burnett sporting clubs have been urged to get in their applications as soon as possible to the State Government’s COVID SAFE Active Clubs Kickstart program.

Youth Committee Seeks Members

Youth Committee Seeks Members

Yarraman and Cooyar residents with a passion for working with young people have been invited to nominate for positions on Toowoomba Council’s Regional Youth Advisory Committee (RYAC).

Woman Hurt In Crash

Woman Hurt In Crash

A woman has been transported to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after a single-vehicle crash at Maidenwell on Wednesday morning.

MP Calls For Water Review

MP Calls For Water Review

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has called on the South Burnett Regional Council to reconsider a 150 per cent increase in standpipe water costs.

All Junior Soccer Cancelled

All Junior Soccer Cancelled

COVID-19 restrictions have dashed hopes a junior soccer competition could go ahead in a restricted form in the South Burnett this year.

TRC Explores Cultural Burns

TRC Explores Cultural Burns

Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation Rangers will be invited to attend hazard reduction burns carried out this year by the Toowoomba Regional Council.

$19m Upgrade For Highway

$19m Upgrade For Highway

Sections of the D’Aguilar Highway between Caboolture and Yarraman will enjoy a $19 million upgrade thanks to joint Federal-State Government funding.