RACQ Brings Safety Message

RACQ Brings Safety Message

A team from the RACQ will be visiting Cherbourg on Friday (September 4) to give local children lessons in how to be safe in and around cars.

Towns Recall Vietnam

Towns Recall Vietnam

The Last Post sounded over three towns on Tuesday to recall the sacrifice of the 521 Australians who died during the Vietnam War.

Gooda To Head Up Stolen Wages Taskforce

Gooda To Head Up Stolen Wages Taskforce

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda will head up the new “Stolen Wages Taskforce” which aims to return wages withheld from Indigenous Queenslanders as part of previous government policy.

Program To Strengthen Identity

Program To Strengthen Identity

A University of Western Australian program which aims to help Aboriginal communities shape a more positive future has been operating at Cherbourg for almost two years.

NAIDOC Celebrates Success

NAIDOC Celebrates Success

NAIDOC celebrations at Cherbourg drew a huge crowd to the Ration Shed Museum complex on Tuesday, eager to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and achievements.

Housing Estate Also Builds Careers

Housing Estate Also Builds Careers

A new housing estate being built at Cherbourg will not only help ease overcrowding in the town – it will also bring many other benefits by the time it is finished in three years.

Mates Helping Out Mates

Mates Helping Out Mates

Brisbane-based charity Signal Flare is coming to the South Burnett on Sunday for a “mates helping mates” barbecue.

PCYC Plans School Holiday Fun

PCYC Plans School Holiday Fun

State schools will begin their 16 day Winter vacation this Saturday, June 27 … but parents looking for school holiday activities to keep youngsters amused will have plenty of options to choose from, thanks to the South Burnett PCYC.

Marcus Paces Off Into The Sunset

Marcus Paces Off Into The Sunset

There were smiles, tears and hugs on Wednesday as Cherbourg Council bade farewell to journalist Marcus Priaulx and marked the end of the successful Barambah PaCE (Parental and Community Engagement) educational program.

Letter Brings $150,000 Response

Letter Brings $150,000 Response

Cherbourg’s Ration Shed Museum announced a few days ago that it had received extra Federal Government funding and now the level of that assistance has been revealed.

Mitta Dynevor … A Champion Remembered

Mitta Dynevor … A Champion Remembered

Friends, family members and former boxers honoured a sometimes forgotten South Burnett sportsman on Saturday … gold-medal winning boxer Jeffrey “Mitta” Dynevor (1938-2008).