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RES Reaches Out To Local Businesses

Burnett Teams Ready For Battle

The South Burnett Eagles will take on the Central Burnett Brumbies on Saturday to decide who will take home the inaugural Cobbo-Fuller Cup.

Aussie Rules In Kingaroy

Australian Rules will be back at Kingaroy’s Lyle Vidler Oval on Saturday with junior, men’s and women’s teams in action.

RES Reaches Out To Local Businesses

Tarong West Wind Farm developers RES hosted the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s recent meet’n’greet, ensuring a big crowd turned up to hear more about the project.

Senator Calls For Action On Pigs

Queensland Senator Susan McDonald has called for urgent action to cull the growing number of feral pigs.

Farmers Fear Tax Changes

The Labor Party has refused to guarantee farming families won’t be worse off under the Capital Gains Tax changes, says Opposition agriculture spokesperson Darren Chester.

Wondai’s Race Day Is Absorbing

Saturday’s line up at the South Burnett Race Club’s meeting at Wondai is full of interest.

QFF CEO Heads To TSBE

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation is beginning a recruitment process for a new CEO following the announcement that Jo Sheppard is resigning.

On-Site Sewerage Warning

Toowoomba Regional Council has reminded property owners with on-site sewerage facilities to service the equipment at the specified times and always follow approved operating procedures.

Crash Woman Cut Free

A young woman had to be cut free from the wreckage of her vehicle after a single-vehicle crash near Kingaroy on Wednesday night.

Full Fields For Wondai Races

The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its annual Winter Race Meeting at the Wondai Racecourse on Saturday (May 30).

Operation Auster Targets Road Safety

You weren’t imagining it if you thought there were a lot more police out and about in the South Burnett this week …

Happy Milestone For Marjorie

Well-known Yarraman resident Marjorie Smith celebrated her 95th birthday recently with more than 30 family and friends at Frohlies Grill.

Focus On Forestry Offences

Police, QPWS rangers and HQPlantations staff conducted joint activities in State Forests and National Parks at the weekend.

Extra Attractions At Autumn Races

Nanango’s annual Autumn Race Meeting last Saturday was extra special for both punters and fashionistas with special competitions happening both on and off the track.

Cooking Fire Sparks Alarm

A small cooking fire on a stove top sparked a callout to firefighters in Blackbutt on Wednesday morning.

Community groups in the Kumbia, Bell and Jandowae areas wanting to kick start local projects have been invited to apply for up to $200,000 in funding in a bumper round of Wambo Wind Farm’s Community Benefit Fund program.

Richardson Gets Group 1 Guernsey

All seven jockeys who competed in last Saturday’s Doomben Cup had Group One wins on their scorecard, but another key player with a role in the contest was making his elite level debut.