Have Your Say On Deer
Queenslanders are being encouraged to have their say on a new strategy for dealing with the impacts of feral deer.
New Faces Join Disaster Group
South Burnett Councillor Danita Potter has been appointed Chair of the South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG).
Cherbourg Turns On Royal Treatment
Cherbourg played host to a special Vice-Regal visit on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of major upgrades to the community’s water treatment plant.
COVID Toll Rises To 39
The death toll from COVID-19 in the Darling Downs Health Region has risen to 39.
Free Workshop For Gardeners
Council is offering a free workshop to show how to turn food scraps into fertiliser.
Blaze Guts Timber Home
A timber house in Scotts Lane at Runnymede was razed by fire on Wednesday evening.
Mobile Clinics Coming Back
The mobile women’s health clinics will be visiting Blackbutt, Nanango, Kingaroy, Goomeri and Kilkivan this month.
Flood Loans Now Available
Low-interest loans are now available for primary producers and small businesses in the South Burnett affected by this year’s floods.
Six To Contest Callide Poll
Six candidates will be contesting the upcoming Callide by-election.
Man Charged Over Knuckledusters
A 27-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with a number of offences after police intercepted a Subaru in First Avenue, Kingaroy, at midnight on Sunday.
Albanese Names His Ministry
Queensland Senator Murray Watt has been named Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – and Minister for Emergency Management – in the new Federal Cabinet.
Range Cracks Pose No Risk: TMR
Cracks which have appeared in a concrete wall beside the D’Aguilar Highway on the Blackbutt Range pose no risk to road users, according to DTMR
Girl ‘Threatened With Knife’
Police are investigating an incident during which a young woman was allegedly threatened with a knife.
Woman Hurt In Bike Crash
A woman in her 20s was flown to hospital after a motorcycle crash on a private property near Goodger on Tuesday morning.
Quake Shakes Residents
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattled windows in parts of south-east Queensland about 1:25pm on Tuesday.
Free Flu, COVID Vaxes
Darling Downs Health has advised that a temporary influenza and COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be at the Murgon Youth Hub on Thursday (June 2).
Caitlin’s Making Change Come True
“Be Brave, Make Change” may be the theme for this year’s National Reconciliation Week but the words also resonate deeply with Wakka Wakka woman Caitlin Robinson-Cleary.
Saints Heading Back To Kingaroy
Keegan Wright kicked a double for the South Burnett Saints in their away game against the Goondiwindi Hawks on Saturday.
Thrashers Back On Home Turf
History was made on Saturday when the South Burnett Thrashers ran on to the paddock for their first game on home turf since 2013.
Men’s Shed Drums Up Business
The Kingaroy Men’s Shed held an open day and garage sale at their shed near Kingaroy Airport on Saturday morning.
