Vandals Target Murgon Toilets
The public toilets in Murgon’s QEII Park in Lamb Street have the dubious distinction of being the most vandalised in the South Burnett.
Kane’s A Finalist In Art Prize
A young South Burnett artist whose works have been seen in Murgon and Wondai is a finalist in this year’s prestigious Brisbane Portrait Prize.
Council Tightens Debt Policies
South Burnett ratepayers will have less time to pay their overdue rates and charges when changes to the Council’s rates collection process come into effect at the end of this month.
Bunyas Weekend A Success
A weekend which included guided walking tours around the Bunya Mountains, historical displays, visits to rarely seen sites and an old-fashioned bush picnic has proven to be a winner for the Bunya Mountains Community Association Inc (BMCAI).
Exhibition Documents A Lost Industry
Did you know prefabricated houses used to be manufactured in Cherbourg and exported all over Queensland?
Programs To Fund Shop Upgrades
CBD businesses who want to upgrade their shopfronts to attract more customers will soon be able to apply to the South Burnett Regional Council for partial funding of their projects.
Yellow Top Bins Coming Soon
All South Burnett households and businesses which receive a weekly waste collection will be getting a yellow-topped bin in December as the region gears up for kerbside recycling.
Full Fields For Nanango Races
Nanango Race Club will be holding its Spring Race Meeting at the Lee Park Racecourse on Saturday.
Kingaroy Students Score Ekka Wins
Kingaroy State School’s students started busily drawing, printing, writing, crafting, designing and sewing when they came back from their winter vacation, creating entries for this year’s Education On Show competition.
Celebrity Chef Will Avo Go
A celebrity chef who first rose to popularity on the TV show Ready Steady Cook will be a new face at this year’s Blackbutt Avocado Festival.
Artists Stitch Up Exhibition
The Wondai Regional Art Gallery is hosting two high quality exhibitions in September, and neither has been seen in the region before.
Storms Leave $6.2m Repair Bill
Five wet weather events which hit the region between November and July have left the South Burnett Regional Council with a $6.2 million road repair bill.
Duo Trailblazes Jobs Program
Two young people from Mongolia are spearheading a potential new source of labour for Australian farmers.
Sale Proves ‘Mud Brings Money’
The old saying that ‘mud brings money’ turned out to be true at Saturday’s Bunya Droughtmaster Bull Sale.
Funding To Boost Drought Plans
The Bureau of Meteorology may be forecasting a wetter-than-usual summer but it’s never too early to start planning for the next drought.
Key Yarraman Groups To Close
Two of Yarraman’s most active community groups will cease operations in January unless new volunteers step up.
Goomeri Joins Studio Trail
Goomeri will be joining the Gympie Region’s 2022 Studio Trail for the first time this year.
We’re (Almost) Back To Normal!
southburnett.com.au would like to apologise to our readers for being missing in action over the past two weeks.
Record Roll-Up For Festival
Organisers of Boondooma Homestead’s Scots In The Bush festival said they were delighted with this year’s attendance numbers, which appear to have broken all previous records.
Rain Won’t Dampen Bushfire Threat
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services has warned residents against complacency this bushfire season despite recent rain across the North Coast Region.
