Cattle Prices Rise To $7.50/kg
Cattle prices rose to new heights at Tuesday’s fortnightly combined agents sale in Murgon, despite heavy rain on Monday causing some cancellations.
Council To Get Flood Disaster Aid
Disaster assistance has been extended to support the South Burnett Regional Council’s flood recovery efforts.
Nanango Races Cancelled
Nanango’s Christmas race meeting planned for this Saturday, December 4, has been cancelled.
‘DiDi’ Celebrates 100 Years
A hundred years of pioneering in the Boondooma area was remembered last Saturday when about 160 relatives and friends gathered at the Duff family’s Di Di Station to celebrate the farm’s centenary.
Cultural Centre Seeks Home
The location of a proposed Bunya Mountains Cultural Centre is still uncertain after two parcels of council land were rejected as unsuitable.
Local Vax Rates Rise Sharply
The South Burnett and its neighbouring regions have seen a significant upswing in COVID-19 vaccination rates over the past two months.
Social Issues Eclipse Pandemic
The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic provided fewer challenges for South Burnett CTC than it did in 2020, guests at the group’s annual general meeting were told last week.
Rain Delays Haly Street Reopening
This week’s rain will delay the reopening of Kingaroy’s Haly Street for a few more days.
Campdraft Draws Big Roll-Up
The annual Nanango Campdraft made a welcome return last weekend … but it was a very close-run thing.
Arts Committee Starts Soon
South Burnett Regional Council’s new Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee will hold an induction of its inaugural committee members at the Council’s Kingaroy offices on Monday.
Pensioners Get Discount … In 2022
South Burnett pensioners will be able to get a 50 per cent discount on all dog registration fees next year, regardless of whether their pets are desexed and microchipped or not.
Blackbutt Upgrade Hits $1.6m
Shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have added an extra $300,000 to the cost of Blackbutt’s CBD upgrade.
RARE Chance To Trial Healthy Futures
Peering through a virtual reality headset is one way South Burnett teenagers can open their minds to the possibility of scientific careers timed to bloom at the 2032 Olympic Games.
Good Year For CROW
Changes in the leadership of CROW-FM have worked out well, guests at the radio station’s AGM heard on Thursday.
Show Society Upgrades Pavilion
Poultry breeders who compete at the Nanango Show and members of local bird breeding associations who meet at Nanango’s Showgrounds will be now able to take advantage of a greatly improved facility.
Working Group Tackles Saleyards
Coolabunia Saleyards have been losing an average $86,000 a year for the past five years, according to a new report prepared by a South Burnett Regional Council working group.
Plaques To Record Peanut Pals
Kingaroy’s new Big Peanut sculpture will soon acknowledge all the people who helped create it.
Cherbourg Vax Campaign Pays Off
A door-to-door approach for vaccinations appears to be paying off in Cherbourg.
What Am I Paying Rates For?
A Hivesville man whose wife requires reliable property access in case of a medical emergency has slammed a Council decision to postpone action on upgrading his road for at least six months, and possibly forever.
Muster Makes Welcome Return
The Mt Stanley Muster Committee restored a long-standing tradition recently when it held the first Mt Stanley Campdraft in a decade.
