Ken Mills Announces Retirement
Australian businesses are being slowly strangled by increasingly complex regulations.
Crashed Car Catches Fire
A person has been transported to Kingaroy hospital after the car they were driving crashed on Saturday afternoon and caught fire.
Woolies Orders Staff Vaccinations
Woolworths has announced it intends to require its Australian workforce to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the coming months.
Council Dog Discount Bid Fails
Pensioners who own dogs will need to ensure their pets are desexed and microchipped if they want to claim the maximum dog registration discount.
Council Defers Tourism Decision
The South Burnett Regional Council will defer a decision about rejoining the Southern Queensland Country Tourism regional tourism board until next financial year.
Third Time Lucky For Cup
The South Burnett Race Club’s annual Caulfield Cup race meeting has suffered some unexpected setbacks over the past few years.
Drive-Thru Restaurant Plan For CBD
South Burnett Regional Council will debate an application for a new drive-thru restaurant in Kingaroy at Wednesday’s monthly General Meeting.
Council Seeks Trailhead Funding
Somerset Regional Council will seek funding to build a trailhead at Esk as the next stage of its Mt Glen Rock development.
Local Groups Share $67,000 In Grants
South Burnett Regional Council will give $67,000 to 36 community groups in the latest round of its twice-yearly Community Grants Program.
Rotary Launches 2022 Calendar
The Rotary Club of Kingaroy has unveiled the 2022 edition of its popular annual calendar which – this year – highlights the South Burnett’s unique architecture.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its Caulfield Cup race meeting – one of its biggest meetings of the year – at the Wondai Racecourse on Saturday.
Bike Tracks Consultation ‘Poor’
A plan by Western Downs Regional Council (WDRC) to build a 30km network of mountain bike tracks at Russell Park in the Bunya Mountains has provoked concerns from some residents.
Power Pole Sparks Concerns
South Burnett Regional Council will give the Wondai AP&I Society $6567 to reconnect power to the race caller’s box to ensure this Saturday’s race meeting can go ahead as planned.
Numbers Dip But Prices Stay Firm
Cattle numbers were down by almost 20 per cent at Murgon’s fortnightly combined agents sale on Tuesday, which had a yarding of 580.
Flying Foxes Simply Swap Trees
Hopes that clearing bushland along a stretch of Taromeo Creek would put an end to Blackbutt’s flying fox plague have been dashed.
Hay, Hay, It’s Almost Christmas
One of the South Burnett’s most unusual businesses held a very unusual event on Saturday, and it helped raise a large Christmas donation for RACQ LifeFlight.
Roundabout Design Selected
A six-month community consultation process on the redesign of Wondai’s Bunya Highway roundabout has produced a clear winner.
$13m Bridge Funding Secure: MP
Work to upgrade a dangerous, narrow bridge on the Chinchilla-Wondai Road has been delayed but not defunded, says Transport Minister Mark Bailey.
Students Go Wild For Radio
Not many schoolchildren would sacrifice four precious days of their school holidays to train for a possible future career.
Pilot Rewards Burnett-Mary Farmers
Farmers in the Burnett-Mary region have been invited to take part in a pilot program that will reward them for improving native vegetation on their properties.
