Wondai Runs Around The World
Wondai’s weekly parkrun group celebrated two milestones on Saturday when one of the group’s members helped them complete their first run around world, and another celebrated her 50th day of volunteering.
$10,000 Boost For Proston Shops
The revitalisation of Proston’s CBD moved another step closer on Thursday when the Proston Village Community Group received a $10,000 donation from South Burnett Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff.
Fundraiser Fires Up Despite Rain
Rainy weather may have slightly diluted crowd numbers at a Nanango fundraiser for bushfire victims on Wednesday night, but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the hundreds who turned out to support it.
It’s Cool To Be At School!
Students at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy were excited to return to school this year and discover several primary and secondary classrooms have been air-conditioned.
Councils Open Grant Rounds
The second – and final – round of the South Burnett Regional Council’s 2019-20 Community Grants Program opened this week.
Nanango Reaches Out To Fire Victims
A fun evening to raise funds to help the southern NSW town of Cobargo will be held in Nanango on Wednesday (February 5).
Show Societies Seek Next Generation
The South Burnett will be hosting its next round of agricultural shows in the next few months, and the search has begun for the young men and women who’ll become the public faces of our Shows in 2020.
Green Shirts Plan Kingaroy Rally
A new movement that aims to put rural issues at the centre of Federal, State and local government policy-making will be holding a rally in Kingaroy on Wednesday (February 5).
New Group Wants Return To Old Ways
A long decline in the South Burnett’s tourism industry can be reversed if local operators stop listening to government tourism organisations and return to doing things themselves
Aussie Pride On Show In Nanango
A crowd of about 200 people came to Nanango’s Showgrounds on Sunday morning to take part in the town’s traditional Australia Day celebrations.
Murgon Salutes Its Achievers
Murgon residents marked Australia Day with celebrations at the Queensland Dairy and Heritage Museum on Sunday morning.
$2.3m Council Centre Opens
The $2.37 million spent on refurbishing the Nanango Customer Service Centre and Library will have no impact on rates, South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell said on Thursday.
Tourism Group Starts Membership Drive
The Visit South Burnett Local Tourism Organisation will launch a membership drive over the coming four weeks as part of its plan to reinvigorate local tourism
NaTDA To Hold Candidates Forum
The Nanango Tourism and Development Association (NaTDA) will hold a candidates forum in March so voters can meet candidates for the March 28 council elections.
Tougher Market For Heifers, Weaners
Murgon agents yarded just short of 800 head on January 14 in the first fortnightly cattle sale for 2020.
TRC Extends Drought Relief
Toowoomba Regional Council will extend financial relief measures for drought-affected farmers that it introduced last year.
New Trees For Roundabout
South Burnett Regional Council will ask the Department of Transport and Main Roads for permission to substitute different plants on the Rogers Drive roundabout in Kingaroy.
Car Park To Get Long-Overdue Upgrade
One of the South Burnett’s most decrepit car parks will get a long overdue $600,000 upgrade this year, almost two decades after it was originally promised.
Community Groups Urged To ‘Ask First’
Community groups who want to upgrade buildings or facilities they lease from the South Burnett Regional Council should apply for Council permission before they receive grant funding to carry out the work.
Council Receives Rail Trail Report
A 13.4km rail trail between Proston and Hivesville could cost an estimated $2.2 million to build but would inject about $786,000 a year in the Proston-Hivesville economy, according to a new study
