Wacky Time In Yarraman
Wickety Wak founder Greg Doolan will be the headline act at this year’s Colours of Yarraman festival
Bloomin’ Festival Kicks Off
The 2012 Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival kicked off on Saturday with a concert by “The Eagels”.
Surgery Boost For Kingaroy Hospital
More surgical operations will be able to be done in the South Burnett – which means fewer trips to Toowoomba or Brisbane – when a new full-time surgeon’s position is created at Kingaroy Hospital next year.
Softball Festival Postponed
A Softball Festival that had been scheduled to take place this Sunday at Nanango has been postponed to November 17.
Library Hosts Genealogy Morning
Kingaroy Library recently hosted a morning tea to celebrate National Family History Week and to raise awareness of family history research options available both within the library system and the local community.
Landholders Urged To Have
A Say At Agforce Conference
The change in State Government and the subsequent review of key policy areas has made this year’s AgForce State Conference a key opportunity for landholders and primary producers to have their say on the future of the rural industry, organisers say.
Funding To Fast-Track Carbon Farming
Researchers and farming organisations can now access funds under a program designed to fast track development of carbon farming under the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative.
Heaven Smiles On Fete
Organisers of the annual St Michael and All Angels Fete are happy with how the day went off
Survey Tests Attitudes To Flying Foxes
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has begun surveying the community to measure attitudes to flying foxes.
Pupils Enjoy Stradbroke Tales
More than 1200 South Burnett students were wowed by Queensland’s top theatre company earlier this month
Junior Soccer Results – Round 14
A full round of McDonald’s Junior Soccer Games was played in Kingaroy on Saturday, including the last round of fixtures for U12s/13s.
Cougar Won’t Rule Re-Start In Or Out
Cougar Energy has not ruled out re-opening the company’s controversial Underground Coal Gasification plant near Coolabunia if its legal actions against the State Government are successful.
Day Of Upsets At Soccer Finals
Gunners have had the wood on Wests this season, winning four out of five matches in First Division and were favourites to win Sunday’s Preliminary Final
South Burnett XI Too Good For Visitors
Wondai bowler Dan Learmont has issued an early warning for season 2012-13 after picking up five wickets for the South Burnett XI in an easy victory over a Wanderers Club side in Kingaroy on Saturday.
Rugby Union Finals – Week 2
Results of Week 2 of the “Super Saturday” finals of the Downs Rugby Union B Grade competition
Man Charged Over Fires
A man has been charged over a string of grass fires in the Chinchilla-Wondai Road region over the past two months.
Nanango Fire Jumps Road
Heavy smoke from a grass fire forced the closure of the Nanango-Tarong Road
Getting Ready For Summer
Eighteen junior cricketers from Murgon and Kingaroy attended a free coaching clinic on Saturday as part of the Wanderers’ visit to Kingaroy.
Players Saving Themselves For Finals
The last round of fixtures in the 2012 South Burnett rugby league competition turned into a fizzer this weekend with no A Grade games played because of a string of forfeits.
Mowing Sparks Grass Fire
Firefighters from Kingaroy and Wooroolin quickly brought under control a large grass fire at Memerambi this afternoon which was close to homes and the former Memerambi State School.
