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Are You Ready To Have Fun?

Sunny skies are predicted for Sunday which will be good news for the organisers of the second annual Murgon Rail Trail Festival and Marathon.

Ex-PM Chills Out In Kingaroy

Where would you prefer to be on a below-zero Kingaroy morning? If you’re the ex-PM, it’s in Memorial Park, wearing lycra and munching on an egg and bacon burger!

Big Weekend
For Junior League

Wolves are hosting the annual Mini Mod rugby league carnival this Saturday at Wondai Sportsground

Volunteers With A Drive To Help

A training session for people interested in becoming volunteer drivers for Graham House was held in Kingaroy on Friday.

Broncos Star
Joins Guest List

Maroons star Michael Hancock will be a guest at the upcoming Dinner With The Captains

TV League Comes To Nanango

If you get on down to Fred Kassulke Oval in Nanango on Sunday, you might just find yourself on TV … plus you’ll get to enjoy some top-class rugby league action!

Warm Welcome In Chilly Kingaroy

The 2019 Road Boss Rally – which included three members of TV show Bondi Rescue – enjoyed a welcome if chilly overnight stay at Kingaroy Showgrounds on Wednesday.

Third Solar Farm For Woolooga Area

A subsidiary of global energy company BP has submitted a development application to Gympie Regional Council to build a solar farm at Lower Wonga.

Food Festival To Showcase Region

This weekend four wineries, four local food producers and two chefs will be flying the flag for the South Burnett at Regional Flavours on Brisbane’s South Bank.

Unemployment (And Employment) Up

The ABS has revised the national unemployment figures for May up 0.1 per cent to 5.2 per cent, and has found this increase stayed steady through June, according to new statistics released on Thursday.

Knife Produced During Scuffle

Thieves produced a knife during a scuffle with a shop assistant at a Murgon business earlier this month.

Big Night Tops Off A Huge Season

South Burnett Speedway Club wrapped up an exciting 50th anniversary season with a glittering annual awards night on Saturday at Kingaroy Town Hall.

Confusion Prompts Road Complaints

Confusion over the difference between State and Council-owned roads is causing South Burnett Regional Council to get blamed for some road maintenance issues that are out of its control

Two Hurt In Crash

Two people have been taken to Kingaroy Hospital after a collision on Kangaroo Yard Road at Ficks Crossing on Wednesday evening.

No Change To Ekka Holiday

South Burnett residents can mark down August 10 as the date for the 2020 Show Holiday following a unanimous vote at the July Council meeting on Wednesday.

Roy Emerson Way Campaign Revived

The South Burnett Regional Council will ask the Department Of Transport and Main Roads to rename a section of the D’Aguilar Highway “Roy Emerson Way”.

AgForce Links Fire Risk To Laws

AgForce says the State Government has failed to heed farmers’ concerns for two years about the Vegetation Management Act which it blames for contributing to last year’s catastrophic bushfires in Queensland.

GRC To Review Planning Process

Gympie Regional Council will begin a “stakeholder engagement program” next month in a bid to allay local business concerns about its planning processes.

Wondai’s Dingoes Come Back Home

They’re back! Wondai’s wandering warrigals have returned to the roundabout near the Art Gallery, ready to howl again into the night sky.

Festival Seeks Ultimate Smoothie

Blackbutt will be holding its second annual Community Expo on Saturday … and this year, there’ll be something new to try.

Community Spirit Drives Wondai

Graham House Community Centre has stepped in to help fill a gap in Wondai created when the town’s only taxi service stopped operating more than a year ago.

Junior Scientists Explore Uni Life

Students from Nanango State High School solved a “crime” using forensic science at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) free Experience Science program recently.

Mayor Joins SunWater Protest

South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell has added his voice to growing opposition to plans by SunWater to force steep water price increases on South Burnett irrigators.

LNP Slams Bushfire Review Results

The State Government has accepted – or accepted in principle – all 23 recommendations from a review examining the bushfires that wracked many parts of Queensland last year.