Toy Run Needs Raffle Items
The Burnett branch of the Ulysses social motorbike club want your help to bring the joy of Christmas to needy South Burnett families this year.
Heritage Grant Helps Heritage Church
Nanango’s Immanuel Lutheran Church has received a grant from Heritage Bank Nanango to repair its historic church building in Drayton Street.
Red Cross Branch Celebrates Centenary
The Nanango Branch of Red Cross celebrated its 100th birthday with a morning tea on Tuesday, and guests came from all over the region to attend.
Shout Out To Photographers
The Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) is calling for entries into its photograph competition with the best entries to be featured in next year’s BIEDO calendar.
Lions Welcome Exchange Students
Nanango Lions held a small barbecue lunch at Lions Park on Sunday to introduce three exchange students to the town, and present cheques to four Nanango community groups into the bargain.
New Executive For Aged Care Association
The Blackbutt and Benarkin Aged Care Association appointed a new executive team at its Annual General Meeting last Thursday (July 6).
Picnic Will Recall Benarkin’s Early Days
Pioneers may have begun settling the area around Benarkin in the late 1880s, but the town was known as Well Holes until 1912.
Strong Women Get Awarded … Finally
The winners of last year’s QRRRWN’s Strong Women Leadership Awards were finally presented with their 2016 Story Teller of the Year award last week.
NaTDA Plans A Day At The Opera
The Nanango Tourism and Development Association will be taking a bus trip to heritage-listed Jimbour House on Saturday, July 22, and South Burnett opera lovers are invited to join them.
Annual Dinner Will Discuss Resilience
Building the long term resilience of the South Burnett through philanthropy and investing in local people will be key topics at the second annual Red Earth Community Foundation dinner.
Bowls And Burgers Draw Crowd
A “Bowls And Burgers” afternoon held at the Murgon Bowls Club on Saturday, June 3 proved to be a successful fundraiser for the Murgon Local Ambulance Committee.
Choir Founder Meets Local Crew
Colin Slater, the founder of the nation-wide Sing Australia network of community singing groups, paid a flying visit to Kingaroy last Thursday night to catch up with the South Burnett branch.
Landcare Group Plans Weekend Forum
The newly formed Bunya Valley Landcare group is inviting South Burnett residents to have more say in the the environmental future of the region.
Taste Of Futsal At Nanango
Nanango State School students were introduced to futsal last Thursday when two regional coaches visited the school.
Dancers Learn Radar Techniques
Twenty-one local dancers enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity last week when famous Australian dance teacher Rebecca Davies visited the LaCreme Dance Academy in Nanango.
Concert Offers Music For Everyone
Concert goers who’d like to help a good cause are in for a special treat this Saturday night (May 27).
Creativity Returns To Nanango
Nanango has a new creative hub thanks to the Nanango Arts Network Alliance, which has stepped in to fill the void left by the closure of the Nanango Arts Society earlier this year.
Lions Set To Do The Time Warp Again!
The Kingaroy Lions are inviting everyone who wants to do the Time Warp again to come along to Kingaroy’s Satellite Cinema on Tuesday, May 9.
Bush Picnic Aims To Unearth History
Timbertowners with any sort of connection to Googa Creek School or the Googa Creek district – and anyone else who’d like to visit a little-seen part of the South Burnett – are being invited to come along to a bush picnic in May.
Jordyn Enjoys Hands-On Experience
Late last term education student Jordyn Knight travelled from her home in Nebraska to complete the final practical section of her education degree at St John’s Lutheran School in Kingaroy.
