Sprints Run Away With Award
Motors In Motion are the region’s Community Organisation Of The Year for delivering a low cost, family friendly event that draws thousands of extra people to the South Burnett.
Local Achievers Honoured
Eight local achievers were honoured at the South Burnett Australia Day Awards on Wednesday night.
Wondai Wonder Is Volunteer Of The Year
Fay Kerkow, a Wondai woman regarded as the “volunteer’s volunteer”, was named the South Burnett’s Volunteer Of The Year at the region’s Australia Day Awards on Wednesday night.
Graham House Founder Wins Award
A former Murgon Shire Councillor who played a key role in establishing the Graham House Community Centre is the winner of this year’s South Burnett Lifetime Achievement Award.
Darren Wins Coach Of The Year
Darren Geiger, from Kingaroy, has been named the South Burnett’s Top Coach for 2017.
Champion Axeman Is Our Top Sportsperson
A 22-year-old second generation wood chopper who has been competing in timbersport competitions for the past 10 years has been named the South Burnett’s Sportsperson Of The Year.
Pain No Hurdle For Junior Sportsperson
The South Burnett’s Junior Sportsperson Award has been given to a Nanango hurdler who overcame physical pain and challenging medical issues to compete at a national level.
Musicians Win Cultural Awards
The South Burnett’s Senior and Junior Cultural Awards have both been won by musicians this year.
Nanango Girl Is
Our Top Young Citizen
Nanango’s Rebecca Clapperton has been chosen as the South Burnett’s Young Citizen of the Year
Elaine’s Our Citizen Of The Year
Wondai Regional Art Gallery curator Elaine Madill was named the South Burnett’s Citizen Of The Year at the annual Australia Day Awards ceremony on Wednesday night.
Meet Our Australia Day Ambassador
The South Burnett’s 2017 Australia Day Ambassador – Annabel Pike – is living proof that being born with a disadvantage need not be a barrier to high achievement.
Pool Set To Reopen This Saturday
Kingaroy Swimming Pool will reopen on January 28 … hopefully, for the rest of this year’s swimming season.
Wagners Take Council To Court
Wagners have launched legal action against Toowoomba Regional Council in relation to the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport development.
WBBROC Backs Water, Transport Projects
The South Burnett Regional Council’s priorities of getting better water supplies for local agriculture and improved heavy transport routes in the region are being backed by the Wide Bay-Burnett Regional Organisation Of Councils (WBBROC).
Councils Call On Treasurer To Keep Promise
Local councils have called on the Federal Treasurer to deliver on a promise to restore the indexation of Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs) payments in the 2017-18 Federal budget.
Two Projects In Running For Funding
Cherbourg Council has two projects shortlisted for funding under a special supplementary round of the State Government’s “Building Our Regions” funding scheme.
Council Prepares $4.2m Work List
South Burnett Regional Council staff are busily preparing a list of proposed projects to spend the $4.26m windfall announced on Thursday by the State Government.
Agnes Street Roadworks Start Monday
The South Burnett Regional Council will be starting rehabilitation works in Agnes Street, Kingaroy on Monday, January 23.
$4.2m Jobs Boost For South Burnett
South Burnett Regional Council will receive a $4.26 million slice of a $200 million jobs program announced on Thursday by the State Government.
Funding Round Opens
The Federal Government’s new Building Better Regions Fund, which is designed to support local community and infrastructure projects in rural Australia, opened this week for applications.
