Two Towns Get New Footpaths
The South Burnett Regional Council will be starting work on two new concrete footpaths in Murgon and Kingaroy in the coming fortnight.
Murgon Farewells BlazeAid Volunteers
A dinner will be held in Murgon on Friday night to thank the last of the BlazeAid volunteers who have been helping local properties clean up after the Boxing Day storms.
Have Your Say On Five-Year Plan
The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding a series of public meetings on February 8 and 15 to invite public input about what its priorities should be for the coming five years.
Percy: Gone But Never Forgotten
A funeral service will be held on Friday for former Wondai Shire Chairman and Mayor Percy Harold Iszlaub, AM, who died on Monday.
Memorial Service For Former Mayor
A memorial service will be held in Goomeri on Monday (February 5) for former Kilkivan Shire Chairman Alec Frederick McIntosh OAM who died on January 18 in Gladstone Hospital.
Invasive Water Weed Found In Region
Farmers and other South Burnett residents have been urged to report sightings of a water weed found for the first time in the area recently.
Roadworks At Runnymede
South Burnett Regional Council plans to start roadworks in the Runnymede area this week.
Council Plans Storm Recovery BBQs
The South Burnett Regional Council will be hosting two free Storm Recovery Community Barbecues in February for people impacted by the Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve storms.
Council Lifts Support For Horse Ride
Gympie Regional Council has increased its financial support for this year’s Kilkivan Great Horse Ride to $9500, up $3000 from last year.
Jason Is Our Citizen Of The Year
The South Burnett’s best-known chef and a passionate advocate for the region’s food, wine and tourism industries is the South Burnett’s Citizen Of The Year for 2018.
Accountant Is Our Top Young Citizen
A dedication to the South Burnett that has continued long past the end of his schooling years has seen Timothy De Caluwe win this year’s South Burnett Young Citizen Award.
Local Achievers Honoured
The South Burnett’s local achiever nominees were fewer in number than has been the case in recent years, but no less deserving.
Pianist Awarded For Lifetime Of Achievement
A pianist who brings delight to hundreds of nursing home residents across the South Burnett has won this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mental Health Advocate Is Our Top Volunteer
A South Burnett woman who has shown an unswerving dedication to making a positive difference in the lives of the vulnerable and marginalised is the South Burnett’s Volunteer of the Year.
Boxing Legend Is Coach Of The Year
A boxing enthusiast who has devoted much of his life to building and running the Kingaroy Sporting Club has won the South Burnett’s Sports Coach, Official or Administrator Award.
Runners Are Our Top Sportspeople
A young Nanango woman who braved the sub-zero temperatures of a Tasmanian winter to win gold and silver in last year’s national cross country event is the winner of this year’s Junior Sportsperson Award.
Artist, Musician Win Cultural Awards
The South Burnett’s Senior Cultural Award for 2018 has been won by a Murgon artist whose donation of a painting for auction at last year’s official opening of the South Burnett Rail Trail helped raise a much-needed $2500 for the Murgon Men’s Shed.
Tourism Group Wins Community Award
A tourism association which has built a remarkable trailhead at Blackbutt has taken out this year’s Community Organisation of the Year Award.
Fraser Coast Mayor Faces Sack
Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils treasurer Cr Chris Loft looks set to be sacked as mayor of the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
Kingaroy Streetscape Plans Progressing
Public consultation for the first stage of Kingaroy’s multi-million CBD upgrade seems likely to occur in March or April.
