Free Counselling For Businesses
The Australian Government announced on Thursday that it will commit more than $4.7 million to provide small regional businesses with access to free and confidential financial counselling.
Kingaroy RSL Club Back In Business
Kingaroy RSL Club is back in business after the COVID-19 shutdown but with a few new rules in place plus a $50,000 kitchen renovation.
TRC Campgrounds Reopen
Toowoomba Regional Council is reopening campgrounds from Friday (June 5) in line with the State Government’s Roadmap to Easing COVID-19 restrictions.
Council’s Free Camps Reopen
South Burnett Regional Council advised on Tuesday that its 48-hour free camping areas are, in fact, open.
Pub Ready To Welcome Patrons Back
The doors of Kingaroy’s Commercial Hotel will be back open from 10:00am on Friday … but customers will notice some temporary post-COVID changes.
New COVID Rules For Gyms
Gyms will be able to open their doors for more than 20 people if they comply with a Fitness Industry COVID Safe Plan.
Study Forecasts COVID-19 Effects
A new study says the economic impact of COVID-19 on the South Burnett’s economy may not be as bad as it will be on the rest of Queensland.
Camping Still Banned At Dams
Camping and cabin accommodation at the South Burnett’s two dams will remain closed, despite the easing of some COVID-19 restrictions by the State Government
LDMG Status Lowered To ‘Alert’
The South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group has lowered its readiness status in line with the State Government’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions.
P-Plate Tests To Restart
Learner drivers will be able to sit for their P-plates again soon with practical driving tests to resume on June 15.
Theatre Company Ready To Go!
The COVID-19 pandemic has put most South Burnett community groups temporarily out of action … but while some have ground to a standstill, others have been using the lockdown in highly productive ways.
Cherbourg Restrictions Ease
Travel restrictions are being eased for Cherbourg residents from 7:00am on Tuesday (June 2)
Ag Land Prices ‘Defying COVID-19’
Australian agricultural land prices appear to be defying the COVID-19 economic downturn.
COVID-19: What Is Now Allowed?
Queensland’s COVID-19 restrictions eased again from noon on Monday (June 1) but what exactly are the changes?
Red Earth, BIEDO To Host Ideas Chats
Red Earth Community Foundation (RECF) and Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) are teaming up to host a series of conversations to talk about what we’ve gained from the COVID-19 experience in the Inland Burnett.
Cherbourg Restrictions Still Apply
COVID-19 travel restrictions in Queensland are easing from midday on Monday (June 1) but Indigenous communities are still being kept locked down … for the moment.
Sport Clubs Urged To Prepare
The State Government is encouraging sporting organisations to start planning for the potential re-start of sporting activities through the “Queensland Return to Play” initiative.
Drive-Thru Testing At Hospital
A drive-thru testing clinic is available at Kingaroy Hospital so people can be tested for COVID-19 without leaving their cars.
Pandemic Upsets Heritage Schedule
The schedule for Heritage Nanango’s annual community grants program will be altered slightly this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Toll Rises To Seven
Queensland’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to seven following the death of a 30-year-old man in Blackwater on Tuesday.
