COVID-19: We Must Do Better!
C’mon South Burnett! Do we really want to end up like Melbourne … back in lockdown, the economy haemorrhaging?
State MPs Are Addicted To Ink
Newspaper publishers who have turned their backs on regional Queenslanders by shutting down printed newspapers are being rewarded by the State Government with tweaks to Development Assessment rules.
Life (Or Death) Begins At 60
There’s been a lot of spruiking and boasting from the Federal Government about the new telehealth services being offered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We Live In Interesting Times
Congratulations – and commiserations – to all the new faces we will be seeing on our Council benches over the next four years … buckle up, folks, you’re in for an interesting ride!
Be Careful What You Wish For
Some things are less predictable than they used to be … the weather immediately springs to mind.
It’s Time To Get Serious About Jobs
I don’t want to talk our region down but I think it’s time to be honest with ourselves: the South Burnett is in strife. Real strife.
It’s Time To End The Acland Saga
The Acland mine saga is continuing to drag on, much to the annoyance of probably everyone involved … farmers, Oakey businesspeople, New Hope executives, mining workers and shock jock Alan Jones.
Tragedy Strikes As Predicted
Last October, I wrote an editorial urging courts to get tougher on young car thieves.
Make Your Vote Count In Flynn
I’ve met a few politicians and would-be politicians over the years and, with one or two exceptions, I have found most of them to be pretty good people.
Time For Clear Thinking On Tourism
The South Burnett is not a tourism mecca in the same vein as the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast or the Whitsundays. We never will be and – frankly – we don’t need to be, either.
Courts Must Get Tough
Last Friday, police throughout Queensland paused for a short while to remember their fallen colleagues.
Council’s Priorities Need A Reset
A recent decision by South Burnett Regional Council to put the naming of a tiny pedestrian rest area in Drayton Street, Nanango, out to public consultation is very puzzling.
Regional Flavours: Time For A Rethink?
A South Burnett trade delegation recently returned from its annual, weekend-long marketing effort at the Regional Flavours food and wine expo at South Bank.
Too Little, Too Late … And At What Cost?
On Tuesday, the State Government announced funding to improve the Maidenwell-Bunya Mountains Road, but local residents shouldn’t get too excited … it’s just the same money foreshadowed in the State Budget last month.
Big Peanut … Are We Going Nuts?
If you Google “Kingaroy Big Peanut”, you’ll find a photo of this handsome fellow …
Time To Tackle The Real Waste
The recent announcement by the South Burnett Regional Council that it intends to make further cuts to community funding so it can find more money for road maintenance will please some people but upset a lot of others.
When Is Enough, Enough?
Prior to Easter, we were discussing the upcoming big weekend at Manar Park near Boondooma in our office.
Men That Made The South Burnett
When I arrived in the South Burnett, it seemed to me there were invisible borders around each Shire: Rosalie, Nanango, Kingaroy, Wondai, Murgon and Kilkivan.
The South Burnett’s Australia Day Stuff-Up
How do you turn an Australia Day success into a social media nightmare?
Election Results Not Good Enough
Queensland went to the polls on Saturday, November 25 to elect its next State Government. But as of today – December 4 – we still don’t really know who will be governing us for the next three years.
