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 On Car Thieves
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.
The 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.
Let’s Keep Our Great Local MP
The Queensland State election will be held this Saturday, and the South Burnett faces some tough choices.
Fair Winds And Foul For ABC
Well, it looks like the pincer movement that has been targeting the national broadcaster for a while may have won its first battle.
New Plan Not a Bad Idea
The South Burnett Regional Council adopted a new three-year economic development plan at its August monthly meeting.
A Good Budget, All Up
The South Burnett Regional Council handed down its 2017-18 Budget on Monday. As it always does, the Budget included a rate rise – this year, 2.5 per cent – and as usual, whinging started in some quarters not long afterwards.
Bunnings … Good Or Bad For Us?
The recent announcement that retail chain Bunnings have lodged a development application with the South Burnett Regional Council to build a new store in Kingaroy has provoked a mixed response.
Time To Get Tough On Plastic
When plastic shopping bags first started to replace paper bags, there seemed to be universal acceptance of the lightweight material, its low cost and convenience.
Centrelink Cuts Are A Disgrace
When I was a boy, it was drummed into me that I should be proud to be Australian because our country had outlawed starvation.
Community Grants Policy Needs A Rethink
The South Burnett Regional Council recently changed its Community Grants Policy.
Our Volunteering Crisis
The South Burnett is likely to face a crisis in the coming decade.
