Meet A Fair Dinkum Champion
The Kingaroy Town Hall Forecourt will come alive on Monday afternoon (September 14) with a special “All Walks And Wheels” event featuring gold-medal winning Paralympian Jodi Elkington-Jones.
A Question For Every Day … RU OK?
It’s just three little words … but it could save a life: Are you okay? The South Burnett threw its weight behind RU OK? Day again this year with yellow balloons springing up in shops, cups of coffee on offer and free breakfasts in Nanango and Kingaroy.
Free Breakfasts For RU OK? Day
The annual RU OK? Day is being marked in the South Burnett on Thursday with two free events
Funding Available For Men’s Sheds
The Federal Government’s latest round of funding for Men’s Sheds is now open.
Health Expo Seeks Exhibitors
A group of Nanango health workers is seeking expressions of interest from businesses interested in taking part in a Health & Well-Being Expo next year.
Gift To Cherbourg Will Save Lives
St John Ambulance have an ambitious goal: they want to have a first responder on every street in every Aboriginal community in Queensland to help save lives.
Flu Epidemic No Threat In SB
A disease strain that was removed from the annual Australian influenza vaccine three years ago is contributing to Queensland’s worst flu outbreak on record.
Suicide Prevention Fuels Visit
The South Burnett played host to some unusual visitors for a short time on Friday night.
Alcohol, Tobacco ‘Bigger
Problem Than Illegal Drugs’
Alcohol abuse and tobacco use is a bigger problem than illegal drugs such as ice in Queensland
Meals On Wheels Thanks Volunteers
The efforts and dedication of Meals on Wheels volunteers throughout Australia will be celebrated as part of National Meals on Wheels Day on Wednesday (August 26).
Measles Alert In Toowoomba
The Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service says there has been a confirmed case of measles in Toowoomba.
New Sign Honours Christine
There’s a beautiful new sign on the building Community Health Building at Cherbourg to greet visitors
Big Roll-Up For Seniors Lunch
Seniors Week was celebrated in style by SBcare on Thursday with a special rock’n’roll lunch in Kingaroy
Work Starts On $250,000 Expansion
Work started last Friday on the expansion of SBcare’s Lakeview Friendship Centre in Kingaroy.
Surgeons Call For Action On Quad Bikes
Surgeons have called on the State Government to act swiftly on the recommendations handed down by a Coronial inquest into quad bike deaths.
Brown Responds To SB Mayor
Mayoral candidate Michael Brown says some recent assertions by South Burnett mayor Wayne Kratzmann are “transparently false”.
Talk Of ‘Plan B’ Angers Mayor
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann has not given up hope of finding an operator to take over the South Burnett Private Hospital so premature talk of a “Plan B” for the building has made him mad.
Walkers On The Move
A new walking group has hit the footpaths in Kingaroy to help get locals “on the move”.
Coroner Releases Quad Bike Findings
The Deputy Coroner investigating the death of Durong resident Zoe McInnes in 2013 – and eight other Queensland quad bike riders between 2012 and 2014 – released the results from the second phase of his hearings this week.
Peak Time For Deadly Disease
Meningococcal Australia is calling on parents and the community to know the facts about this deadly disease – and to watch for the signs, especially during the peak season from July to September.
