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Draft Beef Plan Open For Comment

Draft Beef Plan Open For Comment

The State Government is seeking feedback on its draft Beef Industry Action Plan which aims to encourage the doubling of Queensland’s beef production by 2040.

Biking From Barambah To Bardon

Biking From Barambah To Bardon

Everyone knows pink is the colour for breast cancer fundraising … but do you know purple is the colour for pancreatic cancer?

Competition Commemorates WWI

Competition Commemorates WWI

Almost 30 works have been entered in this year’s South Burnett Regional Council Acquisitive Art Competition.

Radio Auction To Aid Shona

Radio Auction To Aid Shona

South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann will be back behind the microphone on CROW-FM on Friday morning to help raise funds for Murgon mum Shona Muckert’s vital leg surgery.

Art Fun For Kids At Wondai

Art Fun For Kids At Wondai

South Burnett children aged 6 to 11 will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s work this Saturday morning, April 11.

Heritage Backs Film Festival

Heritage Backs Film Festival

Heritage Nanango Community Branch will be sponsoring the upcoming Big Screen Film Festival in Nanango

MPs Ask Drivers To Take
A Pledge To Drive Safely

MPs Ask Drivers To Take<br> A Pledge To Drive Safely

With school holidays underway, Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is urging local residents to think of the “Fatal Five” and drive safely in the lead up to Fatality Free Friday on May 30.

Cracks Found In Courthouse Stairs

Cracks Found In Courthouse Stairs

“Structural deficiences” in the internal staircase at Murgon Courthouse have forced the upstairs courtroom to be closed while engineers secure the stairs with temporary props.

Youth Injured In Ute Fall

Youth Injured In Ute Fall

A teenage boy was airlifted from Wondai Airport last night in a serious condition after falling from the back of a ute.

A Murgon Cobber Remembered In Print

A Murgon Cobber Remembered In Print

When the South Burnett delegation arrives in the Netherlands next month for the commemoration honouring Murgon WWII hero Patrick Tiernan, they’ll have copies of a special book to give to the local mayor and dignitaries.

Rare Art Going On Sale

Rare Art Going On Sale

Kingaroy’s Nimue Art Gallery will be opening an unusual exhibition on Friday night (April 11).

Darts Players Target Tri-Nations Shield

Darts Players Target Tri-Nations Shield

The first round of the 2014 South Burnett Tri-Nations Shield darts competition attracted 24 competitors from three local clubs to the South Burnett Darts Association’s clubhouse in Kingaroy on Sunday.

New Team At Nanango Probus

New Team At Nanango Probus

The Nanango Probus club welcomed a new leader aboard on Wednesday

Rotary Rewards Tourism Success

Rotary Rewards Tourism Success

The Rotary Club of Kingaroy is very pleased to announce that the Pride of Workmanship Award for March was made to Shannon and Megan Scott of Taste South Burnett for their excellent commitment to developing tourism in the South Burnett.

Telstra 4G Comes To Nanango

Telstra has switched on 4G LTE mobile coverage in the Nanango area which should mean faster downloads for customers with the right equipment.

Did You See The Cattle Truck?

Did You See The Cattle Truck?

Police are seeking witnesses to the collision between a cattle truck and a car on the Brisbane Valley Highway near Harlin on Monday night.

Register Now For Squirts

Register Now For Squirts

Kingaroy Junior Soccer Club’s popular Squirts program for three to five-year-olds is now taking registrations.

MP Promotes Qld Produce In Asia

MP Promotes Qld Produce In Asia

Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott is currently in Asia, leading a delegation to expand trade talks in the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.