The State Government has entered into a joint $12 million research partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation to help Queensland farmers produce grain that’s insect and chemical-residue free.
Residents face a base general rate rise of 6.9 per cent in the 2026-27 Toowoomba Regional Council Budget adopted by the TRC on Tuesday.
Planning and concept design development work has begun for the new Kingaroy Fire Station, which will be built in the Barron Park Drive industrial estate just outside Kingaroy.
A commitment made by then-Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk at the opening of the new Kingaroy Hospital four years ago became a reality on Tuesday.
Three South Burnett entries have been named as regional finalists in the 65th Queensland Training Awards.
A 55-year-old woman has been charged over the alleged theft of a tractor, 100 head of cattle and 4km of barbed wire from a property at Boondooma.
Traffic was delayed on the D’Aguilar Highway at Gilla on Monday after a fire broke out in the cabin of a truck pulling a trailer.
South Burnett Regional Council has installed 36 new cage bins across the region to encourage recycling.
Kingaroy’s Red Ants turned pink again last Saturday at T.J. O’Neill Oval for the club’s big annual cancer fundraiser.
Kingaroy Senior Soccer Club went pink last Sunday to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation and its cancer nurses.
It was a very busy weekend in the South Burnett, but the rescheduled Murgon Show last Saturday was still a popular outing for many families … especially the rodeo and fireworks on Saturday night.
The State Government plans to ramp up penalties for dangerous drivers in two new pieces of legislation introduced into Parliament this week.
An emergency roundtable will be held next Tuesday involving key stakeholders in the honey bee industry to discuss the varroa mite crisis.
Kingaroy Men’s Shed president Eric Ford has impressed local businesspeople with all the activities undertaken by his members.
A Bill was introduced into State Parliament on Thursday which will create a new court-ordered rehabilitation program for repeat youth offenders.
Murgon Show Society scooped the pool at the recent South Burnett Sub-Chamber finals dinner, hosted by the Nanango Show Society.
Kingaroy State High School student Matti van Schyndel was a special guest at State Parliament this week on Budget Day.
Cattle delivered with ticks to the Dalby saleyards will incur a new $2750 per consignment fee.
Australia’s 538 local councils have united at the Australian Local Government Association’s National General Assembly in Canberra to call on the Federal Government to deliver an immediate increase in untied funding.
Three generations of runners lined up recently to take part in the Hervey Bay Half Marathon Festival .
