Official Thank You To JP Jeff
Blackbutt Justice of the Peace Jeff Connor has been presented with a certificate marking his 40 years of service as a JP.
Giving Tree To Support Families
Big W has invited shoppers at its Kingaroy store to support Graham House via its annual Giving Tree promotion.
MP Calls For Probe Into Meat Prices
Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce has called on the Federal Government to investigate supermarket meat prices.
High Fire Risk This Week
The Toowoomba Local Disaster Management Group has reminded residents across the region of an increased fire risk in coming days.
Radio Fans Mourn Shock Loss
Cherbourg residents are mourning the shock loss of local radio announcer Harold Chapman Jr, aka “Big Chance”, who died on Sunday.
Six Cars Stolen In Six Days
No charges have yet been laid after a string of car thefts in the Murgon area over the past week.
Towns Remember To Remember
Remembrance Day was commemorated around the region on Saturday morning with solemn events held in most towns.
Local Fire Ban Extended
The local fire ban in the South and North Burnett, Cherbourg and Gympie council areas has been extended again.
South Burnett ‘Most Hospitable’
Airbnb users have rated the South Burnett as one of Australia’s most hospitable regions, according to data supplied by the short-term homestay company.
Murgon Slices Up Oranges
Murgon Diggers proved too strong for Kingaroy Services Orange in their cricket match played at Taabinga State School.
Art Is A Family Affair
A family has taken over all three galleries at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery in November … but did they all have the choice?
Students Mark Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day falls on a Saturday this year, but that wasn’t going to stop the students from some of the South Burnett’s smallest schools marking the important occasion.
Thieves Steal Three Cars
Murgon police are investigating three car thefts this week from local streets, with one of the vehicles still missing:
4×4 Business To Host AGM
Adventure 4×4 And More – a new venture by well-known local businesspeople Brett and Jacqui Trace – will be hosting the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s next meet’n’greet.
New Face At Toyota Dealership
A new Dealer Principal has been appointed at the Mills Motor Group in Kingaroy.
‘Roaming’ Call After Optus Failure
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has called for mandated domestic mobile roaming in regional, rural and remote Australia in the wake of the Optus outage.
Fishing Show Drops A Line
A TV film crew was in Cherbourg this week shooting footage for an upcoming episode of Fishing Australia.
Groups Share $31,000 In Grants
Fourteen community organisations have shared $30,949 from the South Burnett Regional Council’s latest community grants round.
Foundation Lends A Hand
A chance encounter at a Local Government Association of Queensland conference in Cairns last year led to a helping hand from the RACQ Foundation at Cherbourg recently.
SBRC Funds Five Art Projects
South Burnett Regional Council will fund five arts projects in its latest round of Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grants.
