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.
Changes At Councillor Tribunal
Queensland barrister – and former Roma Town Council CEO – Russell Hood has been appointed president of an expanded Councillor Conduct Tribunal.
Spirits Soar With Sunset Music
A concert designed to lift the spirits of a community which has been hit in recent years by drought, floods and fire enticed a large number of family groups to gather at Kingaroy Town Hall on Saturday night.
Entries Open For Xmas Competitions!
Entries are now open for three local Christmas lights competitions!
CSIRO To Work On Pig Vaccine
Australian and American scientists are teaming up to tackle one of animal science’s biggest challenges: a safe and effective vaccine against African Swine Fever.
Applications Open For Bursary
Applications are now open for Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington’s Year 12 School Leavers Bursary.
Mitch Wins Gold In Germany
Blackbutt’s champion axeman Mitch Argent has struck gold again on the international stage.
More Licences Than Piggeries
The SBRC’s new rating categories for piggeries will now only apply to active piggeries after staff discovered there are fewer in the region than previously thought.
Volunteers Plant Rail Trail Avenue
A bunch of Blackbutt volunteers banded together early on Saturday morning to plant an avenue of trees along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail’s entrance into Blackbutt.
Information Day For Small Business
A call has gone out to businesspeople in the South Burnett who want to grow their small business, or need support to employ staff.
Busy Three Months At Hospitals
Darling Downs Health hospitals had 48,461 patients present to emergency departments in the September quarter, up 8.9 per cent compared with the same time last year.
More Fire Support Available
The Federal and State governments have activated further relief measures for farmers and councils affected by bushfires in southern Queensland.
MP Slams ARL Decision
Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has slammed an Australian Rugby League Commission decision to withdraw funding from the Western Clydesdales.
Ex-Doctor’s Home Still Vacant
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says she is appalled that a State Government-owned house in Nanango is still sitting empty.
Community Effort Helps Hospital
A morning tea was held at Murgon Hospital to thank the Murgon Hospital Auxiliary – and a string of local community groups – for their support.
