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.
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.
