Ag ‘To Ease’ After Record Year
ABARES has predicted Australian agriculture will reach a record $101.4 billion in gross production value in 2025-26.
Hospital Staff Step Up Pay Campaign
Opposition Leader Steven Miles planned to table nearly 2000 “invoices” in State Parliament on Wednesday from Queensland Health workers who claim they are doing hours of unpaid work.
Akaysha To Host Info Sessions
Akaysha Energy, the developer of the Halys Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Ellesmere, plans to hold a community drop-in session later this month.
Ina’s Paying It Forward With Art
Nanango artist Ina Patterson believes in “paying it forward”, and that’s exactly what she will be doing at her March exhibition at Wondai Regional Art Gallery.
CTC Project Passes Milestone
South Burnett CTC’s Youth Park redevelopment in Somerset Street, Kingaroy, has passed a major milestone … the roof has been fitted.
Two More Vehicles Burnt
A car stolen from Murgon and a ute stolen from Wondai were both found burnt out early on Tuesday morning in Cherbourg.
Telstra Towers To Be Upgraded
Telstra will be upgrading two local mobile phone towers over the next fortnight, which will temporarily affect coverage in parts of the local region.
Major Upgrades At Saleyards
South Burnett Regional Council officially opened major upgrades at the Council-owned Coolabunia Saleyards last Thursday morning.
Sell-Out Celebration For P&C
The 2026 Reef’n’Beef was another big night – and a sellout! – for the Coolabunia State School P&C.
Powerful Women Get Together
Women working in the power industry gathered together for an early International Women’s Day lunch and panel discussions at Kingaroy Town Hall last week.
Spotlight On Back-To-Nature Burials
Virgo Funerals hosted an information evening in Kingaroy last week to allow South Burnett residents to learn more about “natural burials”.
Record Roll-Up At ‘Mochas’
There’s no competitions, no trophies, no entry fees – and not even any obligation to always show up – but that’s what’s made Motors’N’Mochas so popular in Kingaroy
Insecticide Resistance Found In Mites
Biosecurity Queensland has confirmed the detection of varroa mites in south-east Queensland with resistance to synthetic pyrethroid insecticides.
More ‘Adult Time’ Offences
A dozen more offences will be added to the Adult Crime, Adult Time legislation in Queensland.
Man Struck By Hay Bale
An elderly man was airlifted in a critical condition after being struck by a hay bale on a Goombungee property on Sunday evening.
Exciting Nut News In Peanut Capital
Plenty Foods unveiled its high-tech, multi-million-dollar nut powder manufacturing plant – the first of its kind in Australia – to invited guests at a special function in Kingaroy on Thursday.
REP Working With Landowners
Local landowners approached Wambo Wind Farm developer, Renewable Energy Partners, about the possibility of a project in the Chahpingah area, a company spokesperson said on Friday.
Volunteer Grants Open
Expressions of Interest for the Federal Government’s 2025-26 Volunteer Grants program are now open.
Stolen Vehicle Burnt
Police are appealing for information about a break-and-enter and car theft in Murgon on February 7.
July Test For Emergency Alerts
A new Federal Government national mobile phone emergency alert system, AusAlert, will begin testing this year.
