Programs To Fund Shop Upgrades
CBD businesses who want to upgrade their shopfronts to attract more customers will soon be able to apply to the South Burnett Regional Council for partial funding of their projects.
Yellow Top Bins Coming Soon
All South Burnett households and businesses which receive a weekly waste collection will be getting a yellow-topped bin in December as the region gears up for kerbside recycling.
Soggy Soccer Season Wraps Up
The South Burnett’s much-disrupted 2022 soccer season has come to a close with Grand Finals competed in both senior and junior grades.
Fireweed Found In South Burnett
South Burnett Regional Council has issued a Weed Biosecurity Alert after an outbreak of Fireweed was detected for the first time in the South Burnett.
Awards Recognise Rural Women
Applications are now open for the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, which celebrates the leadership of women involved in rural industries and communities.
Qld Breaks Jobless Record
Queensland has recorded its lowest unemployment rate since statistics began being collected in 1978.
Thrashers Celebrate A Big Year
The South Burnett Thrashers celebrated their outstanding return to the Darling Downs Rugby Union competition in 2022 at their presentation dinner on Saturday night.
Woman Hurt In Crash
A woman was taken by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital on Wednesday evening after a single-vehicle crash at Benarkin.
Doctors Issue Q Fever Alert
The Wide Bay Public Health Unit is urging residents who work with animals to get vaccinated against Q Fever.
MP Calls For Action On Roads
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says road fatality statistics published this week can no longer be ignored by the State Government.
Online Condolences For Queen
South Burnett residents who would like to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II have been urged to sign an official online condolence book.
Thieves Hit Murgon, Wondai
Police are investigating recent break-ins and thefts in Murgon and Wondai.
Driver Fined $2156
A driver has been fined $2156 – and handed eight demerit points – after allegedly being caught with unrestrained children in his vehicle.
Proston Water Bans To Stay
The failure of a key water pump – and then its temporary replacement – have been blamed for the emergency introduction of water restrictions in the Proston area.
BOM Confirms Third La Niña
The Bureau of Meteorology has formally declared what has been tipped for several weeks … a third La Niña is now under way in the Pacific Ocean.
MP Lobbies To End Bee Deadline
A proposal to extend National Park access to beekeepers until 2044 has been supported by local MP Deb Frecklington, but she has questioned why a deadline is needed at all.
Murgon Sets Up Nanango Showdown
The Mustangs have forced showdown rematches with the Nanango Stags in two huge rugby league Grand Finals to be played at Murgon on Saturday.
The Green Grass Of Home
Nanango Race Club president Andrew Green and his father Barry will be hoping that their local turf will prove fertile on Saturday.
Warning Over Bat Lyssavirus
Residents are being urged not to “wing it” when it comes to sick or injured bats, after a confirmed case of Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) at Kingsthorpe.
Full Fields For Nanango Races
Nanango Race Club will be holding its Spring Race Meeting at the Lee Park Racecourse on Saturday.
