Full Fields For Nanango Races
The Nanango Race Club will be wrapping up its 2021-22 racing season this weekend with their Winter Race Meeting.
Miner To Restore Koala Habitat
New Acland Coal has agreed to spend $2 million to further rehabilitate about 100 hectares of land at its controversial mine near Acland.
Soccer Returns To Kingaroy
Nanango women played a 2-all draw with Kingaroy Easts women in their soccer game played at Tom Alford Oval, Kingaroy, last Friday night.
KCCI Helps Aspiring Nurse
Former Kingaroy State High School student Georgia Kerr is now the proud owner of a new iPad to help in her tertiary studies, thanks to the KCCI.
COVID Toll Rises To 47
The death toll from COVID-19 within the Darling Downs Health region has risen to 47, taking the tally for June to nine.
CCTV Cameras Monitor Council Assets
Security cameras have been installed at multiple locations around Kingaroy by the South Burnett Regional Council.
Council Warning On Ticks
Councillor Scott Henschen has warned conditions are ripe for cattle tick populations to “explode” in the South Burnett.
Inquest To Examine Suspicious Death
An inquest will be held in Brisbane in September to examine the circumstances surrounding the suspicious death of former Cherbourg woman Constance Watcho, 36.
Wondai’s Set And Ready To Go
The fifth annual Wondai Country Running Festival will spring into action this weekend on the South Burnett Rail Trail.
Learn How To Support Young People
A Youth Mental Health First Aid course for parents and carers will be offered by Darling Downs Health at the Murgon-Cherbourg Youth Hub from next month.
Don’t Be Alarmed By Gunshots
Blackbutt residents should not be alarmed if they hear shooting in the Gilla area on June 30.
Museum ‘Disappointed’ With Council
The Creative Country Association – the committee behind Murgon’s “Ancient Songbird Centre” museum and art gallery – is disappointed only two councillors turned up at their pre-arranged consultation meeting on Monday.
Council Offers Birt Road Solution
A long-running debate about dust and drainage problems on Birt Road north of Kingaroy may have been resolved.
Generosity Blooms After Floods
Families affected by the floods in the Burnett earlier this year have been getting a helping hand thanks to BIEDO and two generous Kingaroy flower growers.
Youth Charged Over Break-Ins
Police arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy on Thursday after a string of alleged break-ins were reported in Kingaroy.
Man Charged Over Illegal Weapon
A 28-year-old man has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after police allegedly found a rifle with a silencer attached during a search of a house in Haly Street, Kingaroy.
La Niña Ends But More Rain Forecast
The La Niña weather pattern in the tropical Pacific which has been bringing Queensland so much rain has officially ended.
Roads Funding Unacceptable: MP
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says the South Burnett’s Budget allocation of roads funding is unacceptable, given the deterioration of major connecting roads throughout the region.
Motorists Keep Police Busy
Motorists in the Wondai and Murgon areas have been issued traffic tickets by police for a range of offences over the past week.
Council Puts Bite On Rural Pets
South Burnett dog owners living on rural residential properties will pay the same annual fees as town-dwellers by 2024.
