Rises In COVID-19, Flu Cases
Queensland has been experiencing an unseasonal surge in respiratory infections, with increases in hospital admissions for both influenza and COVID-19.
Council Issues Parthenium Alert
South Burnett Regional Council issued a biosecurity alert on Wednesday that parthenium has again been detected in the region.
Red Earth Looks Back On 2023
The Red Earth Community Foundation has wrapped up 2023 with its annual report back to stakeholders, dubbed “The Red Report”.
Merry Christmas To My Electorate
It’s Christmas Time, and as we approach the festive season and the New Year I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, good health, happiness and prosperity for 2024.
Frank Lights Up With Pride
A huge winter wonderland in Nanango has taken out the inaugural Christmas Cottage award for individual Christmas lights displays in the South Burnett.
Truckie Assessed After Crash
A truck driver was assessed by paramedics after an incident on the Chinchilla-Wondai Road at Ballogie on Wednesday afternoon.
Council Sets Weir Conditions
People who use Nanango’s McCauley Weir when it reopens for a trial will have to pay a $100 deposit for a key to access the site.
Christmas Races Top Off 2023
There were some anxious glances at the building clouds as Nanango’s Christmas Race meeting proceeded on Saturday.
Generosity Spreads Christmas Cheer
The South Burnett Enterprise Centre in Kingaroy has been a hive of activity this week with Christmas hampers being packed for distribution.
Vehicles Pelted With Rocks
Social media erupted on Saturday night with reports that children were pelting vehicles with rocks in Nanango.
Carnival ‘Biggest In Years’
Nanango wrapped up its 175th anniversary year last Thursday evening with a giant Christmas Carnival in Pioneer Park.
KCCI Urges Residents To ‘Shop Local’
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry is calling on South Burnett residents to embrace the spirit of Christmas by shopping locally and championing the diverse businesses that make the region unique.
Plan Predicts Population Boost
The population in the Wide Bay Burnett region is expected to grow by an extra 48,467 people by 2046.
MacDonald To Abdicate Crown
Toowoomba speedway driver Shane MacDonald won’t be defending his “King of Kingaroy” crown at the 2024 Kings Royal.
Fire Ants Spreading 5km A Year
Fire ants are spreading at a rate of about five kilometres per year within south-east Queensland.
Festive Fun Fills Heart Of Town
Crowds flocked to the annual Kingaroy Christmas Carnival to see Santa and have fun … but the real star on the night was the Glendon Street precinct, revamped as part of the Kingaroy Transformation Project.
Petition Targets Speed Cameras
A Queensland MP has launched an E-Petition targeting the “flash for cash” unmanned speed cameras which have been the target of so much recent criticism in rural areas.
Woman Hurt In Crash
A woman aged in her 20s was taken to Kingaroy Hospital after two vehicles collided at Ellesmere on Friday evening.
Artwork To Uplift Patients’ Spirits
The waiting room at Cherbourg Hospital has a bright new look, thanks to local artist Craig Hopkins and the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation.
Tourism Team Re-Elected
The executive committee of the Visit South Burnett local tourism organisation was re-elected at the group’s recent AGM.
