Crafts Take Over For Winter
The Kingaroy Art Gallery’s traditional two-month winter celebration of crafts was officially launched on Friday night.
Callide Early Voting Opens
Pre-poll voting for the Callide by-election opened on Monday however residents in the southern parts of the electorate hoping to cast an early vote face a long drive.
Aust Post Offers $10,000 Grants
Applications have opened for Australia Post’s 2022 Community Grants program.
Littleproud Retains Ag Role
Member for Maranoa – and Nationals leader – David Littleproud will retain the Agriculture portfolio in the Coalition’s Shadow Ministry.
MX Rider Injured In Fall
A rider was airlifted in a serious but stable condition after falling from his motorbike at the Manar Off-Road Park on Saturday.
Mustangs Outpace Stags At Home
It was the turn of the Nanango Stags last weekend to host the South Burnett Rugby League’s junior and senior games.
Relay For Life Is Back Again!
South Burnett Relay For Life is back … bigger than ever! And the 146 people who filled the Kingaroy RSL Club’s Tobruk Room on Friday morning couldn’t be happier.
Driver Trapped In Highway Crash
A 47-year-old man with serious injuries was trapped for more than 90 minutes after a head-on collision on the D’Aguilar Highway on Friday.
$60.2m Boost For Medevac Hub
Brisbane Airport Corporation’s new $72 million aeromedical hub – which will handle LifeFlight, QGAir and Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) aircraft – has received a $60.2 million boost from the State Government.
Youth Council To Host Meet’n’Greet
The recently installed South Burnett Regional Youth Council will be hosting the next Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry meet’n’greet.
Have Your Say On Deer
Queenslanders are being encouraged to have their say on a new strategy for dealing with the impacts of feral deer.
New Faces Join Disaster Group
South Burnett Councillor Danita Potter has been appointed Chair of the South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG).
Cherbourg Turns On Royal Treatment
Cherbourg played host to a special Vice-Regal visit on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of major upgrades to the community’s water treatment plant.
Numbers Down At Winter Races
Crowd numbers were down at Sunday’s Nanango Race meeting but the quality of the day’s racing was particularly high.
COVID Toll Rises To 39
The death toll from COVID-19 in the Darling Downs Health Region has risen to 39.
Free Workshop For Gardeners
Council is offering a free workshop to show how to turn food scraps into fertiliser.
Blaze Guts Timber Home
A timber house in Scotts Lane at Runnymede was razed by fire on Wednesday evening.
Mobile Clinics Coming Back
The mobile women’s health clinics will be visiting Blackbutt, Nanango, Kingaroy, Goomeri and Kilkivan this month.
Flood Loans Now Available
Low-interest loans are now available for primary producers and small businesses in the South Burnett affected by this year’s floods.
Wind Farm Almost Complete
The Coopers Gap Wind Farm – which began generating its first power in June 2019 – is expected to be fully operational by August or September this year.
