Free Course Teaches Vital Skills
LifeFlight medical specialists are offering a free training course to South Burnett residents to provide them with the skills they need to potentially save a life in an emergency.
Cherbourg Unveils Two New Homes
Two new homes have been officially unveiled in Cherbourg, the last of a group of six promised by Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council to help lower the long waiting list for housing.
Travel Business Takes Off
Everyone knows the past few years have been terrible for the travel industry – the pandemic stopped cruising, grounded airlines and closed both international and State borders.
Woman Charged Over Theft
A 57-year-old Durong woman has been charged after an allegedly stolen Hitachi tracked loader was found by a police in a paddock on Mundubbera-Durong Road at Durong.
Electric Scooter Stolen From Yard
Kingaroy police are investigating the theft of an electric scooter from a Kingaroy house on Sunday night.
Platform Opens For Community
Flooded roads may have limited the number of people attending the opening of Proston’s new sound shell, but the wet weather didn’t dampen their enthusiasm.
Firies Join Gympie ‘Mud Army’
Rural firies from the South Burnett have answered the call to pitch in to help clean up Gympie after the recent flood disaster.
MPs Urged To Improve Phone Links
Residents from areas around Booubyjan, Tansey, Goomeri, Kilkivan and Woolooga turned up in force at a special meeting on Saturday to spell out the communications hurdles they had to overcome during the recent flood emergency.
Vaccine Rollout Targets JEV
The Federal Government is rolling out supplies of a human vaccine against the deadly Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) which has now been detected in 42 piggeries across Australia.
Changes At Show Society
A special meeting of the Murgon Show Society was held last Thursday night to fill several vacancies on the committee.
More Chances To Get Vaxxed
More opportunities for South Burnett residents to receive their first, second or booster COVID-19 vaccinations are coming up soon in Kingaroy and Murgon.
Elderly Man Charged With Arson
An elderly man charged with arson and attempted arson after an incident in Murgon earlier this month was refused bail when he appeared in Murgon Court last Wednesday.
Man Drowns In Flash Floods
A man’s body was located late on Sunday night after he was reported missing when a vehicle was washed off a creek crossing west of Wondai.
Woman Hurt In Crash
A woman in her late teens was transported to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after a single-vehicle crash at Manumbar early on Saturday morning.
Alert Issued Over Encephalitis
A public alert has been being issued by Queensland Health following a confirmed human case of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in Queensland.
Warm, Wet Weather Breeds Mozzies
South Burnett Regional Council has offered some timely advice to residents to help keep mozzies – and the diseases they can carry – at bay.
Stay Alert But Not Alarmed
Last Saturday afternoon (February 26), the South Burnett Regional Council issued an Emergency Alert which was sent to mobile phones and landlines around the region.
Flooding Still Easing
The Bureau of Meteorology says flooding is easing throughout the Lower Burnett River catchment however small rises are possible with Thursday’s forecast rainfall.
Local Firm Wins Tender After Debate
A debate about paying a local company $130,000 more than a Brisbane firm to build a pump station switchboard led to a lengthy discussion at the South Burnett Regional Council’s February meeting.
Ag Production Hits Record $75b
Australia’s agriculture sector enjoyed a record $75 billion in production in 2020-21, according to the latest ABARES report.
