MP Calls For BOM Website Review
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has called for a review into “the sheer waste of money” spent on the Bureau of Meteorology’s new website.
Another BIG Night In Kingaroy
Kingaroy State High School’s Year 12 formal is always a BIG night, and this year it was even bigger than usual with 60 arrivals hitting the red carpet leading to Kingaroy Town Hall.
Obituary: Col Marquardt 1930-2025
Former Wondai Shire councillor Col Marquardt was remembered last month at a funeral held at St John Trinity Lutheran Church in Wondai.
Crackdown On Illegal Sales
Shops found illegally selling vapes or illicit tobacco can now be shut down for up to three months.
Local Solution For Health Problems?
Can local people help to fix a very real local problem, the growing shortage of doctors and health professionals in the South Burnett region?
TRC Adopts ‘Legacy’ Policy
Toowoomba Regional Council has adopted a “Community Benefit Agreement Policy” in a bid to ensure long-term community benefits from renewable energy developments.
Public Meeting To Discuss Crime
South Burnett Regional Council will be holding a public meeting in Murgon next week in the wake of the recent spike in crime.
Temporary Car Park For Park
Council has agreed to allow South Burnett Care to use a section of the Pound Street parklands in Kingaroy as a car park.
Powerlink Backs Local Projects
Powerlink has awarded $44,000 in grants to not-for-profit associations in the local region as part of its $375,000 community grants program.
Feral Pigs Linked To Bunya Dieback
Western Downs Regional Council has collaborated with the South Burnett Regional Council, the DPI and other agencies to investigate the link between feral pigs and the spread of the soil pathogen Phytophthora in the Bunya Mountains.
Grant To Support Ironpot Hall
Ironpot Hall Association will undergo a series of upgrades, thanks to the latest round of Wambo Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund grants.
Green Light For Hall Demolition
Former military huts at the Kingaroy Showgrounds will be removed from Council’s Local Heritage Register after a vote at the November meeting of the South Burnett Regional Council.
13 Groups Receive Community Grants
Grants totalling $27,297.81 were approved for community groups under Round 1 of the South Burnett Regional Council’s 2025-26 Community Grants Program.
Fire Pit Hosts Tourist Operators
Visit South Burnett held a meet’n’greet for tourist operators and community members at the Nanango Fire Pit earlier this month.
Council Adopts Community Plans
South Burnett councillors have formally adopted the 2025 Community Plans developed for various towns and villages across the region.
‘Land For Wildlife’ To Be Investigated
South Burnett Regional Council will investigate the cost of becoming part of the “Land For Wildlife” program.
Making Music Can Be As Easy As ABC
It was a pretty good crowd for a Friday … “piano man” Nathan Hartley’s slight adjustment to the Billy Joel classic summed up the mini-concert held recently to celebrate the arrival of a special gift to the South Burnett Regional Council.
Coles Linked To Pound St Project
Will a Coles supermarket be built on the vacant Council land in Pound Street, Kingaroy?
‘Home’ Hospital Proves Popular
More than 130 patients – including several in Kingaroy – have been treated by Darling Downs Health’s “Hospital in the Home” since it was launched earlier this year.
KCCI To Unveil Sth Burnett ‘Identity’
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry will launch a “new identity” for the South Burnett region at its upcoming Annual General Meeting.
