Blackbutt Takes Axe To Kingaroy
Timbertowners have wielded the willow like an axe, demolishing Kingaroy Services in the Plate Final of the South Burnett Cricket competition played at Blackbutt on Saturday.
Cherbourg On Alert
The Cherbourg Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) is now on “Alert” status in the wake of COVID-19.
Candidates Dump How-To-Vote Cards
South Burnett council election candidates have been urged to abandon handing out How-To-Vote cards for the safety of both volunteers and voters during the COVID-19 crisis.
Fisher Cup To Be Annual Event
The Queensland Rugby League plans to make the Frank Fisher Cup an annual event alternating every year between different towns and Cherbourg.
QAS Called To Cow Crash
Two people were taken to hospital after their vehicle hit a cow on the Chinchilla-Wondai Road near Tingoora on Saturday night.
Cancelled & Postponed Events
Many events in the South Burnett have been affected by COVID-19 precautions. We will continue to update this list as we receive more information
Cancellations Hit South Burnett
Many South Burnett event organisers have heeded Federal Government advice and cancelled events in a bid to slow the transmission of COVID-19 within the local community.
South Burnett Mayor Calls For Calm
South Burnett Regional Council held a special media conference on Saturday afternoon to update local residents via live video about the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Kingaroy
Woolworths Confirms COVID-19 Case
Woolworths confirmed on Saturday it had been notified by Queensland Health that one of its Kingaroy employees had tested positive to COVID-19.
Communities Benefit From Grants
Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien visited Kilkivan, Goomeri and Murgon on Friday to catch up on several community projects which have been assisted recently by Federal Government funding.
Blackbutt Back For 2020
Youngsters from the Yarraman to Kilcoy region will be officially playing in the South Burnett Rugby League competition this year with confirmation of the official re-registration of the Blackbutt-Yarraman Timbertowners with the QRL.
RL Centenary Dinner Postponed
The South Burnett Rugby League Centenary Dinner – due to be held at Kingaroy Town Hall on April 4 – has been postponed due to COVID-19.
School Friends Celebrate 70 Years
A birthday party with a difference was held at Kingaroy RSL Club on Thursday evening … the participants were all former classmates from Kingaroy State High School.
Numbers Dip But Prices Steady
Good local rainfall reduced numbers to just over 500 at the latest Murgon fortnightly cattle sale on Tuesday.
MP Queries Axing Of Cancer Role
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has written to the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board about the scrapping of the Nurse Navigator Cancer Care role at Kingaroy Hospital.
Be Aware, Not Alarmed: Council
South Burnett Regional Council says it is working in partnership with the Local Disaster Management Group and other government agencies following the confirmation of a case of COVID-19 in Kingaroy.
Woman Hurt In Rollover
A young woman has been airlifted to hospital after she was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Crows Nest Road near Haden on Friday morning.
Release Road Cash Now: MP
Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has called on the State Government to immediately release an extra $500 million for road projects to create new jobs in regional Queensland.
Murgon Ready To Show Off
Murgon’s 97th annual show is on this Saturday (March 14) after a busy lead-up which included a stylish Country Cabaret at Murgon Town Hall.
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