Council Splits Over Comedy Clinics
South Burnett councillors narrowly voted in favour of supporting Laughter Clinics and a Winter Warmers comedy night to be hosted next month by the South Burnett Suicide Prevention Working Group.
Trail Tracks A Popular Winter Craft
What could be better for a chilly winter night than a warm and colourful quilt? This is probably why the annual Quilt Trail around various South Burnett locations is always one of the popular parts of the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery’s Winter Craft Festival.
Another Year Of Big Fun At Wondai
Nine fields, 85 teams, 20 clubs, more than 200 games played and 1121 buckets of chips sold … that sums up nicely the Wondai-Proston Wolves’ massive Mini-Mods carnival last Saturday at Wondai Sportsground.
Cherbourg Students Win Scholarships
Two young women from Cherbourg have been presented with South Burnett First Nations scholarships by Stanwell.
Two Hurt In Crash
A woman suffered minor injuries when two vehicles collided at the IGA intersection in Kingaroy on Friday afternoon.
Spike In Respiratory Diseases
Toowoomba Hospital was forced to reschedule eight non-urgent elective surgeries on Tuesday and Wednesday.
‘Bring Back Year 10 To Yarraman’
A group of Yarraman parents and grandparents have taken their six-month long campaign to reinstate Year 10 at their local State School to the media after fearing they have not been making any headway with the State Government.
Mixed Reaction To Lifting Of Beef Ban
The news this week that the Federal Government has lifted trade restrictions on US beef has been met with a mixed reaction.
Alert Issued Over Unsafe Tractors
WorkSafe Queensland has issued an alert about serious safety issues with some privately imported new or used tractors.
Great Ideas At Careers Market
Busloads of students from local schools rolled into the annual the South Burnett Careers Market at TAFE’s Kingaroy campus on Thursday.
Gympie Rates Rise 5.5pc
Gympie councillors voted unanimously to increase rates by 5.5 per cent at their 2025-26 Special Budget Meeting on Thursday.
NAIDOC Artwork In Library
The community artwork created during the recent NAIDOC Week celebration in Kingaroy will be on display soon in the Kingaroy Library.
Another Powerful Day In Nanango
The annual Power Up Show, Shine and Swap Meet at Nanango has given another “powerful” boost to the not-for-profit Nanango Sporting Association.
Careers Market Open To All!
More than 40 organisations and training providers will be at the South Burnett Careers Market at TAFE’s Kingaroy campus on Geritz Road on Thursday.
Bombers Just Too Strong
South Burnett Saints put on a strong performance against the better-ranked South Toowoomba Bombers on Saturday, but weren’t quite good enough in the end.
Wambo Grants Announced
Wambo Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has announced the recipients of it Round 1 grants for 2025:
Senior Men’s Soccer On Sunday
Kingaroy Soccer club will be hosting two home games from the Darling Downs Community competition this Sunday (July 27).
Soil Expert Coming To Murgon
The Burnett Catchment Care Association (BCCA) has arranged for well-known soil ecologist Dr Christine Jones to landholders in Murgon next month.
Crash Victim ‘Lying On Roadway’
An 18-year-old Kingaroy man has died after being struck by a vehicle near Mt McEuen on Saturday morning.
All Stars Game Caps Off NAIDOC
NAIDOC Week celebrations in Cherbourg culminated last Saturday with a special game of rugby league which pitched South Burnett Indigenous players from across all local teams with Non-Indigenous players.
