Council To Rehabilitate Crash Site
Work will start this week to rehabilitate the site of last month’s tragic Bunya Highway crash.
Locals Want Better Roads: RACQ
Where would you spend $100 million if you had the chance to improve local transport?
Three Hurt In Collison
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Thornville Range Road and the New England Highway, south of Cooyar, on Monday morning.
Fund Opens To Nurture Ideas
Innovative farmers and food producers have been invited to apply for financial assistance from the Coles Nurture Fund to help them develop new market-leading products, processes and technologies.
Kingaroy Track Wins National Title
Kingaroy Speedway Club members are over the moon that their Kingaroy Showgrounds track has been recognised at national awards.
Road Review Pushes Council Into Deficit
South Burnett Regional Council will be pushed into a $1.539 million deficit this year because of a revaluation of the region’s road network.
Toowoomba Ratepayers Face 2.5pc Rise
Toowoomba Regional Council ratepayers will pay an extra $92.88 a year on average after Council handed down its 2019-20 Budget on Monday afternoon.
Coopers Gap Goes Online
An historic milestone occurred at the Coopers Gap wind farm on Monday with the first electricity generated from the site
Eight Charged With Drug-Driving
Eight people will face drug-driving charges after recent police operations in the Kingaroy area.
Pirates Are Ready For Action
Tickets are now on sale for Kingaroy State High School’s latest production, a new version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance”.
Most Rates To Rise $2 A Week
Most South Burnett ratepayers can expect to see an increase of about $2 per week in their rates notices this year, but some rural ratepayers could face rises of up to 30 per cent after the Council handed down its Budget on Monday.
Get A Permit Before You Burn
Firefighters are urging South Burnett residents to obtain a “Permit to Light Fire” when reducing fuel loads on their properties ahead of bushfire season.
Cyclists Toast A Tasty Ride
The Taste The Trail cycling tour might have to become an annual event after the success of the inaugural outing.
Meteor Lights Up Night
South Burnett residents were among hundreds of people on social media who reported a fireball which lit up the night sky just after 10:00pm on Saturday.
MP Highlights Fire Station Funding
Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford has put the spotlight on the latest Budget allocations for new fire stations in Yarraman and Kilkivan but has given no date as to when the projects will be completed.
The Grand Final
Nanango trainer Brian “Bunny” Laherty had his eye on one of the mini-trophies on the table in Brisbane on Wednesday for almost the entire barrier-draw period for the Battle of the Bush
James Takes His Pork To The World
Two Kingaroy businesses are among an elite group of “emerging exporters” who have been selected to take part in a special three-year mentoring program which aims to help expand their markets.
Saints Back At Home
South Burnett Saints AFL teams will be playing back at home this weekend after spending last weekend on the road.
Rival Tourism Bodies To Merge
Just a fortnight after a new CEO was named to take the reins at Southern Queensland Country Tourism, it appears the rift with a rival tourism body may be over
Plumbing Application Times Halved
The turn-around time for plumbing work applications to the South Burnett Regional Council will be halved to 10 days from next month.
