It’s A Very Different Anzac Day
Driveway candles, listening to fire sirens or just staying safely at home watching the telly … this year’s Anzac Day is definitely going to be different
Don Honoured In Anzac Awards
A Kingaroy man has been recognised nationally in the 2020 RSL Anzac of the Year awards
Rental Changes Set To Become Law
State Parliament is expected to pass amendments to laws surrounding property rentals at a special sitting on Wednesday.
New Website Explains COVID-19 Data
Queensland Health has unveiled a new web page which provides COVID-19 data sorted by Council area as well as Health Region.
Fire Destroys Woolooga Shed
Three people suffered minor burns when a shed caught on fire at Woolooga on Tuesday night.
Family Home Gutted By Fire
A family escaped uninjured when fire ripped through their home in Kingaroy on Tuesday afternoon.
Six New COVID-19 Cases In Qld
Queensland Health reported six new cases on COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the State total to 1024.
Don’t Fall For COVID-19 Scams
Scammers are finding easy prey at the moment with more and more people relying on mobile devices to keep in touch during social isolation.
BIEDO Reaches Out On Zoom
The regular quarterly Ag Network meetings for rural producers – organised by BIEDO – are going online due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Rent-Free May In Cherbourg
Cherbourg Council is offering rent relief to residents as support during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Prepare Now For Bushfire Season
South Burnett residents have been warned the upcoming bushfire season could be worse than the past two years.
Upgrade For Council Lab
South Burnett Regional Council employees now have a safer working environment thanks to the installation of a new dust extraction system at the Kingaroy Depot.
Funding To Fix Phone Blackspots
Telstra will receive funding to improve mobile phone coverage in the Wratten’s Forest area, Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced on Tuesday.
White Spot Disease Returns
White spot disease has returned to south-east Queensland more than three years since the virus – which targets prawns and crabs – was first detected.
No New Cases In Qld
There have been no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Queensland since Sunday.
Free Webinars For Business
South Burnett Regional Council’s “Business South Burnett” is promoting a webinar to help local businesses get through the current COVID-19 crisis.
Crash At East Nanango
A person has been taken by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital after a single-vehicle crash at East Nanango on Monday afternoon.
Jones Elected Deputy Mayor
South Burnett Regional Council’s roads portfolio chair Cr Gavin Jones (Division 2) has added the title of Deputy Mayor to his resume.
‘Team South Burnett’ Sworn In
The South Burnett’s new councillors – dubbed “Team South Burnett” by Mayor Brett Otto – were sworn in behind closed doors at the Council Chambers in Kingaroy on Monday morning.
Butterflies Help Make The Time Fly
Centacare Community Connections has come up with a colourful way to pass the time while staying at home during COVID time.
