Two Big Feature Days Approaching
Two key race days for Nanango and Wondai are only week or so away.
Six ‘Local Heroes’ Get Grants
The South Burnett Mountain Bike Club is one of six local groups which will receive a Local Hero grant from Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington.
League Takes A Short Break
After a big round of games played last Saturday, rugby league is taking a two-week break in the South Burnett due to the school holidays and Easter
May Opening For Bunnings
The $17 million Bunnings Warehouse in Kingaroy will officially open late next month.
PCYC Trial To Start Soon
The South Burnett PCYC in Murgon will begin an eight-week trial on May 11 of a Saturday night program which aims to cut youth crime in the area.
Van Celebrates Fifty Years Of Going Nuts
South Burnett Food Ambassador Jason Food took a stroll along memory lane on Friday morning as part of The Peanut Van’s 50th birthday celebrations.
Charity Riders Tour The Region
Thirty-five cyclists, accompanied by a support crew of 20, have been calling the South Burnett home this week … and it’s all for a good cause.
Mobile Clinics For Women
Darling Downs Health Service mobile women’s health nurse Marcia Hunt will be visiting a variety of locations in the South Burnett this month to conduct free health clinics.
Rebate Offered For Desilting
Queensland primary producers can now claim up to 25 per cent of the cost of a private contractor to desilt a dam on their drought-declared property.
Plan To Start Wheelchair Sports
South Burnett disability advocate Rhonda Trivett has plans to set up wheelchair basketball and wheelchair table tennis teams in the South Burnett.
Bookies Tip Nats To Lose Flynn
In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a Federal Election on the way … and bookmakers are already tipping likely winners and losers
New Rules For Solar Farms
A new Code of Practice and electrical safety regulations will begin next month to enhance safety in the growing commercial solar farm industry.
Directory Aims To Beat Wine Fraud
Australia’s valuable wine industry will be better protected from copycat exporters thanks to a new Wine Label Intellectual Property Directory.
Scots Explore Cultural Links
A group of about 20 Scots, and maybe-Scots, gathered at the Kingaroy Library on Thursday morning to explore the possibility of forming a Scottish cultural group in the South Burnett.
Crime Petition Goes Online
South Burnett residents wishing to sign a petition about youth-related crime in Murgon can now do so online.
Racing History’s A Sure Bet
Hats off to Brisbane Valley Heritage Trails Inc … their latest project has captured all the colour and history of thoroughbred racing in the Brisbane Valley from the 1850s through to 1940.
Kingaroy Gears Up For The Show
The South Burnett Show Society will be raising the curtain on the 112th Kingaroy Show on Friday (April 12) with the traditional sashing of Miss Kingaroy Showgirl.
Scots Plot Not-So-Secret Society
Anyone who enjoys playing the bagpipes, snacking on shortbread or maybe enjoys a Highland fling should mark Thursday, April 11, in their diary.
Latest NAPLAN Data
Added To ‘My School’
The latest NAPLAN results have been added to the national My School website, allowing parents and teachers to track changes at schools across the past 10 years.
South Burnett Population Drops … Again
The South Burnett’s population has dropped to its lowest level since 2013, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
