Full Fields For Nanango Races
Nanango Race Club will be holding Lee Park’s first race meeting of the year this Saturday, February 15
Fourth Candidate Enters Mayoral Race
A fourth candidate has joined South Burnett Regional Council’s race for mayor … Durong resident Toni Ralph.
Diverse Exhibitions Launch New Year
Wet weather – or the promise of it – led to a smaller than usual turnout for the opening of the Wondai Regional Art Gallery’s first exhibition for 2020 last Friday night.
Ergon Energy Responds To Blackouts
Ergon Energy has begun helicopter patrols in the Blackbutt / Benarkin area to check poles and wires after a string of recent blackouts in the region.
Moreton Confirms Withdrawal To ASX
Moreton Resources informed the ASX on Thursday of the withdrawal of its Mining Lease Application for its proposed Kingaroy coal mine.
Youth Charged Over Break-In
A 17-year-old Cherbourg youth is being dealt with under the Youth Justice Act after a break-in at Wondai.
Changes To Farm Household Allowance
Agriculture Minister and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud says more red tape is being removed from the Farm Household Allowance applications.
Cattle Truck Overturns
A truck driver was transported to hospital after a B-Double carrying cattle overturned on the Wide Bay Highway on Wednesday night.
Megan Wins Inaugural Bursary
Kingaroy State High School graduate Megan Frohloff has been awarded the inaugural Nanango Electorate Year 12 School Leavers Bursary.
Stamps To Help Disaster Relief
Australia Post is releasing a special edition Disaster Relief stamp pack to raise funds for the Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund.
BP Irrigators Face Huge Rise
Irrigators using the Barker-Barambah Water Supply Scheme could face a 48.5 per cent rise in Part A fixed charges over the next five years if the State Government accepts a recommendation from the Queensland Competition Authority
Free Water From Paradise Dam
Sunwater announced on Wednesday that water from Paradise Dam will be made available for irrigators and other users at no charge from Thursday (February 13).
Curran To Re-Stand As Gympie Mayor
Gympie Mayor Mick Curran announced on Wednesday he will stand for re-election as Mayor at the March 28 local government elections.
Council Unveils $11m CBD Plans
The South Burnett Regional Council will spend $11.1 million on the transformation of Kingaroy’s CBD if its latest application to the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions fund succeeds.
Ergon Apprentices Start Training
Ergon Energy has taken on 102 new apprentices this year who will be placed at depots across regional Queensland.
Closing The Gap ‘Not On Track’
Only two of the targets set in the Federal Government’s Closing The Gap strategy are on track, the annual report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday shows.
Pest Moth Found In Torres Strait
An exotic pest moth which could decimate Australian agriculture has been found in the Torres Strait.
South Burnett Disaster Group On ‘Alert’
The South Burnett’s Local Disaster Management Group met in Kingaroy on Tuesday morning to discuss the predicted weather conditions in the region.
Workshop To Target Bipolar Disorder
A workshop to explain Bipolar Disorder – and describe the early warning signs – will be held in Proston next week.
High Court Key To Acland
The State Government’s decision on the future of New Hope’s Acland Stage 3 coal mine is still awaiting the outcome of legal action.
