What can only be described as “perfect weather” turned up for this year’s Bunya Mountains Community Association’s “Play Music On Nature’s Porch” celebration … 2024 was unbelievably hot, 2025 was unbelievably cold, but 2026 was … almost perfect!
Local community groups have been invited to apply for funding to help bring local projects to life through the latest round of the Tarong Community Partnership Fund.
Nanango Showgrounds hosted the recent Interschool Hoof and Hook Competition, a celebration of agriculture, livestock production and learning which brought together schools from across the Wide Bay Burnett.
History was made last week with the graduation of the first trainees to join Cherbourg’s new State Emergency Service unit.
Flames were shooting from the roof of a house in Frangipani Drive, Kingaroy, when firefighters arrived on site in the early hours of Monday morning.
A large grassfire at Ficks Crossing, which broke out just after noon on Saturday, was quickly brought under control by teams of local firefighters.
South Burnett CTC will be hosting the next Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry meet’n’greet at their new multi-million dollar Youth Park Precinct in Somerset Street.
The Southern Cross Air Force invaded the South Burnett at the weekend but no blood was shed, and the strafing runs were the very model of a peaceful occupation.
The Commonwealth Bank has committed to keep all its regional bank branches open until at least December 2030.
A very special celebration was held at Kumbia Hall recently to celebrate the 100th birthday of a very special lady.
Two fire crews were called to a car ablaze on Nanango-Tarong Road, near Berlin Road, at South Nanango on Thursday morning.
Better connections for mobile phone users in regional and rural areas during disasters are more likely following the launch of “Temporary Disaster Roaming” (TDR) on October 1.
Queenslanders have just three months to ensure their homes have interconnected smoke alarms installed, the Queensland Fire Department has warned.
The South Burnett’s annual “Pinking Up South Burnett” campaign to support the McGrath Foundation was officially launched on Thursday morning with a generous $10,000 donation.
The first sod was turned on Tuesday in a vacant block of land for an exciting new project in Kingaroy … but in reality construction has already begun!
A man, aged in his 30s, was helped by QAS paramedics on Wednesday morning after a vehicle rolled on the Bunya Highway just outside Kingaroy.
Police Minister Dan Purdie has knocked back a plea for a reward to be offered in the case of missing person Jack McLennan.
Former State MP Bruce Saunders, who served as the ALP Member for Maryborough from 2015-2024, dropped into the Wondai Markets to rally his local troops.
Communities across Australia paused on Tuesday for brief ceremonies to mark National Police Remembrance Day, an opportunity to reflect on the service of police officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting their communities.
A three-day carriage driving competition – part of a virtual international competition – was hosted by the South Burnett Equestrian Group at the Nanango Showgrounds.
