Mayor Urges Prayers For Rain
Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio is urging residents to join in a regional “day of prayer” on July 1 as a show of support for drought-affected communities in southern Queensland.
Wondai Sets A Cracking Pace
The annual Wondai Country Festival held its second outing at the weekend, and it turned out to be bigger than even the organisers had expected.
KCCI Encourages Wind Farm Work
The Kingaroy Chamber Of Commerce and Industry is encouraging South Burnett businesses and residents who want to work on the Coopers Gap Wind Farm to contact the project’s major contractors.
Woman Hurt In Highway Collision
A woman has been flown to Brisbane in a stable condition after a head-on collision on the D’Aguilar Highway between South Nanango and Yarraman on Sunday afternoon.
Freak Accident Kills Rodeo Contractor
Well-known Mundubbera bull contractor Brian King, 58, has been killed in a freak accident at the Woodford Show.
Crash Blocks Bunya Highway
A serious head-on collision on the Bunya Highway on the southern approaches to Wooroolin blocked traffic for about an hour on Saturday evening.
A Night To Warm The Soul
On a cold winter’s night in June, what could be better than some warm soup, a sausage sizzle and some hot coffee?
The Big Smoke Beckons
There was no cause for lighting up celebratory Havana cigars for the Glenn Richardson team after Wednesday’s Battle Of The Bush barrier draw in Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall
Stags Take Sting Out Of Hornets
Nanango Stags stamped their dominance on the 2018 senior South Burnett Rugby League last Saturday by downing the Cherbourg Hornets … at Cherbourg.
Kingaroy BaconFest Tickets Now On Sale
Tickets for various events being held during the inaugural SunPork Fresh Foods BaconFest in August have now gone on sale.
Waste Charges To Rise
The South Burnett Regional Council says waste charges will rise in this year’s Budget, which is due to be handed down on Monday, June 25.
Campers Will Tag Along With Beccy
Country singer Beccy Cole is not only coming to next year’s Maidenwell Country Muster, she’ll be bringing up to 100 of her closest “friends” along with her, too!
Nursing Trial ‘A Good Start’
Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says the announcement on Thursday of a three-month Nurse Navigator trial for Kilkivan and Goomeri was a good start.
Toowoomba Rates Up By 3pc
Toowoomba Regional Council residents will face an average 3 per cent rate rise after the council handed down its 2018-19 Budget on Friday.
Fun Run Earns State Recognition
There’ll be a new award in The Ration Shed’s already-crowded trophy cabinet after chairperson Aunty Sandra Morgan returned from Cairns recently.
Council Supports Special Needs Project
The South Burnett Regional Council has lent its support to the construction of an all-inclusive playground for special needs children and adults in Nanango.
LGAQ Welcomes Promise
To Fix ‘Broken’ Grants System
The Local Government Association of Queensland has given a cautious thumbs up to last week’s State Budget because of its implicit commitment to fix flaws in the Council grants system.
Blitz Nets Five Drug Drivers
Traffic police conducted a two-day blitz in the Murgon, Wondai and Cherbourg areas earlier this week, issuing 67 tickets.
Council Looking For Young Voices
Are you a young person in Yarraman or Cooyar? Are you interested in representing the voice of young people in your region?
Local Towns Vulnerable To Bushfires
Firefighters have singled out Benarkin, Wattle Camp and Wondai as being vulnerable to bushfires over the next few months.
