Hotel Crafts A New Experience
Kingaroy’s historic Club Hotel intends to carve out a new niche in the region’s hotel landscape.
Colourful Celebration For Spring
Wondai’s annual Spring Garden Expo was as bright and bustling as ever at the weekend with visitors exploring a multitude of stalls stretching around the edge of Wondai Sportsground
Singers Unite For Fun And Friendship
The Blackbutt Singers may be one of the South Burnett’s oldest singing groups, but the secret to their longevity is that members regard forming great friendships just as important as making great music.
Drought Committee Sacking ‘A Disgrace’
Shadow Agriculture Minister Tony Perrett has slammed the shock sacking of a Local Drought Committee by the State Government.
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Roads Are ‘Scaring Away Tourists’
Durong resident Simon Stretton has again called on the South Burnett Regional Council to repair Shellytop and McLean roads urgently.
Minor Injuries In Crash
A woman was transported to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries after a single-vehicle crash on the Burnett Highway near Goomeri on Tuesday afternoon.
Dean’s Dreams Take Flight
Kingaroy resident Dean Eckart has always had an interest in aviation. He began exploring this with model planes but also hoped that one day he might be able to get behind the controls of a full-size plane.
Gamblers Kick Off Fundraising Drive
A community fundraising campaign to build an inclusive playground for disabled children at Nanango’s Butter Factory Park got off to a flying start on Saturday night.
AHA Focus On Farm Diseases
Animal Health Australia (AHA) will be working to raise awareness next week about the real risks posed to farmers and rural workers by “zoonotic” diseases, ie. diseases passed from animals to humans.
Council Unveils Roads Plan
South Burnett Regional Council has unveiled its new plan to fix the region’s roads, and has promised it will deliver significant improvements within a year.
Conference Welcomes Rural Women
It was an honour to officially open the 25th Annual QRRRWN State Conference in Kingaroy last week and welcome more than 150 rural women to our region for this event.
Zombies Bank On Heritage’s Support
If you google “zombie invasion” you’ll find out that it’s a plague of re-animated corpses that swamps police, the military and hospitals leading to the panicked collapse of civil society …
Hospital Board Vacancies Open
Community leaders have been encouraged to apply for four upcoming vacancies on the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board – the group responsible for all public hospitals in the South Burnett.
CQU To Lead Arts Development
Central Queensland University has been chosen as the local service provider for Queensland’s new Regional Arts Services Network, taking on responsibility for arts development within the South Burnett and Cherbourg council areas.
Annual Police Service In Kumbia
Police from across the South Burnett will mark National Police Remembrance Day this Friday (September 28) with a special service in Kumbia.
Fires Lit Along Roadside
Police are investigating a string of fires lit along the road leading into Cherbourg last Thursday night
Two Vehicles Stolen From Home
Murgon and Cherbourg police are looking for a white Subaru stolen from a home in Murgon about 3:00am on Friday.
Boost In Drought Aid
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a boost in drought assistance from the Queensland Drought Appeal.
Site Fixed For Toowoomba Hospital
The site of the current Baillie Henderson mental health service in Toowoomba North has been identified as the preferred location for a new Toowoomba Hospital.
Locals Honoured At Conference
South Burnett councillor Ros Heit was named winner of the 2018 Leadership Award at the recent Queensland Regional and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN) Conference held in Kingaroy.
