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Two Hurt In Crash

Two Hurt In Crash

Two people have been taken to Kingaroy Hospital after a collision on Kangaroo Yard Road at Ficks Crossing on Wednesday evening.

No Change To Ekka Holiday

No Change To Ekka Holiday

South Burnett residents can mark down August 10 as the date for the 2020 Show Holiday following a unanimous vote at the July Council meeting on Wednesday.

Roy Emerson Way Campaign Revived

Roy Emerson Way Campaign Revived

The South Burnett Regional Council will ask the Department Of Transport and Main Roads to rename a section of the D’Aguilar Highway “Roy Emerson Way”.

AgForce Links Fire Risk To Laws

AgForce Links Fire Risk To Laws

AgForce says the State Government has failed to heed farmers’ concerns for two years about the Vegetation Management Act which it blames for contributing to last year’s catastrophic bushfires in Queensland.

GRC To Review Planning Process

GRC To Review Planning Process

Gympie Regional Council will begin a “stakeholder engagement program” next month in a bid to allay local business concerns about its planning processes.

Community Spirit Drives Wondai

Community Spirit Drives Wondai

Graham House Community Centre has stepped in to help fill a gap in Wondai created when the town’s only taxi service stopped operating more than a year ago.

Junior Scientists Explore Uni Life

Junior Scientists Explore Uni Life

Students from Nanango State High School solved a “crime” using forensic science at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) free Experience Science program recently.

Mayor Joins SunWater Protest

Mayor Joins SunWater Protest

South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell has added his voice to growing opposition to plans by SunWater to force steep water price increases on South Burnett irrigators.

LNP Slams Bushfire Review Results

LNP Slams Bushfire Review Results

The State Government has accepted – or accepted in principle – all 23 recommendations from a review examining the bushfires that wracked many parts of Queensland last year.

Water Costs Blowout Feared

Water Costs Blowout Feared

South Burnett farmers could be hit with steep rises in water costs for the next 18 years … and they might not be the only ones facing massive hikes.

Kingaroy Woman Wins $1.42m

Kingaroy Woman Wins $1.42m

A Kingaroy woman was shocked on Monday afternoon to discover she had became an overnight millionaire after winning more than $1.4 million in Saturday’s Gold Lotto.

Trio Does Well In NSW

Trio Does Well In NSW

Some of the South Burnett’s brightest up-and-coming future cattle people have been starring at events around the country.

Funding To Build Resilience

Funding To Build Resilience

The State Government has announced disaster mitigation funding of $9.5 million to be shared across 62 projects in regional Queensland.

Qld Starts Path To Treaty

Qld Starts Path To Treaty

The State Government has begun a process which it says will eventually lead to negotiated treaties with Indigenous Queenslanders.