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Heritage Laws Under Review

Heritage Laws Under Review

Indigenous communities and industry stakeholders are being encouraged to have their say on Queensland’s cultural heritage legislation.

Baker To Share Business Tips

Baker To Share Business Tips

Kenilworth Country Bakery founder Jenna Sanders will be the guest speaker at a free Queensland Small Business Week event being held in Murgon next Wednesday (May 29).

Show Draws Bumper Crowd

Show Draws Bumper Crowd

Age may be starting to take its toll on the Blackbutt Show Society’s members but public enthusiasm for the 85-year-old Blackbutt Show gives no sign of fading any time soon.

Woman Hurt In Crash

Woman Hurt In Crash

A woman was taken to Kingaroy Hospital after a collision involving three vehicles on the D’Aguilar Highway just outside Kingaroy on Wednesday afternoon.

Take The Safety Pledge

Take The Safety Pledge

After so many fatal crashes in the South Burnett region this year, it’s definitely time we all took the pledge again for road safety …

Crowies Outlet First In Queensland

Crowies Outlet First In Queensland

A South Australian couple who moved to Kingaroy 18 months ago has been hard at work transforming one of the region’s oldest paint stores into one of Australia’s latest franchise outlets.

Building Approvals Rise

Building Approvals Rise

Building approvals in the South Burnett may be emerging from a four-year slump, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Record Roll-Up At Fun Run

Record Roll-Up At Fun Run

The Ration Shed’s annual Reconciliation Fun Run from Murgon to Cherbourg celebrated its sixth outing on Sunday with a record attendance.

Free Vegetation Workshop

Free Vegetation Workshop

Brisbane-based environmental group Healthy Land and Water is holding a Native Vegetation and Fire Management workshop at the Taromeo Rural Fire Brigade shed in Hart Street, Blackbutt on June 1.