People in regional Australia are more likely to have witnessed bullying or harassment on social media than their metropolitan counterparts and are more than twice as likely to have been bullied themselves, according to a new report.
The Ulysses club wants to spread the joy of Christmas to needy South Burnett families this December
Queensland farmers in financial difficulty will have more protection from July 1 when mandatory farm business debt mediation comes into effect.
Once upon a time about 50 students dazzled parents and friends in Kingaroy with musical renditions of the traditional tale of Beauty and the Beast.
The Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital Foundation is now $57,902 better off thanks to two events – one big, one smaller – that ran in Kingaroy last month.
Darling Downs AFL’s “game of the round” last weekend proved to be just that with the resurgent South Burnett Saints teaching the unbeaten University Cougars a lesson at Lyle Vidler Oval.
Kingaroy Health Service staff put their best foot forward for a good cause earlier this month to mark “Socks4Docs” Day.
Member for Nanango – and former solicitor – Deb Frecklington is worried that State Government cuts will force the Women’s Legal Service to stop providing key services to the South Burnett.
The South Burnett Regional Council’s call for tenders for the sale and/or removal of Hivesville Hall has failed to attract any interest from potential buyers.
A “Bowls And Burgers” afternoon held at the Murgon Bowls Club on Saturday, June 3 proved to be a successful fundraiser for the Murgon Local Ambulance Committee.
Tourism spending in the Southern Queensland Country Tourism region – which includes the South Burnett as well as Toowoomba, the Southern Downs and Western Downs – hit a record high over the past 12 months.
A delegation led by Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien has pressed for Bruce Highway upgrades
Local health authorities are urging Murgon and Cherbourg residents to be extra vigilant with hand washing after an outbreak of dysentery in both towns.
A sizable 650 head of cattle were yarded in Murgon last Tuesday. with all descriptions selling to firm rates based on the previous sale.
Four fire crews have been called to a grass fire burning in the vicinity of Allens Road, South Nanango.
Toowoomba Regional Council is investing more than $300,000 into Yarraman’s parks and streetscapes over the next 12 months.
A Durong resident concerned about the state of a section of Chinchilla-Wondai Road contacted southburnett.com.au late last week, concerned that council had been ignoring his requests to fix the road.
Kingaroy resident Josie Potter is licking her wounds but is back in one piece after her eventful Brissie To The Bay fundraiser for MS Queensland.
Construction has started on a $110,000 project to repair the roadway entrance into Murgon Hospital.
Kingaroy Men’s Shed will be able update some vital equipment thanks to an $8600 grant from the Federal Government.
