New Group Combines Fitness And Food
An unusual new walking group that combines exercise and nutrition will be hitting the road in Kingaroy on Wednesday morning.
QRRRWN Conference Seeks Speakers
The Queensland Rural Regional and Remote Women’s Network has issued a call for presenters at their Annual Conference, which is being held in Emerald on October 19-21.
Coolaroo Tests Saints
Coolaroo, the team that knocked the South Burnett Saints out of the 2016 Darling Downs AFL competition, proved too much of a handful in the season opener played in Toowoomba on Saturday.
AGL Applies For Power Licence
Time is running out for people wanting to take advantage of the latest opportunity to have their say on AGL’s proposed Coopers Gap wind farm.
Milk Labelling Plan Scrapped
A proposed “Fair Milk Price” logo to identify milk which pays dairy farmers fairly has been rejected
Hendra Vaccine ‘Not Compulsory’
Horse owners will not be forced to vaccinate their animals against the lethal Hendra virus, the State Government has decided.
Open House At Murgon
Hot on the heels of their successful “Open House’ day at Durong in March, BIEDO is taking the concept to Murgon next month.
Wide Bay ‘In Jobs Crisis’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says last week’s unemployment statistics show that the Wide Bay region is in the middle of a jobs crisis.
Government Drops
Planned CLC Funding Cuts
The future of the South Burnett’s fortnightly legal outreach service seems more certain after the Federal Government announced it will abandon planned funding cuts to Community Legal Centres in the upcoming Budget.
Festival A Runaway Success
This year’s Maidenwell Running Festival has been hailed by organisers as “the best yet”, attracting more than 170 participants and raising more than $10,000 for the town’s community organisations.
Rodeo Action Tops Off Weekend
Maidenwell’s big weekend of events was topped off on Easter Sunday night with the annual town rodeo.
Woman Hurt At Campdraft
A woman aged in her 40s has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a fall from a horse while competing at the Manumbar Campdraft on Saturday.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The Wondai Race Club will be holding its traditional Anzac Day Race Meeting at the Wondai Racecourse in Baynes Street, Wondai on Saturday.
Curtain Falls On Film Festival
The Nanango Tourism and Development Association has expressed its disappointment the town’s Big Screen Film Festival has been axed.
Rugby League Is Ready To Go
South Burnett rugby league fans’ wait for the start of the 2017 season is over … there will be a full round of matches played in the region on Saturday, from Under 6s through to Seniors.
Panthers Maul Wests
Thanks to ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Football South Burnett’s “Super Saturday” Round 2 games were all postponed, meaning players have been waiting to get back on the pitch since Round 1, on March 25.
Junior Football Set To Kick-Off
The first round of the Junior Football South Burnett competition kicks off on Saturday, with all games to be played at the Kingaroy grounds.
Businesses Face Check-Up
The Fair Work Ombudsman plans to check 200 businesses in the Wide Bay region as part of a new compliance campaign.
Saints Ready To Hit The Road
South Burnett Saints’ two teams will be in action this weekend for Round 1 of the 2017 Darling Downs AFL competition.
The Title Race Tightens
The buoyant crowd at Lee Park last Saturday reaffirmed the tradition that the Easter Saturday meeting is a great opportunity for locals and tourists to socialise and have a flutter.
