Medical Muster Rounds Up Doctors
While many South Burnett residents were relaxing at Wine and Food in the Park – or having fun at the Proston Show – there was a much more serious get-together also taking place in the region.
It’s All Go For Goomeri’s Big Show
This weekend’s Goomeri Show promises two days full of family fun, providing the rain stays away.
South Burnett Unemployment Falls Slightly
Unemployment in the South Burnett has fallen by 0.4 per cent in the year to December 2016, according to new data released by the Department of Employment.
Wood Sculptor Returns To Blackbutt
Wood sculptor Shane Christensen will be making a return journey to Blackbutt this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (March 24-26) to create artworks for the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.
Naval Trailblazer To Be Guest Speaker
The first woman to command a ship in the Royal Australian Navy will be a special guest speaker at this year’s Anzac Day commemorations in Kingaroy.
Drink Driving At Home … Still An Offence
Did you know that you commit the offence of drink driving if you drive a motor vehicle on private property whilst over the legal limit?
WH&S To Probe Bridge Incident
The South Burnett Regional Council will help Workplace Health and Safety officers investigate the circumstances that led to a contractor being seriously injured on Tuesday.
BIEDO Reaches Out To Durong
History was made at Durong on Tuesday when the local hall hosted its first business expo … or the first that anyone can remember!
You’d Be A Fool To Miss It!
The Kingaroy Show Cabaret Ball will be held on April 1, and organisers say they’re not fooling
CPR Trailer Aims To Save Lives
Murgon Local Ambulance Committee’s new CPR Awareness trailer made its official debut at the Murgon Show on Saturday.
Maidenwell Seeks More Improvements
Maidenwell may not be a large South Burnett town, but it has a hard-working community group at its heart whose big achievements dwarf their relatively small membership numbers.
Jacqui Wins Rural Women’s Award
Jacqui Wilson-Smith, from Eerwah Vale near Eumundi, has been named the winner of the Queensland Rural Women’s Award for 2017.
$5m Leadership Fund For Ag Bodies
Applications will open on April 5 for a new $5 million Leadership in Agricultural Industries Fund which aims to build leadership capabilities in agricultural industries.
Missing Man Located
Police are calling off their appeal for public assistance to help locate a 54-year-old man reported missing from Nanango after he was found safe and well.
Farmers Invited To Join Ergon Trials
Farmers in regional Queensland have less than a fortnight left to apply to be part of a trial of off-peak and demand-based electricity tariffs.
Reunion Draws Bumper Roll-Up
The grounds of Nanango’s Ringsfield House were abuzz with happy chatter on Saturday when about 170 current and former Nanango residents got together for the Nanango and District Past and Present Resident’s Reunion.
Mediation Compulsory
Before Farm Foreclosures
From July 1, banks will not be able to foreclose on Queensland farming properties without offering mediation.
Rattler Back On Track
The historic Mary Valley Rattler will hit the tracks in Gympie once again following final approval of $4.7 million in funding through the State Government’s $200 million Works for Queensland program.
Excavator Driver Hurt As Bridge Fails
An excavator driver suffered serious injuries when his 23.5 tonne machine plunged seven metres through a derelict wooden bridge near Brooklands on Tuesday afternoon, landing upside down in Barker Creek
Murgon Shows Off Its Best
A new committee has breathed fresh life into the annual Murgon Show, which had been hard hit in recent years by drought and floods.
