Happy Australia Day!
In regional Queensland you can always be guaranteed a terrific Australia Day, and this year has been no exception.
In regional Queensland you can always be guaranteed a terrific Australia Day, and this year has been no exception.
There’s no local racing for a little while yet, so this Saturday will see South Burnett units heading up to Thangool and down to Warwick.
The South Burnett turned out in force on Thursday to celebrate Australia Day, despite the hot weather.
A crowd of about 600 braved a hot evening on Wednesday to witness the South Burnett’s 2017 Australia Day Awards.
Motors In Motion are the region’s Community Organisation Of The Year for delivering a low cost, family friendly event that draws thousands of extra people to the South Burnett.
Eight local achievers were honoured at the South Burnett Australia Day Awards on Wednesday night.
Fay Kerkow, a Wondai woman regarded as the “volunteer’s volunteer”, was named the South Burnett’s Volunteer Of The Year at the region’s Australia Day Awards on Wednesday night.
A man aged in his 20s was airlifted to hospital on Friday afternoon after a crash near Cooyar
A former Murgon Shire Councillor who played a key role in establishing the Graham House Community Centre is the winner of this year’s South Burnett Lifetime Achievement Award.
Darren Geiger, from Kingaroy, has been named the South Burnett’s Top Coach for 2017.
A 22-year-old second generation wood chopper who has been competing in timbersport competitions for the past 10 years has been named the South Burnett’s Sportsperson Of The Year.
The South Burnett’s Junior Sportsperson Award has been given to a Nanango hurdler who overcame physical pain and challenging medical issues to compete at a national level.
The South Burnett’s Senior and Junior Cultural Awards have both been won by musicians this year.
Ex-MP – and former Kingaroy farmer – Ian Macfarlane has surprised his old Coalition colleagues with a suggestion that Australia Day be moved from January 26.
Well-known local whipcracker Gabby Wooler, 17, has picked up two awards at the 2017 Toowoomba Regional Council Australia Day celebrations.
Nanango’s Rebecca Clapperton has been chosen as the South Burnett’s Young Citizen of the Year
Wondai Regional Art Gallery curator Elaine Madill was named the South Burnett’s Citizen Of The Year at the annual Australia Day Awards ceremony on Wednesday night.
The Kingaroy Speedway’s premier event, the three-day Kings Royal, will roar into action on Thursday night.
Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien today encouraged residents of Wide Bay to join together in celebrating Australia Day on Thursday, January 26.
An advertisement that ran on a Kingaroy radio station has been ruled to have been discriminatory for vilifying Asian people.