Kilcoy Opens The 2017 Innings
The South East Country District racing agenda for this year kicks off at Kilcoy on Thursday.
Workshop Shows Secrets Of Glass
South Burnett crafts people will get a chance to learn how to make stylish and strikingly beautiful costume jewellery using dichroic glass this February.
Bowls Clubs Fire Up For Summer
The Kilcoy Bowls Club is now back up and running after the festive season break, and the club set the wheels in motion on Tuesday, January 10 with Social Bowls.
Step Closer For Acland Mine
The controversial New Acland Stage 3 coal mine is one step closer following Federal approval on Friday
Council Prepares $4.2m Work List
South Burnett Regional Council staff are busily preparing a list of proposed projects to spend the $4.26m windfall announced on Thursday by the State Government.
Pest Workshop In Kingaroy
An all-day training workshop will be held in Kingaroy next month for rural landholders wanting to learn about new ways to manage pest animals.
Parents Urged To Vaccinate
The Darling Downs Public Health Unit is urging South Burnett parents to make sure their children are vaccinated this year.
New Legal Service For
Mental Health Patients
A new legal service has opened in Toowoomba to provide free face-to-face advice on mental health law, guardianship, administration and other legal matters to individuals with mental illness.
Agnes Street Roadworks Start Monday
The South Burnett Regional Council will be starting rehabilitation works in Agnes Street, Kingaroy on Monday, January 23.
$4.2m Jobs Boost For South Burnett
South Burnett Regional Council will receive a $4.26 million slice of a $200 million jobs program announced on Thursday by the State Government.
Fun, Festive Season Fishing
The silly season has been and gone and the crowds have converged on our two great South Burnett dams.
Bursary Helps Hannah Aim High
Former Year 12 St Mary’s Catholic College student Hannah Mallett went to Harvey Norman computers in Kingaroy on Thursday to pick up a new computer … and it was on the house.
Nominations Open For Tourism Award
Nominations are closing soon for Southern Queensland Country Tourism’s annual Chairman’s Award.
Funding Round Opens
The Federal Government’s new Building Better Regions Fund, which is designed to support local community and infrastructure projects in rural Australia, opened this week for applications.
Bargain Hunters Prepare For Sale
Bargain hunters keen to snap up a work by one of their favourite artists and homeowners looking for something nice to hang on their walls are getting ready for the region’s largest art sale.
Unemployment ‘Worst In Australia’
Queensland’s unemployment rate is the worst in the nation, the State Opposition said on Thursday.
Suncorp Customers Told ‘Go Elsewhere’
Suncorp customers have been urged to “take their business elsewhere” after the company closes its Kingaroy branch on Friday.
Roy’s Our Boy In Blackbutt
Retired tennis great – and former Blackbutt boy – Roy Emerson has been hailed as the best sportsman the South Burnett has ever produced.
Coolabunia Upgrade Work Starting Soon
Motorists using the D’Aguilar Highway may experience some delays travelling through Coolabunia from the end of this month.
Two Hurt In Crash
Two people with chest injuries were transported by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital after a single-vehicle crash on the Burnett Highway on Wednesday night.
