Musicians Win Cultural Awards
The South Burnett’s Senior and Junior Cultural Awards have both been won by musicians this year.
Views Split Over January Date
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.
Gabby Wins Two Awards
Well-known local whipcracker Gabby Wooler, 17, has picked up two awards at the 2017 Toowoomba Regional Council Australia Day celebrations.
Nanango Girl Is
Our Top Young Citizen
Nanango’s Rebecca Clapperton has been chosen as the South Burnett’s Young Citizen of the Year
Elaine’s Our 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.
Oz Day Action At Speedway
The Kingaroy Speedway’s premier event, the three-day Kings Royal, will roar into action on Thursday night.
Federal Pollies Praise Australia Day
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.
Watchdog Strikes Out Radio Ad
An advertisement that ran on a Kingaroy radio station has been ruled to have been discriminatory for vilifying Asian people.
Meet Our Australia Day Ambassador
The South Burnett’s 2017 Australia Day Ambassador – Annabel Pike – is living proof that being born with a disadvantage need not be a barrier to high achievement.
Bega Snaps Up Kraft Brands
Kraft’s peanut butter spreads – the destination for many of the peanuts processed in Kingaroy – have changed hands.
Renewable Fuels To Partner With TSBE
The Queensland Renewable Fuels Association has announced it will partner with Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise to help drive the growth of biofuels industries in the region.
17 Ways To Celebrate Australia Day
The South Burnett will be celebrating Australia Day in a wide variety of ways on Thursday.
Pool Set To Reopen This Saturday
Kingaroy Swimming Pool will reopen on January 28 … hopefully, for the rest of this year’s swimming season.
Aussies Love The Arts: ACTA
Australians are very fond of the arts, with four in five of us consuming it and more than one in five producing it every year.
Elks’ Role Cut Back Again
Jason Elks, who for several years has been the public face of would-be miner Moreton Resources, is scaling back his role with the company even further.
MP Frustrated By Maranoa ‘Snub’
The failure of the Productivity Commission’s telecommunication inquiry to hold a public hearing anywhere in the Federal electorate of Maranoa has frustrated local MP David Littleproud.
Wagners Take Council To Court
Wagners have launched legal action against Toowoomba Regional Council in relation to the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport development.
$6095 Fine For Evading Police
A 27-year-old Coolabunia man has been fined $6095 and disqualified from driving for two years after an incident in Haly Street, Kingaroy, on January 17.
Cyclists Plan To Ride For Relay
The South Burnett’s annual Relay for Life fundraising effort will have a new addition this year: a 330km “Ride For Relay”.
Trio Charged After Alleged Home Invasion
Two men and a teenager have been charged with a string of offences after an alleged home invasion in Alford Street, Kingaroy, last Wednesday night.
