Reconciliation Awards Invite Nominations
Do you know a local organisation who are taking positive steps towards reconciliation and closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queenslanders?
Enthusiasm And Energy For A New Year
Thoroughbred racing by nature is a mix of dilemmas and delights. Not everyone can be a winner and not every venture developed by the industry’s leadership comes off.
Chemical Spill Closes Roads
Queensland police closed several roads near the Murgon swimming pool around 11:00am on Saturday, January 27 after a chemical spill.
Jason Relishes Australia Day Success
Former Kingaroy Citizen of the Year Jason Ford has gone one step better this year … he was named the 2018 South Burnett Citizen of the Year at a Council ceremony in Murgon Town Hall on Thursday night.
Jason Is Our Citizen Of The Year
The South Burnett’s best-known chef and a passionate advocate for the region’s food, wine and tourism industries is the South Burnett’s Citizen Of The Year for 2018.
Accountant Is Our Top Young Citizen
A dedication to the South Burnett that has continued long past the end of his schooling years has seen Timothy De Caluwe win this year’s South Burnett Young Citizen Award.
Local Achievers Honoured
The South Burnett’s local achiever nominees were fewer in number than has been the case in recent years, but no less deserving.
Pianist Awarded For Lifetime Of Achievement
A pianist who brings delight to hundreds of nursing home residents across the South Burnett has won this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mental Health Advocate Is Our Top Volunteer
A South Burnett woman who has shown an unswerving dedication to making a positive difference in the lives of the vulnerable and marginalised is the South Burnett’s Volunteer of the Year.
Boxing Legend Is Coach Of The Year
A boxing enthusiast who has devoted much of his life to building and running the Kingaroy Sporting Club has won the South Burnett’s Sports Coach, Official or Administrator Award.
Runners Are Our Top Sportspeople
A young Nanango woman who braved the sub-zero temperatures of a Tasmanian winter to win gold and silver in last year’s national cross country event is the winner of this year’s Junior Sportsperson Award.
Artist, Musician Win Cultural Awards
The South Burnett’s Senior Cultural Award for 2018 has been won by a Murgon artist whose donation of a painting for auction at last year’s official opening of the South Burnett Rail Trail helped raise a much-needed $2500 for the Murgon Men’s Shed.
Tourism Group Wins Community Award
A tourism association which has built a remarkable trailhead at Blackbutt has taken out this year’s Community Organisation of the Year Award.
Fraser Coast Mayor Faces Sack
Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils treasurer Cr Chris Loft looks set to be sacked as mayor of the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
Have You Seen This Van?
Kingaroy Police are asking South Burnett residents to help locate a Jayco Starcraft caravan stolen from Fisher Street in Kingaroy recently.
Frecklington Welcomes Trade Deal
Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has welcomed the news that the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade is back on track.
Don’t Touch Dead Or Dying Bats
Queensland Health has warned people not to touch dead or dying bats as they could be carrying harmful viruses such as the deadly Australian Bat Lyssavirus.
TRC Needs Help To Fill Gaps
Toowoomba Regional Council has unveiled an online Honour Board for Australia Day award recipients, but needs help from local residents to fill in some of the gaps.
Bridge To Close For 10 Months
An $8 million project upgrading the Heritage-listed Dickabram Bridge – part of the former Kingaroy-Theebine rail line – will enter a new phase next month.
Swickers Celebrates A New Era
It took just 352 days – plus 700 tonnes of steel and 6800 cubic metres of concrete – for Swickers’ new boning room to officially rise from the ashes.
