Progressive Dinner Will Launch Festival
A progressive dinner that takes in the region’s best art, best smorgasbord, best wines, oldest hotel and a leading band will launch this year’s South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show festival on September 30
Lane Named Player Of The Year
Former Kingaroy Red Ant Lane Ferling was named FOGS Colts Challenge Player of the Year at the 2016 QRL Awards on Wednesday night
Maclagan Recalls The Day Life Changed
Strange things happened in Australia during World War I. “German Shepherds” became “Alsatians”, many families anglicised their German-sounding surnames, and the tiny town of Mt Bismarck, south of the Bunya Mountains, became Maclagan …
St John’s Celebrates Springtime
The St John’s Lutheran School welcomed in Spring and celebrated U8s Day on Wednesday
New Fire Truck For Kingaroy QPWS
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service in Kingaroy has been given one of six new Mercedes-Benz 4WDs
Smoke Alarm Law Forces Upgrades
Queensland property owners will have a maximum of 10 years to replace any existing smoke alarm detectors with photoelectric, interconnected smoke alarms.
Artist Stamps Out Famous Faces
Portraits made from postage stamps will be the focus of Wondai Art Gallery’s September exhibition.
Japanese Market Opens For Melons
New markets could open in Japan for Australian melons and pumpkins following an agreement struck on technical issues related to market access.
New Face At RIRDC
Well-known Riverina businesswoman Kay Hull has been appointed chair of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC).
D-Day For Smokers
Tough new anti-smoking laws have come into force in Queensland.
Memerambi Roadworks Completed
The South Burnett Regional Council confirmed on Thursday that infrastructure servicing Memerambi Estate residential lots fronting the Bunya Highway reached practical completion last week.
Healthy Crowd Rolls Up For Expo
Murgon’s “Focus On You” Community Health Expo has been declared a huge success by organisers.
Temps Rising & Fish Are Firing
Spring is finally here and it’s the time of year that I always look forward to. The water temps are gradually increasing and that’s when the native fish in our stocked impoundments really spring into life and start gorging themselves
Top Songbirds Slay The Crowd
Two months of hard work and gruelling heats came to an end at the Wondai Show last Saturday night
Concert To Pay Tribute To Angus
Cherbourg will hold an outdoor concert on Saturday, October 1 as part of the October long weekend
Dry Soils Increase Risk Of Fires
The South Burnett should have a “normal” bushfire season this year although active fires are still probable, according to predictions from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre released on Wednesday.
Have You Seen Paul?
Police are appealing for public help held to find a 60-year-old man reported missing in the Caboolture area.
Council To Hold Special Meeting
A Special Meeting of the South Burnett Regional Council has been called for next Wednesday (September 7) at the Council Chambers in Glendon Street, Kingaroy.
WH&S Targets Truck Safety
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has organised a free webinar for employers in a bid to cut the number of workers being killed while working near heavy vehicles.
A Marvel-lous Way To Raise Money
Anyone silly enough to try to break the law in Kumbia on Saturday night would have been in for a huge shock … there were enough superheroes in town to send the meanest villain quickly off to jail.
