Panthers Score The Big Six
Spectators who watched the First Division Grand Final between Panthers and Gunners on Saturday were rewarded with one of the best football games seen in the South Burnett this year.
Digital Boost For Business
Nanango business Karate 4 Kids has received a State Government grant to assist it with developing a video coaching component on its website.
Busy Weekend For Firies
Firefighters have had another busy few days in the South Burnett, with fires still burning on Sunday evening at Elgin Vale and in the Wondai forestry.
Are You A Former Volunteer?
Are you a former Meals on Wheels helper at Wondai? If so, long-time volunteer Michelle Smith would like to hear from you ASAP.
Choppers On Standby To Fight Fires
Fire authorities are warning that rising temperatures and very dry conditions in Queensland have created the likelihood of an “above normal” bushfire season.
New Tower At Lower Wonga
NBN Co has switched on a new fixed wireless broadband tower at Lower Wonga East, the latest of 18 new sites activated throughout Australia last month.
Shadow Minister To Visit
Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Ros Bates, will be visiting Kingaroy on Monday to talk to local service providers.
Elderly Man Hurt In Tractor Accident
A 75-year-old man has been flown to Toowoomba Hospital after a farming accident at Kooralgin on Friday night.
Bunnings? Locals Urged To Just Say No
Several South Burnett businesses have joined forces to lodge objections to a proposed Bunnings store in Kingaroy.
Mustangs Earn Spot Against Hornets
The Murgon Mustangs have earned the right to take on the Cherbourg Hornets in Saturday’s South Burnett A Grade Final after a thrilling Preliminary Final played out at Nanango last weekend
Country Muster Takes Over Nanango
Nanango’s 15th annual Country Muster officially got underway on Friday but as proof of just how popular the annual event is, visitors began arriving at the showgrounds on Monday.
Spring Is In The Air
For the next ten weeks, the nation’s turf watchers will be firmly focussed on what could be termed an embarrassment of riches on offer in the south.
Timbertown Ready To Avo Good Time
Blackbutt is gearing up for its annual Avocado Festival … and this year’s outing on Saturday (September 9) could be the biggest yet.
Stolen Firearms Surrendered
Dozens of firearms previously reported stolen have been surrendered under the National Firearm Amnesty
Large Fire At Ballogie
The fire in the forestry area near Wondai was still burning on Friday afternoon, but a QFES spokesperson said the area had now been made safe.
Council Show Hits The Road
More than $1 billion worth of new development proposals were lodged with the South Burnett Regional Council in 2015-16, a meeting in Kumbia heard on Thursday night.
MP Quizzes Blue Care Over Staffing
Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has quizzed Blue Care about staffing at its Canowindra aged care centre in Kingaroy.
Kumbia To Form AGL Grants Committee
Kumbia will form a community committee to manage funds it receives from a grants program AGL will set up in conjunction with the Coopers Gap Wind Farm.
Agriculture ‘Fastest Growing Sector’
Agriculture is now the largest contributor to national GDP growth and the fastest growing economic sector, according to figures cited on Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Licensing Plan To Stamp
Out Labour Hire Cheats
The State Government will “stamp out” unscrupulous labour hire operators who rip off vulnerable workers
