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New CEO At Hospital Service

New CEO At Hospital Service

A new CEO will be taking over at the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service – the regional authority responsible for all the South Burnett’s public hospitals.

Fire Near Cooyar

Fire Near Cooyar

Firefighters extinguished a grassfire burning on both sides of the New England Highway south of Cooyar on Thursday afternoon.

Just Another Anzac Day? Never!

Just Another Anzac Day? Never!

Sadly southburnett.com.au could not make it to this year’s Anzac Day service at Wondai; afterwards we were told many times how well former Wondai mayor Percy Iszlaub spoke.

Rotary Gifts Pack A Punch

Rotary Gifts Pack A Punch

Kingaroy Rotary Club is making life a little bit safer by presenting five defibrillators to organisations located at strategic sites around Kingaroy.

QCWA Unveils A Country Kitchen

QCWA Unveils A Country Kitchen

South Burnett QCWA members have taken up the challenge of trying to improve the health of local residents by offering a five-part Jamie Oliver-style cooking course in Kingaroy.

Heroes & Villains Head To Kumbia

Heroes & Villains Head To Kumbia

The theme for this year’s Kumbia Brain Drain is “Super Heroes & Villains” so it’s time to dust off the masks, lycra and capes as well as your thinking caps.

Peta’s Off To Canberra

Peta’s Off To Canberra

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service South Burnett Cluster Manager Peta Rutherford is packing her bags to head to Canberra.

MP Urges Qld To Chase Water Funding

MP Urges Qld To Chase Water Funding

Shadow Agriculture Minister Deb Frecklington says the $2 billion Water Infrastructure Loan facility, announced in Tuesday night’s Federal Budget, is a great program for northern Australia.

Haunting Tale Of Two Brothers

Haunting Tale Of Two Brothers

Amateur archaeologist Johan Vanderwalle received a phone call one day in 2006 which changed his life, and the lives of families on the other side of the world.