Queensland Nationals Senator Barry O’Sullivan says he has begun seeking support from his parliamentary colleagues for a Private Senator’s Bill that would stop major rural lenders from enforcing penalty interest rates and foreclosing on drought impacted farmers.
CROW-FM’s on-air auction to raise funds for the Charlotte the Emu statue will run from 6:00-9:00am on Friday
More than $3 million will be spent during 2015 on much-needed upgrades to the Kingaroy and Nanango courthouses.
South Burnett Regional Council has advised that Bob Morgan’s Bridge on Stonelands Road at Stonelands will be closed later this week due to safety concerns.
The South Burnett Regional Council and Aquatec Maxcon are inviting interested local businesses to attend an industry briefing about upgrades to the Kingaroy Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Gordonbrook Water Treatment Plant.
The Murgon Business and Development Association (MBDA) is confident of better times ahead, despite drought conditions afflicting the Murgon district which some believe are the worst in 70 years.
Mayor Ron Dyne tendered his resignation at a meeting of Gympie Regional Council on Wednesday.
South Burnett Regional Council will open a temporary customer service point inside the Nanango Library following water damage to the Council building in yesterday’s storm.
Motorists tempted to put the pedal to the metal on South Burnett roads over the Christmas break will have a fresh hazard to deal with … a new brightly coloured police motorbike looming in their rear-view mirrors.
Former Brisbane Lord Mayor Jim Soorley will be the special guest speaker at the Mayor’s Community Christmas Luncheon to be held in Kingaroy next Thursday (December 18).
Cherbourg Junior Police Ranger Ky Ky Warner was asleep when she was awoken by yelling
A complaint has been lodged with the Queensland Ombudsman over the State Government’s sale of a portion of Adermann Park in Kingaroy to St John’s Lutheran School in 2013.
Andrew and Meredith Jackson are settling into their new positions as on-site managers of the Yallakool Tourist Park at Bjelke-Petersen Dam, 12km outside Murgon.
The fate of Memerambi Estate should be known within weeks when property owners in the failed subdivision either accept or reject an offer from the South Burnett Regional Council to declare the Estate a “benefitted area”.
A busload of South Burnett businesspeople will be heading to Wellcamp Airport next Monday
The 2015 Murgon Show will clash with the South Burnett Wine & Food in the Park Festival following a change in the annual show calendar.
South Burnett CTC members have been warned they could be in for “a wild ride” in the year ahead.
Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott visited Kingaroy on Monday with an optimistic message … there are exciting opportunities ahead for Australian food exporters.
On Wednesday, December 3, the South Burnett Child Care Centre in Kingaroy invited their families to join with the staff to celebrate a successful year at the annual Christmas party.
South Burnett residents are in good hands with two hospital emergency services exceeding NEAT targets
