First Aid Course For Mental Health
R U Ok? But what do you do if the answer is “no” … of if you find yourself with someone in the midst of a mental health crisis?
Entries Invited For Art Competition
South Burnett residents have been invited to enter an art competition to help mark Mental Health Week.
Best Start For Young Readers
The youngest children in the South Burnett will have more help to learn what they need to succeed at school, with $132,753 over four years given to local libraries as part of the State Government’s Best Start initiative.
Premier Receives Poppies Book
Historian Liz Caffery’s “Poppies For Remembrance” has another reader: Premier Campbell Newman
Kindy Kids ‘Get A Head Start’
Where have all the children gone?
Books Bring Family Together
Rebecca Sullivan’s family gets a lot of fun from the Cherbourg mobile library.
Kindy Will Tour Local Wineries
The Nanango and District Kindergarten hosted a South Burnett wine tasting tour last year as a fundraiser, and it turned out to be such a success they’ve decided to do exactly the same this year, too.
Veteran Singer Dies
Veteran Murgon bush balladeer Viv Kehl has died after collapsing on stage during a performance on Sunday.
Cherbourg To Host Trail Adventure
The bushland around Cherbourg will be “on show” over the South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show long weekend when the local trail riders club invites visitors to join them for a 30km ride.
Progress Association
Reflects On A Busy Year
Yarraman’s Progress Association Chairman Joe Stimpson was all smiles when he delivered his annual report at the association’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday night.
Young Musos Off To Toowoomba
The South Burnett Youth Concert Band will be joining more than 3000 primary and secondary school students at the University of Southern Queensland on Thursday for this year’s TYME Festival.
Catch Some Great Fishing At BP Dam
The Yallakool Tourist Park on the foreshores of Bjelke-Petersen Dam will be packed with hundreds of keen fishermen over the October long weekend.
Roadworks In Haly Street
Roadworks will begin in Haly Street, Kingaroy, tomorrow (September 16) to repair the road surface damaged by last week’s broken water main.
Christmas Carnival Needs A Hand
Kingaroy Christmas Carnival is struggling to find enough sponsors and volunteers for this year’s event
Enjoy A Special Lunch At Cherbourg’s Cafe
Cherbourg’s Yurri Muntha Cafe will be adding an indigenous cooking touch to the South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show long weekend.
Public Meeting To Discuss Supermarket
A public meeting will be held next Monday night to gauge Blackbutt’s reaction to a supermarket proposal
‘Business As Usual’ Until 2015
Darling Downs South West Queensland Medicare Local is “funded and will honour contracts, commitments and memberships until June 30, 2015”, chairman Dr Graham Baker said today.
Armed Robbery In Nanango
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Nanango last night.
A Bloomin’ Great Weekend!
This year’s Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival was “the best in the last three years” according to Festival chairman Jeff Connor.
Katter Party Aims
For Balance Of Power
Katter’s Australian Party believes it has a real chance of holding the balance of power after the election
