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Walk To Mark Nurses Day

Walk To Mark Nurses Day

Hospital staff from across the South Burnett will be taking part in a special walk on Monday (May 12) to mark International Nurses Day.

Mum Makes Dreams Come True

Mum Makes Dreams Come True

Traevonnah Fisher would walk past the Cherbourg basketball courts and hardly give them a thought.

Not Too Late To Think Pink

Not Too Late To Think Pink

Online registrations have closed but runners can still register on Sunday for the Mother’s Day Classic

Healy To Star At
Charity Breakfast

Healy To Star At<br> Charity Breakfast

Former Test cricketer Ian Healy will be the special guest at the next Mayor’s Charity Breakfast

A Healthy Holiday Choice

A Healthy Holiday Choice

St Saviour’s College student Sprhee Jacobs returned home from Toowoomba to Cherbourg for the recent school holidays however, unlike most students, she didn’t spend all of her time hanging out with friends or watching TV.

AgForce Joins Excise Protest

AgForce Joins Excise Protest

AgForce Queensland has joined the voices protesting against a touted increase in fuel excise in the upcoming Federal Budget.

Cooyar Artists Make Their Debut

Cooyar Artists Make Their Debut

Four Cooyar friends will be making their debut into the art world this evening when their premiere exhibition, “Four Friends”, officially opens at the Rosalie Gallery in Goombungee.

Fillips For Phillips

Fillips For Phillips

Hannah Phillips – who has four rides at Burrandowan on Saturday – landed her first career winner at Nanango on Easter Saturday

$55,000 For Digital Signs

$55,000 For Digital Signs

The Federal Government is providing $55,000 to develop digitally enhanced “cultural landscape” signs for Russell Park on the Bunya Mountains.

South Burnett Waiting
Lists ‘Halved’: Dentist

Waiting lists for dental services in the South Burnett have almost halved since January, according to the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service.

ETU Slams Ergon Cuts

ETU Slams Ergon Cuts

The Electrical Trades Union says Ergon Energy has cut 17 jobs in the Wide Bay Burnett region in the latest round of redundancies at the government-owned corporation.

Online Training Proves Popular

Online Training Proves Popular

The State Government says small businesses across Queensland are using a new online webinar information series to access tips on boosting their business via social media impact.

War Link Stirs Up Memories

War Link Stirs Up Memories

The South Burnett delegation to the Netherlands to honour Murgon airman Patrick Tiernan has revived both pleasant and painful memories for Nanango resident Hanny Mous.

Spotlight On Health Service

Spotlight On Health Service

The Cherbourg Health Service has been highlighted as one of the State’s leaders in community engagement.

Freehold Land Ownership
Offered To Communities

Freehold Land Ownership<br> Offered To Communities

New State Government legislation announced today will provide an opportunity for freehold land ownership for the first time in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Gallery Showcases RADF Results

Gallery Showcases RADF Results

The Kingaroy Art Gallery will be showcasing the end products of two projects funded by the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) when it opens its May exhibition this Friday night, May 9.

Don’t Forget To Thank A Volunteer

Don’t Forget To Thank A Volunteer

The Kingaroy State Emergency Service will join thousands of organisations around the nation to mark the 25th anniversary of National Volunteer Week in Australia (May 12–18).

Fanfare Round In Kingaroy

Fanfare Round In Kingaroy

Kingaroy Town Hall will be hosting a regional round of the school instrumental music competition, “Fanfare 2014”, on June 3.

Science Put To The Test

Science Put To The Test

Students from six local high schools put their science and engineering skills to the test on Thursday.