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BIEDO Reflects On A Busy Year

BIEDO Reflects On A Busy Year

The Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation – better known as BIEDO – is looking for two representatives from the North Burnett to fill membership vacancies.

Boys Charged Over Bashing

Boys Charged Over Bashing

Murgon detectives and officers from the State Flying Squad have charged two teenage boys over the bashing of an elderly couple in Murgon earlier this month.

Aussie Flavour At Kumbia

Aussie Flavour At Kumbia

Kumbia’s popular “Cheap As Chips” fundraising dinner for the Hall Committee took on an Australia Day feel on Saturday night.

First Turbines At Wambo

First Turbines At Wambo

Construction finished recently on the second of the 83 wind turbines which will be erected at the Wambo Wind Farm.

Council Hopes To Woo Medicos

Council Hopes To Woo Medicos

South Burnett Regional Council has released three videos to help promote the region as a career option – and lifestyle choice – for medical professionals.

Pumped Hydro Survey Online

Pumped Hydro Survey Online

Queensland Hydro – the government corporation behind the proposed Borumba Dam pumped hydro project – has hired a survey company to contact local communities.

Delayed Harvest To Begin

Delayed Harvest To Begin

Timber harvesting in the Yarraman State Forest – which had been planned to start in early November – will now begin at the end of this month. 

Grant To Improve Safety

Grant To Improve Safety

The Bunya Mountains Community Association is one of 27 groups across Queensland to receive a grant from the Ergon-Energex Community Fund.

Phyllis Earns An OAM

Phyllis Earns An OAM

Well-known Goomeri resident Phyllis Hopf was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the national Australia Day Honours announced on Sunday.

South Burnett Says Thank You

South Burnett Says Thank You

Blackbutt Memorial Hall was packed on Saturday afternoon for the South Burnett Regional Council’s annual Australia Day awards ceremony.

Child Hurt On Quad Bike

Child Hurt On Quad Bike

A child was airlifted to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane on Monday afternoon after a quad bike crash in the South Burnett.

Driver Caught Doing 116km/h

Driver Caught Doing 116km/h

A 21-year-old Kingaroy man has lost his driver’s licence for six months after being caught driving at almost twice the legal speed limit in a Kingaroy residential street.

Who Will Be King Of Kingaroy?

Who Will Be King Of Kingaroy?

The biggest weekend of the South Burnett Speedway’s annual calendar roared into action at the Kingaroy Showgrounds track on Friday afternoon.

Warriors Back With A Win

Warriors Back With A Win

The South Burnett’s senior cricket competition fired back into action last weekend, with second-placed Wooroolin Warriors notching up another victory in the 40-over competition.