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Funding Knockback Stuns Ration Shed

Funding Knockback Stuns Ration Shed

Cherbourg residents will send an open protest letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion and local MP Warren Truss following a slashing of funding available to the award-winning The Ration Shed Museum.

Murgon Show Goes To Extremes

Murgon Show Goes To Extremes

Saturday’s Murgon Show was the tale of two extremes … during the day the equestrian competition was intense and the cattle yards were hectic.

Here’s To Another Great Festival!

Here’s To Another Great Festival!

Never say there’s nothing to do in the South Burnett … organisers of this year’s Wine and Food in the Park Festival had feared the large number of competing events scheduled on Saturday could affect patronage.

Bonus Meeting Proves A Winner

Bonus Meeting Proves A Winner

Kumbia Race Club’s “bonus” race meeting on Saturday also proved a gift for apprentice jockey Isabella Rabjones … she booted home her first-ever winner.

A Dinner To Remember

A Dinner To Remember

A sudden cloudburst sent diners scurrying – entree plate in hand – at Friday night’s Dinner Under The Stars in Kingaroy.

Stanwell Promises Injection Of Dollars

Stanwell Promises Injection Of Dollars

Stanwell Corporation has a major work schedule planned at Tarong and Tarong North power stations which means more dollars pumping through the local economy, visitors at the corporation’s regular “behind the gate” update heard on Thursday.

A Job Well Done Up North

A Job Well Done Up North

If the guys and gals in the photo above look a bit the worse for wear, they have a good excuse … they’ve just been through the aftermath of a Category 5 cyclone.

A Reason To Smile

A Reason To Smile

It’s amazing what a better season can do … there were smiles galore at the 57th annual Proston Show on Saturday.

Little General Shows The Way

Little General Shows The Way

The Kumbia Hotel is making a habit of attracting rugby league royalty to the South Burnett … last year it was the Walters brothers, on Saturday it was the turn of Allan “Alfie” Langer.

Schoolfriends Ready To Have Fun

Schoolfriends Ready To Have Fun

There’s a group of friends who are looking forward to this year’s Wine and Food in the Park Festival even more than usual … the Kingaroy High School Class of 1995.

Towering Problem May Be Solved

Towering Problem May Be Solved

The problem of an NBN Tower being built at Tingoora may be a step closer to a solution after a public meeting on Thursday night was told NBNCo’s original (and already approved) tower site may be available again.

Andrew Conquers New Challenges

Andrew Conquers New Challenges

Andrew Holden hadn’t been on a pushbike for about 20 years when he decided back in January that he’d like to tackle a 200km charity cycle ride this year.

Blackbutt Rises To The Challenge

Blackbutt Rises To The Challenge

Usually the Blackbutt Show Society holds a cattle sale to raise funds … this year they went crazy and invited local residents to splash about in a bog, stack hay bales, milk wooden cows and crack open tinnies.

Timber Tramway Lives Again

Timber Tramway Lives Again

Back when timbergetting was the most important industry on the Bunya Mountains, a remarkable tramway was built by Danish sawmiller Lars Andersen to transport heavy logs down the steep mountain slopes.

Movie Night Didn’t Fail To Delight

Movie Night Didn’t Fail To Delight

The outdoor movie held in Wondai’s Coronation Park on Thursday night enchanted its audience of young and old fans as the magical tale of the princess with the ice-cold touch unfolded on the big screen.

Castra’s New Bus Hits The Road

Castra’s New Bus Hits The Road

Months of fund-raising by the Murgon community – spearheaded by the Murgon Rotary Club – paid off on Wednesday morning with the arrival of a new bus at Southern Cross Care Castra.

Where Were You When Rudd Said Sorry?

Where Were You When Rudd Said Sorry?

Seven years ago something special happened in Canberra that many people believed would never occur … the Prime Minister said “sorry” to Aboriginal Australians.