A Taste Of Country Life
Prep students from four local schools gathered at the Kingaroy State High School’s farm area on Wednesday to learn more about rural life.
Prep students from four local schools gathered at the Kingaroy State High School’s farm area on Wednesday to learn more about rural life.
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.
Saturday’s Murgon Show was the tale of two extremes … during the day the equestrian competition was intense and the cattle yards were hectic.
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.
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 sudden cloudburst sent diners scurrying – entree plate in hand – at Friday night’s Dinner Under The Stars in Kingaroy.
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.
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.
It’s amazing what a better season can do … there were smiles galore at the 57th annual Proston Show on Saturday.
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.
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.
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.
There’s a saying that if you stay in the South Burnett long enough, you’ll eventually get to meet just about everyone.
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.
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.
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.
St Mary’s students whipped the opposition into shape at the recent Queensland Whipcracking Titles held at Clifton.
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.
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.
Seven years ago something special happened in Canberra that many people believed would never occur … the Prime Minister said “sorry” to Aboriginal Australians.