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Drayton Street Upgrade Starts Soon

Drayton Street Upgrade Starts Soon

Centre parking will begin to disappear from Nanango’s Drayton Street in the middle of next month when work begins on the final section of the town’s CBD upgrade.

CareFlight Says Thank You!

CareFlight Says Thank You!

Last year RACQ CareFlight flew 167 missions into the South Burnett … helping to save the lives of everyone from new-born babies and injured farmers to snakebite victims and car crash casualties.

Shoppers Dig Deep For Local Kids

Shoppers Dig Deep For Local Kids

UnitingCare has thanked shoppers for their generosity after their annual Christmas appeal in Kingaroy raised $250 in vouchers and more than 340 gifts.

Soccer’s Turn To Woo The Ladies

Soccer’s Turn To Woo The Ladies

The focus on women in sport has shifted to football with the first of three “Pink Soccer” days planned for the South Burnett held in Kingaroy on Sunday.

Women Keen To Tackle AFL

Women Keen To Tackle AFL

A group of keen women are ready to take on one of the last bastions of male pride in the South Burnett … Australian Rules football.

Council Backs Arts Project

Council Backs Arts Project

Two Murgon artists have won the backing of the South Burnett Regional Council’s RADF committee for an art project of a kind they say has never been undertaken anywhere in the world.

New Look For Wondai Kindy

New Look For Wondai Kindy

Parents, children, friends and Councillors gathered at the Wondai Kindergarten on Thursday afternoon to officially open the Kindy’s new renovations.

Drivers Toast The Good Times

Drivers Toast The Good Times

A very special get-together was held in Yarraman at the weekend … a send-off for truck drivers who lost their jobs in December in controversial circumstances after a change in contractors at Tarong Power Station.

Pigs And Peanuts Make Perfect TV

Pigs And Peanuts Make Perfect TV

A television crew came to Kingaroy on Monday to capture something a little bit unusual … cooking a pig in a “pig” and peanuts in a peanut patch!

Local Electors Back LNP

Local Electors Back LNP

The two local LNP candidates – Deb Frecklington (Nanango) and Jeff Seeney (Callide) – have been safely re-elected at Saturday’s Queensland election, defying a statewide trend which has seen a massive swing to the ALP.

MP’s Plan For Mental Health

MP’s Plan For Mental Health

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has unveiled a key election promise … $250,000 funding to establish a South Burnett “Clubhouse” in Kingaroy to help improve the lives of people with mental illness.

All The Candidates In Their Own Words

All The Candidates In Their Own Words

South Burnett Online invited each of the candidates in our two electorates – Nanango and Callide – to explain in their own words why we should vote for them at Saturday’s State election.

What A Way To Celebrate!

What A Way To Celebrate!

What could be Aussie than eating a pie? Perhaps scoffing a lamington, or damper and golden syrup? How about reciting bush poetry, watching dog jumping, playing bush cricket or even “betting” on cane toad racing …

Joan Is Our Citizen Of The Year

Joan Is Our Citizen Of The Year

One of the unsung heroes of the South Burnett was rewarded for a lifetime of work by being named South Burnett Citizen of the Year at Kingaroy Town Hall on Sunday night.

History Brought Back To Life

History Brought Back To Life

A treasure trove of local history, long out of print, has been brought back to life by the Bunya Mountains Natural History Association.

A Head Start Is A Great Idea

A Head Start Is A Great Idea

If a child gets a head start in learning before school it usually sets them up for a terrific life … that’s why the staff at the Gundoo Day Care in Cherbourg have been brainstorming ideas on how to make their services even better.