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Old Machinery Wins Over New Fans

Old Machinery Wins Over New Fans

There was everything from draught horses and steam engines, to chaff cutters and Mack trucks at the Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club’s annual rally at the weekend.

Everyone Loves To Sing

Everyone Loves To Sing

Every fortnight, the front bar at Wondai’s Warana Hotel Motel becomes a magnet for music lovers keen to “have a go” behind the mike on a Friday night.

$80m Needed For New Hospital

$80m Needed For New Hospital

A new Kingaroy hospital is still a key priority for the State Government, but it’s just a matter of finding the $70-$80 million necessary to get the job done.

Cherbourg To Host Trail Adventure

Cherbourg To Host Trail Adventure

The bushland around Cherbourg will be “on show” over the South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show long weekend when the local trail riders club invites visitors to join them for a 30km ride.

A Bloomin’ Great Weekend!

A Bloomin’ Great Weekend!

This year’s Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival was “the best in the last three years” according to Festival chairman Jeff Connor.

Art Show Makes A Big Hit

Art Show Makes A Big Hit

The Murgon Art Show celebrated its opening night on Friday by chalking up an incredible $20,000 worth of sales … but art buyers still have this weekend to snap up good buys.

Did You Ask The Question?

Did You Ask The Question?

The South Burnett Suicide Prevention Working Group’s annual celebration of RU OK? Day this year attracted support from more than 50 businesses throughout the region.

1.6km Sprint Course Unveiled

1.6km Sprint Course Unveiled

Officials from the Confederation Of Motor Sport (CAMS) have yet to give the Wondai Sprints track a tick of approval, but organisers are confident the 1.6km street track will pass with flying colours.

Ag Training Offers Key To Future

Ag Training Offers Key To Future

Out past Goomeri, the Shaftesbury Centre has launched its third program in the South Burnett … this time an agricultural training facility for young indigenous men.

Qantas Signs Wellcamp Deal

Qantas Signs Wellcamp Deal

Qantaslink – the regional arm of Qantas – announced today it has signed a deal to secure 11 return flights to and from Sydney a week from the new Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport near Toowoomba.

A Hundred Years Of History

A Hundred Years Of History

A hundred years of pioneering in the Ironpot area was remembered on Saturday when about 170 relatives and friends gathered at the Downes family’s “Werona” property to celebrate the farm’s centenary.

Historic Victory For Cherbourg

Historic Victory For Cherbourg

Saturday was a historic day: the first time Cherbourg has hosted an A Grade rugby league grand final, a return to live radio broadcasts of rugby league in the South Burnett, plus an emphatic “three-peat” victory for the home team, the Hornets.

Best Ever Brunch For Breast Cancer

Best Ever Brunch For Breast Cancer

It was possibly the “breast-ever” brunch held at the old Taabinga Station Slab Hut … definitely a cut above the damper and golden syrup the old stockmen probably once enjoyed.