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Three Charged Over Firearms

Three Charged Over Firearms

Police have charged 12 people, including members of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, with 40 drug, weapon and traffic offences following raids in the Nanango area at the weekend.

Did You Avo Go At Blackbutt?

Did You Avo Go At Blackbutt?

Blackbutt’s annual celebration of everything avocado last Saturday attracted a big crowd of visitors eager to have fun with the town’s famous fruit.

Fashions In Style At Nanango

Fashions In Style At Nanango

Nanango Race Club again faced strong competition from other local events on Saturday, especially the popular Avocado Festival just down the road at Blackbutt.

22nd Country Muster Hits The Stage

22nd Country Muster Hits The Stage

The 22nd annual Heritage Nanango Country Muster officially began on Friday morning, although there’s been action at the Nanango Showgrounds since much earlier in the week .

Crumptons To Buy PCA Assets

Crumptons To Buy PCA Assets

Kingaroy-based peanut processor Crumptons has agreed to buy the Peanut Company of Australia’s land, buildings and equipment at Kingaroy and Tolga.

MPs Discuss Cherbourg Priorities

MPs Discuss Cherbourg Priorities

Local Government Minister Ann Leahy visited Cherbourg last Friday with Member for Nanango and Attorney-General Deb Frecklington to discuss strategic priorities for the community.

Community Stumps Up For Hall

Community Stumps Up For Hall

The Back To Kumbia celebration at the weekend was the culmination of a massive effort by the Kumbia community over the past 18 months to raise funds to restump the historic Kumbia & District Memorial School of Arts (aka “Kumbia Memorial Hall”).

Body Found Near Maidenwell

Body Found Near Maidenwell

Police searching for missing Brisbane man Andrew Burow have located human remains at Brooklands-Pimpimbudgee Road near Maidenwell.

Get Up, Stand Up, Sit Down!

Get Up, Stand Up, Sit Down!

South Burnett residents trudging the long path to Reconciliation will now be able to enjoy a breather along the way thanks to a unique project by the Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council.

LNP Promises To Upgrade Bridge

LNP Promises To Upgrade Bridge

Funding to upgrade Cooyar’s single-lane Back Creek Bridge, on the New England Highway south of the township, will be confirmed by the State Government in December.

Five Charged With Drug Offences

Five Charged With Drug Offences

Police allegedly seized cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, magic mushrooms and cannabis from attendees heading to an underground “bush doof”  held on a property near Nanango at the weekend.