Car Show Shines On A Busy Weekend
There was a lot of show and almost too much (sun)shine at the South Burnett Car Club’s annual Show, Shine and Swap Meet at Nanango on Sunday.
Walk With Lynda Raises $30,000
Brett and Trevor Otto’s “Walk With Lynda” to raise funds for the Melanoma Awareness Foundation’s “Lynda Geiger Young Mums Program” has raised an amazing $30,000.
Big Day Tops Off A Big Effort
Surveying the faces in Cherbourg’s Memorial Park on Sunday morning, Ration Shed chairperson Aunty Sandra Morgan summed up the success of the 2016 Reconciliation Fun Run: “Seeing you all here makes all the hard effort worthwhile!”
Best Races In A Decade
Burrandowan Races is over for another year … with organisers toasting the best crowd they’ve had at the bush track for 10 years.
Maranoa ‘On Cusp Of A New Dawn’
LNP candidate for Maranoa David Littleproud may live in Warwick but he’s no stranger to the South Burnett … in fact, he used to live and work here.
Hospital To Reopen May 26
The first procedures will be carried out at the Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital in Kingaroy in two weeks.
Walk With Lynda Nears Finishing Line
Brett and Trevor Otto’s 500km charity “Walk With Lynda” from Gladstone to Kingaroy is on the final straight with the walkers arriving in Cloyna on Wednesday.
Airport Blocks Cut From Coal Permit
Moreton Resources has given up part of its exploration tenement – four blocks immediately east of Taabinga Village which also include Kingaroy Airport – in a bid to ease local opposition to its proposed coal mine.
Nanango Puts On A Show
The roulette wheel was spinning and the cards were flipping at Nanango FunFest committee’s third annual casino night held at the Nanango Cultural Centre on Saturday night.
Farmers Angered By Green Laws
At least 120 South Burnett landowners packed into the Kingaroy Town Common Hall on Thursday
Peanuts Steal The Kingaroy Show
Wet weather threw plans for last year’s Kingaroy Show into disarray so show organisers breathed a sigh of relief at the weekend when everything went off without a hitch this time around.
QCWA Unveils A Country Kitchen
South Burnett QCWA members have taken up the challenge of trying to improve the health of local residents by offering a five-part Jamie Oliver-style cooking course in Kingaroy.
Haunting Tale Of Two Brothers
Amateur archaeologist Johan Vanderwalle received a phone call one day in 2006 which changed his life, and the lives of families on the other side of the world.
Tracey Shares Her Triumphs And Sadness
The South Burnett’s 2016 Relay For Life fundraising campaign was officially launched on Friday morning with an emotional talk by Aussie swimming star Tracey Wickham.
Big Crowds Expected For Kingaroy Show
The 109th Kingaroy Show will be running on Saturday and Sunday, and organisers are hoping for fine weather and bumper crowds this year.
Lots Of Fun At Nanango Show
The Nanango Show had something for everyone … from Peppa Pig and train rides for the kids, to motorbike barrel racing, a cutting competition and trots on the main oval.
Wondai Salutes Anzac Legacy
Wondai’s traditional Anzac Day race meeting always attracts a good crowd of punters after the morning’s commemorations have wound up, but the seriousness of the day is not forgotten.
They Shall Grow Not Old …
South Burnett residents made sure the sacrifices of the first Anzacs – and their successors in all conflicts since – were not forgotten on Monday.
Blackbutt Turns On The Shine
The second annual Blackbutt Show, Shine & Swap Meet had a lot more “shine” this year … in both spit and polish, and warm autumn weather.
RYDA Drives Home The Risks
South Burnett roads should be a little bit safer after another 300 or so Year 11 students were put through the day-long RYDA program in Kingaroy this week.
