Tennis Champ Has A Ball In Blackbutt
It’s hard to believe that one of the greatest tennis players of all time went to school at tiny Nukku, just outside Blackbutt.
Butter Factory Dreams Creamed
An ambitious plan to convert the former Nanango Butter Factory into a community museum, art gallery, cafe and theatrette was dashed at the weekend.
Hope Dairies Starts Growing
Any sceptics doubting Gina Rinehardt’s Hope Dairies means business in the South Burnett should check out the corn growing on the Unverzagt family’s Pella Farm near Kumbia.
$1.5m Upgrade Boosts Swickers
Major Kingaroy employer Swickers has been given a shot in the arm from the “Royalties For Regions” program
Fire Destroys School Library
Local residents heard the sound of smashing glass before a fire razed the Wondai State School library on Saturday night.
Christmas Spirit In The Bush
The grass was looking greener – and everyone’s spirits were high – at the special Bush Kids Christmas Carnival held at Windera on Saturday afternoon.
Fun At Goomeri, Hivesville
Santa’s swing through the South Burnett continued with Christmas Carnivals at Goomeri and Hivesville
Diners Dig Deep For Christmas
Former Brisbane Lord Mayor – and ALP stalwart – Jim Soorley ventured into Queensland’s conservative heartland on Thursday to be the guest speaker at the Mayor’s Charity Christmas Lunch.
Are You Ready If Disaster Strikes Again?
It’s been almost two years since the last disastrous floods hit the South Burnett … would we be better prepared if disaster strikes again this summer?
Business Must Unlock Wellcamp Potential
The full economic potential of the new Wellcamp Airport won’t be unlocked across the local region unless “people get off their backsides”, Wagners’ chairman John Wagner warned a group of South Burnett businesspeople on Monday.
A Fine Night To Celebrate
The postponement of Murgon’s annual Christmas Fair because of wet weather failed to dampen enthusiasm for the much-loved event … if anything, crowd numbers at the rescheduled Fair were up on last year
Santa Hitches A Ride To Kumbia
The weather gods may have been a little unkind to some other local Christmas Carnivals recently but they smiled on Kumbia on Sunday.
Santa Drops Into Nanango
It was Nanango’s turn to celebrate Christmas and host a visit from Santa on Friday night.
Christmas In The Rain
It wouldn’t be a Kingaroy Christmas Carnival if it didn’t rain at some stage during the night, but this year the weather gods turned on the taps a little bit too early.
$3.1m Upgrade To Local Courthouses
More than $3 million will be spent during 2015 on much-needed upgrades to the Kingaroy and Nanango courthouses.
Police Add New Bike To Road Arsenal
Motorists tempted to put the pedal to the metal on South Burnett roads over the Christmas break will have a fresh hazard to deal with … a new brightly coloured police motorbike looming in their rear-view mirrors.
MP Predicts Growth In Exports
Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott visited Kingaroy on Monday with an optimistic message … there are exciting opportunities ahead for Australian food exporters.
Traditional Fun In The Streets
The Christmas action continued across the South Burnett at the weekend … and there’s even more on the way this week.
Controversial UCG Plant Vanishes
For a project that caused so much angst in the local community, the former Cougar Energy underground coal gasification plant near Coolabunia has disappeared with very little fanfare.
Picasso And Dali Come To Kingaroy
Visitors who drop into the Kingaroy Art Gallery this month will be able to see something unusual
