Green Light For Murgon-Kingaroy Rail Trail
Tourism opportunities in the South Burnett received a major boost on Friday (August 30) in the form of a $550,000 grant from the Federal Government to develop a “rail trail” linking Murgon to Kingaroy.
Meet The Future Face Of Nanango
Nanango’s CBD will undergo a major transformation over the next 12 months as the South Burnett Regional Council invests almost $1.4 million into an ambitious streetscaping project.
Booking A Spot In The Readers’ Cup
Children from nine South Burnett schools gathered in Kingaroy on Tuesday to test their memories – and their comprehension skills – in the inaugural South Burnett Readers’ Cup.
Staff Help To Keep The Angels Flying
It’s amazing how much good a few morning teas can do … staff from the South Burnett Regional Council have raised more the $815 for Angel Flight just by holding a few morning teas at work and via some books sales at libraries. And they’re hoping by the end of the week this figure could top $1000!
Heritage Gives $500,000 To Community
It’s not every day that more than half a million dollars is handed out to community groups, but that’s exactly what happened on Saturday when the Heritage Nanango Community Branch distributed its 2013 Community Grants.
Hornets Are Number 1 … Again!
The Cherbourg Hornets have proven their dominance yet again in the South Burnett rugby league competition, securing back-to-back Grand Final victories in the Premier League competition.
Leah Scoots Back For Some Fun
A crowd of almost 600 school children thronged to the Murgon Skate Park in Gore Street on Friday afternoon to witness the new facility’s official opening by former Murgon resident Leah Purcell
Are You And Your Mates Strong Enough?
Are you – or your team of mates – fit enough, strong enough and fast enough to pull a semi-trailer 20 metres? Well, here’s your chance to find out …
Wooroolin Was The Place To Be …
About 80 women – and a couple of men – gathered at Wooroolin on Wednesday for a special joint forum hosted by the Barambah branch of the Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN).
A Lifetime Of Memories For Sale
More than 10,000 collectibles – everything from model cars and hundreds of dolls to full-size wagons, farming machinery, petrified wood and a dinosaur footprint (collected somewhere in the South Burnett) – will be going under the hammer on Saturday in Kingaroy.
PCA Swaps $32m Debt With NAB
The financial woes that have hit the Peanut Company of Australia in recent years appear to have eased with the announcement today by Board Chairman Ian Langdon that the company has negotiated a $32 million debt-for-equity swap with the National Australia Bank.
Legacy Of Vietnam Lives On
Victoria Cross winner Keith Payne addressed Sunday’s Vietnam Veterans Day service in Kingaroy
Naturally From Paddock To Plate
Crownthorpe grazier Brett Greer believes that to make money out of his small cattle herd he has to take charge of the whole process … right up to the dinner plate.
School Of Hard Knocks Rocks
There’s a high school with a difference running at Ficks Crossing, near Murgon, a school that teaches maths and English and other necessary lifeskills, but also teaches its students how to survive in the rough and tumble world of rodeo.
Farming Is A Special Caper
Kingaroy is the peanut capital of Australia. And navy beans still get mentioned on local signs … but capers?
South Burnett On Show At Ekka
South Burnett cattlemen and women have done the region proud again with a strong showing at this year’s Brisbane Exhibition.
Highway To Motorcycle Heaven
Hundreds of motorbikes “headed out on the highway” – the Bunya Highway, that is – on Sunday morning for a special Motorbike Festival.
Medieval Mayhem In Nanango
It’s not every day that you’ll see knights, damsels (not in distress), vikings, samurai and the odd dragon wandering around outside an art gallery.
Jemima’s Award-Winning Style
Kingaroy’s Jemima Larkin is “a wonderful, natural, warm and cheerful early childhood educator”, and now she has an award from the Rotary Club of Kingaroy to prove it.
Meeting Calls For Stanwell Changes
Anger at Tarong Power Station job cuts and the cancellation of Stanwell Corporation’s 2014 apprenticeship intake boiled over at a public meeting held at Nanango RSL tonight.
