The 2025-26 State Budget, handed down by Treasurer David Janetzki in State Parliament on Tuesday, contains some new projects for the South Burnett as well as funding for some that have previously been announced – or in some cases – almost completed.
Goomeri Show Society hosted the South Burnett Sub-Chamber finals on Saturday … the annual event which selects which South Burnett show winners will represent the region at the Ekka.
Kingaroy Red Ants will be turning pink this Saturday for their annual “playing for a cure” Pink Day at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy to support the McGrath Foundation.
Individual water connections at the free 48-hour camping area in Murgon will remain, after a debate in the South Burnett Regional Council on Wednesday.
Large rate rises for 2025-26 were locked in by Toowoomba Regional Council at a Special Meeting held on Wednesday.
The KCCI is calling on all businesses in and around the Kingaroy CBD to ham up their windows again for this year’s BaconFest!
The Yarraman Progress Association’s annual show’n’shine was back at Errol Munt Sports Reserve this year, attracting a field full of classic cars and hot rods.
South Burnett Eagles made it through to Sunday’s Plate Final at the prestigious 47th Battalion Central Region rugby league carnival in Bundaberg, but weren’t quite good enough to bring home the trophy.
A chilly night couldn’t stop the Wondai Neighbourhood Watch group from giving a warm “thank you” to the town’s emergency services personnel on Wednesday evening.
A coachload of visitors from Gympie trekked to the Wondai Regional Art Gallery last Friday to support the official opening of a special exhibition by visiting artist Elly Stern.
In January this year, the Kingaroy Aero Modellers Society suffered a devastating blow when its much-loved HQ was blown away in a massive storm.
Two well-known and respected South Burnett residents have received awards in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours.
The annual two-month Queensland Winter Craft Festival was officially launched at the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery last Saturday evening.
Hey kids! It’s that time of the year again … time to start drawing to enter the annual Farm Safety calendar competition hosted by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland!
Local history buffs will be excited that two new books about the early days of Kingaroy have been added to the reference section at the Kingaroy Library.
Police have charged three teenage boys with a string of offences after crime spree in Murgon and Cherbourg at the weekend, which included elderly men being threatened, a man injured, cars torched and another man threatened with a knife.
South Burnett Regional Council took home the major award at the 3rd annual South Burnett Training Awards, held in Murgon Town Hall last Saturday night.
The “trial separation” of the Nationals and Liberal Party is over, with Nationals Leader David Littleproud appointed on Wednesday to the new Shadow Cabinet.
More than 120 rural mums gathered in Kingaroy on Saturday for a day of connection, conversation and community at Motherland’s inaugural event in the South Burnett.
Nanango Race Club’s triumphant return last Saturday – with a massive seven races on the card – faced a number of hurdles even before the barriers opened for Race 1.
