Unfortunately the fairytale finish that would have sealed the Blackbutt Yarraman Timbertowners’ centenary day was not to be … but that didn’t stop Blackbutt from celebrating their 100 years with enthusiasm on Saturday.
A little taste of Europe came to the South Burnett at the weekend with the running of the “Tour de Kumbia” and the “Tour de Kingaroy” cycle races.
The South Burnett Thrashers thrilled their fans – and kept their finals hopes alive – by locking in a good win in a high-scoring game against USQ Saints in Kingaroy on Saturday.
South Burnett Cricket Association secretary Paul Clegg has taken a hat-trick … he was recently presented with Life Membership of Wide Bay Cricket; this is on top of his life membership of both the South Burnett Cricket Association and his club, the Warriors.
Rugby league superstar Petero Civoniceva was king of of the kids when he visited Kingaroy and Nanango on Thursday, but he had a very serious message for his young fans.
Kingaroy’s new $3.5 million ambulance station is rapidly taking shape in Kent Street and has just passed an important milestone.
The second annual South Burnett Equestrian Challenge attracted 85 children – and some of the region’s best horses – to the Kingaroy Showgrounds on Tuesday.
A crowd of almost 1000 packed the Maryknoll Centre at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy on Friday night for the school’s annual Rock On Stage concert.
The annual Mini Mod rugby league carnival played at Wondai on Saturday has been hailed as a big success … even if the South Burnett’s local teams didn’t make it through to the main final.
When Victoria Cross winner Keith Payne visits Kingaroy next month there’s going to be a special guest eager to meet him.
A Wondai business has introduced a new-style of solar technology to Queensland, and in the process has been named a finalist in the national Clean Energy Council Solar Awards.
Kelly Smith, from Blackbutt, needs just $600 and he’ll be “the happiest bloke in Australia”; the money will allow him to freight a container-load of much-needed medical equipment to a tiny hospital in Papua New Guinea.
Members of the Barambah District Aero Club are putting the final touches on their new hangar building which is being constructed at Wondai Airport.
If you were out and about on Sunday morning in Kingaroy and thought you heard cars moo-ing and saw people dressed in kilts wandering about, you weren’t dreaming.
St Anne’s Anglican parish in Nanango now has a “Shed” to complement its “Churchyard Shop” to help meet the growing demand on its services.
A new film which premiered in Cherbourg on Wednesday as part of NAIDOC Week is cataloging a piece of the South Burnett’s history … and it’s also helping to give a measure of peace to many of the people who survived it.
NAIDOC Week celebrates history, culture and achievements … and all three were highlighted in the big community celebration held at the Ration Shed Museum complex in Cherbourg on Thursday.
Stanwell Corporation looks set to axe another 58 jobs at Tarong Power Station after racking up weekly losses estimated to be about $1 million.
Cherbourg’s MoJos (mobile journalists) have stepped away from the back of the camera to become the centre of attention at a special NAIDOC Week awards ceremony.
Bean Growers Australia is just weeks away from completing a $3 million upgrade of their Kingaroy plant, which has seen the installation of 20 new silos, new grading and sorting equipment, and as a finishing touch … six polishers.
