Excitement is building for this weekend’s Murgon Show … the Showgirls and Rural Ambassador have been chosen, and the countdown is now on for a big two-day event which will be topped off by fireworks and a bullride on Saturday night!
Tanduringie State School P&C’s volunteers are working hard to make this Saturday night the best bullride yet at Maidenwell!
They’re built tough at Proston … a little thing like a Tropical Cyclone brewing off the coast wasn’t going to stop the 67th annual show from going ahead on Saturday.
Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce announced a surprise $4.5 million commitment to fund Stage 2 of the Wondai Industrial Estate during a trip to the South Burnett on Thursday.
The South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group, which held its quarterly meeting on Thursday in Kingaroy, says the modelling for TC Alfred looks “favourable” for the South Burnett.
South Burnett growers had the opportunity recently to learn more about new options available when they consider their next summer crop.
Almost four years after the project started, the Kingaroy Men’s Shed on Saturday celebrated the opening of their new woodworking shed near Kingaroy Airport.
The South Burnett community has been asked to “Be Prepared But Not Alarmed” as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches the south-east Queensland coast.
South Burnett took home the Goodchild Shield trophy after a nailbiting Grand Final played at Murgon Showgrounds last Sunday.
A large crowd gathered at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday for a family day of rugby league topped off by the craziness of the International Legends Of League.
Kingaroy Lions Club’s Youth Of The Year competition attracted a big field of 13 students this week eager to take out the prestigious title.
South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff has floated the idea that Stage 2 of Boondooma Dam, near Proston, should be built to improve water issues in the region.
A pool party to attract children – and their parents – will be the first initiative of a new community group set up to raise awareness of juvenile crime in the Wondai area.
Akaysha Energy hosted an information session in Kumbia on Saturday morning for local residents about its Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Ellesmere.
A police dive team has scoured the Kinbombi Falls area near Goomeri as part of the ongoing search for missing person Jack McLennan.
The saga of what will eventually happen with a large block of vacant Council land in Pound Street, Kingaroy, looks set to end soon.
A GoFundMe appeal has been started online to help a family which lost everything in a house fire at Ballogie last Wednesday afternoon.
The historic ‘Cedarvale’ cottage at Dandabah on the Bunya Mountains has undergone a much-needed facelift thanks to the hard work of volunteers and the support of the Heritage Nanango Community Branch.
One of Stanwell Corporation’s longest serving employees, Russell Vorpagel, has officially hung up his hard hat at Tarong Power Station after 46 years working in the energy industry.
Local children having been using it since late last year, but the new Youth Precinct at Kingaroy’s Memorial Park rolled into the spotlight on Saturday with its “official” opening.
