Canavan Elected To Lead Nats
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan was elected leader of The Nationals in a Party Room meeting on Wednesday morning, held less than a day after David Littleproud’s shock announcement that he was quitting the role.
Road Damage Appears As Rain Stops
The South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group remained at “Stand Up” status on Tuesday afternoon despite the rain stopping.
Major Roads Remain Closed
The South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group remained at “Stand Up” status on Monday night following rainfall of between 200m and 400mm across the region.
Council Upgrades Safety Alert
The South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group upgraded its status on Monday morning to “Stand Up”.
Campout As Popular As Ever
Did you notice all the caravans and campers in Wooroolin last weekend? It was a sure sign the Country Music Campout was back in town.
Red Ants Start A New Tradition
Kingaroy Red Ants rugby league club attracted a good crowd to its first big rugby league day for the year at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy.
Voices Raised Against Renewables
“Your concerns are our concerns” … that’s how South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff summed up a sometimes fiery meeting held in Kumbia last week to discuss various renewable industry projects in the South Burnett.
Ina’s Paying It Forward With Art
Nanango artist Ina Patterson believes in “paying it forward”, and that’s exactly what she will be doing at her March exhibition at Wondai Regional Art Gallery.
Sell-Out Celebration For P&C
The 2026 Reef’n’Beef was another big night – and a sellout! – for the Coolabunia State School P&C.
Exciting Nut News In Peanut Capital
Plenty Foods unveiled its high-tech, multi-million-dollar nut powder manufacturing plant – the first of its kind in Australia – to invited guests at a special function in Kingaroy on Thursday.
Charlie Named Youth Of The Year
Kingaroy State High School captain Charlie Sparks has been named the Kingaroy Lions Club’s Youth of the Year.
New Investor Backs Tarong West
Tarong West wind farm developer RES announced on Wednesday evening that a new equity partner had come on board to support the Ironpot project.
Stanwell Pulls Out Of Wind Farm
The State Government-owned Stanwell Corporation has pulled out of its proposed ownership of the Tarong West wind farm development at Ironpot.
Murgon’s Ready For A Big Weekend
Murgon’s Steph Simpson, Matt McCauley, Taelyn Waldock, Rachael Steinhardt and Jan Irvine are going to be even busier than usual soon …
Another Big Show Year Begins
The annual Cooyar Show has had its ups and downs since the first show was held in 1936 … disrupted by war, the weather and, of course, the pandemic.
Major Milestone For Wind Farm
Construction of the 436.5MW Tarong West Wind Farm is a major step closer following the announcement this week of Federal Government environmental approval for the project.
A Funny Thing Happened … Twice
A hail storm derailed last year’s Comedy For A Cause fundraiser for the Blackbutt & Benarkin Aged Care Association’s Greenhills Villas project.
Racegoers Love Valentine’s Day
Love was in the air at the Nanango Race Club’s Valentine’s Day meeting on Saturday … but unfortunately so were grey clouds and showers.
Furr-Ever Love On Valentine’s Day
More than 20 pets found their furr-ever homes at the special Valentine’s Open Day at the new Animal Management Centre in Kingaroy.
History Group Toasts 50 Years
The Bunya Mountains Natural History Association toasted its 50th birthday on Monday with a special celebration at its ‘Cedarvale’ museum.
