Careers Day Steers Students’ Futures
Almost 1000 people explored the annual South Burnett Careers Market at TAFE Queensland’s Kingaroy campus on Thursday.
Cherbourg Is A Good News Story
Cherbourg has copped a lot of rubbishing lately … which isn’t fair to the vast majority of the residents of the town or its hard-working local Council.
Tourism’s On Right Track At Yarraman
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail has an exciting new feature for visitors to explore after the official opening of the Yarraman Railway Station Park Interpretive Centre on Friday.
Kingaroy Celebrates NAIDOC
NAIDOC Week can trace its history back to the 1930s … but it’s still just a youngster in Kingaroy.
Angry Ratepayers Promised Road Fix
All the South Burnett’s dirt roads will “see a grader” within 12 to 18 months, about 65 angry ratepayers were promised at a public meeting held at Durong Hall on Thursday night.
Cherbourg Serves Up Feast Of Fun
NAIDOC Week celebrations are a great time for people to get together, have fun and celebrate culture … so it’s always a very busy time at Cherbourg!
BIEDO Tour Updates Local MPs
South Burnett political leaders were taken on a “listening tour” of some of the region’s businesses on Monday by the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO).
Strong Women Take The Lead
This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is “Because of her, we can …” so it was fitting that women featured strongly in Cherbourg Council’s annual NAIDOC Awards ceremony on Monday.
Crowds Brave Winter Races
Rain on Friday night and overcast weather on Saturday didn’t stop the South Burnett Race Club holding its annual Winter Race Day, nor did it stop a good-sized crowd turning up at Wondai’s racecourse.
Eagles Soar At Junior Carnival
An exciting week of junior rugby league action in Kingaroy was topped off on Friday with the local team, the South Burnett Eagles, tying in top spot.
Concerns Mount Over Dam Levels
Falling water levels at Boondooma Dam are raising concerns for the State Government as well as irrigators dependent on supplies from the dam.
Federal Pollies Visit Wondai
Only Prime Minister Turnbull knows when the next Federal Election will be held, but it doesn’t matter to ALP candidate for Flynn, Zac Beers … he’s ready and raring to go now.
Nanango Gets Its Christmas Carnival Back
Nanango won’t have a New Year’s Eve Mardi Gras this year … but it will have a family-oriented Christmas Carnival in Pioneer Park for the first time in almost a decade.
Reserve Forces Pay Tribute To RAAF
Age and illness meant numbers were slightly down on normal at this year’s Reserve Forces Day commemoration on Sunday … but enthusiasm for the event remained as strong as ever, with guests coming from all over Queensland.
Murray Named Principal Of The Year
Coolabunia State School principal Murray Johnston has been named “Principal of the Year” in the Darling Downs South West Region.
Deadly Highways Link South Burnett
Some of the riskiest highways in southern Queensland are travelled regularly by South Burnett residents, data released by the RACQ on Thursday reveals.
Honour Salutes A Lifetime Of Service
Wakka Wakka elder Eric Law was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List … not a bad effort for a youngster who started school in the 1950s at what was then known as the Cherbourg Mission School.
Multi-Million Boost To Peanut Industry
Kingaroy’s peanut industry has received a massive vote of confidence with the recent multi-million dollar expansion at G. Crumpton and Son’s complex at Crawford.
Budget To Hit Rural Landholders
Farmers could face rate rises of between 5 and 6 per cent following the scrapping of the South Burnett Regional Council’s controversial $200 annual road levy.
Wondai Sets A Cracking Pace
The annual Wondai Country Festival held its second outing at the weekend, and it turned out to be bigger than even the organisers had expected.
