Show Draws Bumper Crowd
Age may be starting to take its toll on the Blackbutt Show Society’s members but public enthusiasm for the 85-year-old Blackbutt Show gives no sign of fading any time soon.
Record Roll-Up At Fun Run
The Ration Shed’s annual Reconciliation Fun Run from Murgon to Cherbourg celebrated its sixth outing on Sunday with a record attendance.
Rural Queensland Welcomes Win
While city-based Labor Party supporters remain shellshocked, rural Queensland has welcomed the Coalition victory in Saturday’s Federal Election.
LNP Locks Down Local Seats
The South Burnett’s three Federal seats – Maranoa, Flynn and Wide Bay – will all remain in LNP hands in line with the blue tide that has swept across Queensland.
Here Are The Candidates
Three Federal electorates cross the South Burnett: Wide Bay, Flynn and Maranoa. At present, all three are held by the LNP and polls suggest this will still be the case when counting in Saturday’s election is over.
Ratepayers Face Massive Hike
Almost half of Gympie Regional Council’s 25,000 ratepayers will face an average rate hike of 6.39 per cent next year after recent increases in land valuations.
Punters Throw Caution To The Winds
Organisers and racegoers were blown away by this year’s Burrandowan Races … quite literally.
Jason’s Pedalling A Tasty New Idea
Kingaroy chef Jason Ford is combining two of the South Burnett’s great passions – cycling the rail trail and eating local cuisine – in a special event next month.
Music Festival Scuttled By Weather
An ambitious plan to create a new music festival for the South Burnett came asunder on Friday night.
Mystery Guest Is … Greg Inglis
The mystery third guest for this year’s Dinner With The Captains in Kingaroy was officially announced on Friday … and it’s recently retired rugby league superstar Greg Inglis!
Kingaroy Wind Farm Plans Unveiled
Work on building the South Burnett’s second wind farm could begin as early as next year, a public meeting at Kingaroy RSL heard on Thursday night.
Rain Can’t Stop Show Smiles
Kingaroy Show organisers would have been thanking their lucky stars it was a two-day show after heavy showers swept across the showgrounds in bursts on Saturday.
Seventy Jobs To Go At Mine
Seventy jobs will be lost at Tarong’s Meandu Mine soon when the mine shuts one of its fleets
Champions On Show At Murgon
“Top birds, equal to anything in Australia and better than the Sydney Royal.”
Sub-Branch Buys Ailing RSL Club
The Nanango RSL Sub-Branch has taken over the operation of the financially troubled Nanango RSL Club.
Brave Start For Relay Campaign
Bravehearts founder Hetty Johnston AM stirred emotions at Thursday’s South Burnett Mayor’s Breakfast in Kingaroy.
Festival Marks ‘Spirit Of Maidenwell’
A small annual festival created by runners in 2015 celebrated its fifth outing in Maidenwell over the Easter break with several additions to its schedule.
Big Crowd Turns Out For Legacy
South Burnett Race Club officials breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday when big crowds turned out at Wondai Racecourse for the annual Anzac Day meeting.
Kingaroy Speedway Smashes Record
“Absolutely sensational” … that’s how Kingaroy Speedway president Travis Barron summed up the two nights of racing at the weekend.
South Burnett Salutes Our Fallen
Towns and villages across the South Burnett paused again on April 25 to mark the 104th anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove.
