Wondai Racegoers Beat The Heat
The hot weather didn’t scare away punters from the South Burnett Race Club’s bonus summer meeting on Saturday, much to the delight of race club officials.
PCYC Offers A Restart For Youth
Education Queensland has dipped into the budgets of Murgon State High and Cherbourg and Murgon State schools to make a new PCYC program for disadvantaged young people a reality.
Push To ‘Rebuild’ Drought Relief
Red tape and difficult Centrelink paperwork were two of the issues raised at a special Drought Forum held in Murgon on Tuesday.
MPs Hear Calls For Crime Crackdown
Opposition police spokesman Trevor Watts visited Murgon and Cherbourg on Monday to hear at first hand residents’ concerns about youth crime in the region.
Kingaroy Crowd Enjoys Christmas Fun
A large crowd turned out in the Kingaroy CBD on Thursday night to celebrate the Christmas season … and welcome Santa Claus to town for another year.
Teys Murgon Beefs Up Production
The Teys Australia cattle hide processing plant at Murgon plans to lift production by 20 per cent recent – and hire a dozen more staff – over the next two years.
Rain Fails To Dampen Christmas Party
Many Christmas Carnival organisers are nervously eyeing the sky this week, worried that Tropical Cyclone Owen could put a dampener on their Friday and Saturday celebrations.
Last Chance To See Popular Artworks
This summer, fans will have one last chance to see the works of an artist who’s exhibited at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery for more than 25 years.
Goomeri Gets That Festive Feeling
There were dark skies but the rain clouds held off for Goomeri’s annual Christmas Carnival on Saturday night.
Tourism Operators Want A Say
Tourism operators have urged the South Burnett Regional Council to consult with them before spending any more ratepayers’ money on tourism promotion.
Pine Tree Salutes Anzac Sacrifices
St Patrick’s Catholic School at Nanango now has a tangible reminder of the lives lost more than 100 years ago at Gallipoli following the planting of an Aleppo pine sapling at the school on Friday morning.
Red Earth Pitches A New Way
If you missed the inaugural Red Pitch event in Kingaroy of Tuesday night, you missed a few odd sights … such as South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell and Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff hopping about like kangaroos.
First Turbines Erected At Wind Farm
The first two turbines have been erected at the Coopers Gap Wind Farm, and the project is expected to begin generating electricity by March or April next year.
Hot Day Of Racing Action
Blistering temperatures kept numbers down but a good-sized crowd still turned out on Sunday at Lee Park Racecourse for Nanango’s annual Christmas Race meeting.
League Legends Coming To Play
Former State of Origin players Matt Bowen and Craig Teevan travelled to Cherbourg this week to announce the details of a very special rugby league game to be played in February.
Great Ideas … Just Add Water
An informal “South Burnett Water Users Group” was formed on Thursday following a forum called by South Burnett Regional Council to gather ideas for future water projects in the region.
KCCI Re-Elects Executive Team
Two new members joined the Kingaroy Chamber Of Commerce and Industry’s executive committee at the group’s Annual General Meeting last week.
Growing Macadamias Isn’t Peanuts!
Work on developing the South Burnett’s first commercial macadamia plantation began on Monday with the first of 12,000 young trees being planted in a Kingaroy paddock.
Zombies Bathe In Buckets Of Blood
Drivers passing through Nanango were treated to a rare spectacle on Saturday afternoon as a parade of 50 zombies shambled slowly along the side of the D’Aguilar Highway.
Police Make A Stand Against DV
Kingaroy Police have drawn a line in the sand – quite literally – as part of their stand against domestic violence in the South Burnett.
