Relay For Life Offers Car Karaoke
Participants in this year’s Relay For Life have the opportunity to become car karaoke stars.
Full Steam Ahead For Wind Farm
Construction of the Coopers Gap Wind Farm will start on September 11 and the project should become fully operational by mid-2019, a meeting at Cooranga North heard on Thursday.
Firies Battle Fast-Moving Flames
A fast-moving grassfire in the Wattle Camp area on Wednesday afternoon threatened homes and sparked the declaration of an exclusion zone by the Local Disaster Management Group.
Council To Hold Spring Roadshows
The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding a roadshow across nine towns in September to keep residents “in the loop” about what’s happening in the region.
Battle Flag Returns To Kingaroy
A little piece of modern history was created on Friday morning when Kingaroy RSL formally accepted an Australian flag that was carried on a bombing raid against ISIS forces in the Middle East.
Railway Station To Come Back Home
Wooroolin Railway Station will be returned to its original location and a modern shed showcasing historic agricultural machinery will be erected near it, thanks to a $32,784 grant from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
4WD Wipes Out Town’s Fuel
A 4WD crashed backwards into the fuel bowser outside the Maidenwell Trading Post on Thursday afternoon, creating a mini-emergency in the small town.
Mortgage Stress: How’s Your Town?
New data estimates that a one per cent increase in interest rates would push between 11 and 25 per cent of mortgage holders in the South Burnett’s two biggest towns into mortgage stress.
Scots Gather For A Highland Fling
This year’s annual Scots In The Bush Festival at Boondooma Homestead set a new record for attendances, with 405 caravans packing the grounds and an estimated 1000 visitors taking part in the three day event.
Police Put Rural Thieves On Notice
A project by the Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch group should make more than 600 rural properties throughout the South Burnett just a little bit safer.
Winds Whip Up Accidental Fire
Strong winds caused problems for firefighters called to a grassfire accidentally started near Wondai on Saturday afternoon.
Work To Start Soon On Wind Farm
After years of speculation, community consultations and funding uncertainty, the $850 million Coopers Gap wind farm has received its final green light.
Swickers Protest ‘A Joke’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has labelled Wednesday afternoon’s animal rights protest outside Swickers in Kingaroy as “a joke”.
They’re Off To See The Wizard!
The South Burnett Musical Comedy Society’s exuberant and innovative production of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ will open at Kingaroy Town Hall this Friday night (August 18).
Heritage Announces $300,000 Grants
Heritage Nanango Community Branch is putting more than $300,000 back into the community this year.
A Wild Time In Ol’ Kumbia
Go west young man (and woman), go west! The traditional command was obeyed with gusto on Saturday night at the annual Kumbia Brain Drain.
Winter Wonders Take Over Stage
Kingaroy Town Hall was transformed into a “Winter Wonderland” on Friday night for Kingaroy State High School’s annual Flair concert.
New Exhibition A Sign Of The Times
August’s exhibition at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery was officially opened on Friday night, and most people agreed it was a sign of the times … quite a few of them, in fact.
Sergeant Presented With Special Award
Cherbourg Police Officer-in-Charge Sergeant Scott Prendergast was presented with a special Meritorious Service medal at the recent Queensland Police awards ceremony held at the Kingaroy RSL.
Fudooka Students Soak Up Aussie Culture
Kingaroy State High School hosted a friendly farewell dinner on Thursday for 30 students from Japan’s Fudooka High School who have spent the past week at the school.
