After a “trial run” last year, the new Wondai Country Festival will be graduating to the big time in a fortnight with a string of events planned across two days, culminating in a full 42.2km marathon along the South Burnett Rail Trail.
The Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital has begun offering a chronic wound dressing service … and thanks to a generous donation by Bill Hull Car Centre, it will also be able to provide it to patients too ill to travel into Kingaroy.
Wondai Neighbourhood Watch is on the lookout for crime … and for new members.
Nanango Race Club’s Autumn meeting last Saturday was full of surprises, not the least of which was a surprise visit by Racing Minister Stirling Hinchliffe.
With an estimated 17,000 people at your festival, it’s no wonder things can get a little bit squashed …
An amazing 888 riders registered to take part in the Kingaroy Lions Club annual trail ride at the weekend, the biggest event the club has ever hosted.
Kingaroy is a hive of construction activity at the moment, and South Burnett mayor Keith Campbell couldn’t be happier.
Rural firefighters and State Emergency Services volunteers gathered in Nanango’s Pioneer Park on Saturday morning to enjoy a family day with friends and supporters.
Cherbourg Hornets successfully defended their Domestic Violence Awareness Shield title at Murgon Showgrounds last Saturday.
Former Cherbourg State School principal – and founder of the Stronger Smarter Institute – Dr Chris Sarra has been appointed as Director-General of the Queensland Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (DATSIP).
A South Burnett mechanic has become a Nissan Master Technician just 18 months after finishing his four-year apprenticeship.
Large crowds rolled up for the 84th Blackbutt Show held on Saturday … and the weather and attractions didn’t disappoint.
About 450 runners and walkers – old and young – travelled the “Reconciliation Road” between Murgon and Cherbourg on Sunday for the fifth annual Reconciliation Fun Run.
Kingaroy plumber Dylan Nightingale will be flying the flag for Queensland when he competes at the WorldSkills National Championships in Sydney next month.
This Sunday (May 20) dogs and their families right around Australia will be taking part in a Million Paws Walk event to help raise money for the many animals living and waiting in RSPCA shelters.
Kingaroy Art Gallery is gearing up for its annual two-month festival of all things crafty … which explains why some colourful yarn-bombing has suddenly appeared outside the gallery in Haly Street.
A petition calling for something to be done to bring crime under control in the South Burnett has attracted almost 550 signatures in just one day.
The South Burnett Cowhorse Competition for schools roared back into life last Friday at the Nanango Showgrounds.
Medical trips for seriously ill local residents have been thrown into disarray after selfish young car thieves stole and trashed four vehicles from Murgon’s Graham House on Saturday night.
Punters at this year’s 96th annual Burrandowan Picnic Races were greeted with a couple of big surprises when they came through the gates on Saturday.
