AFL Season Kicks Off

The South Burnett Saints women’s team kicked off their 2026 campaign on Saturday at Rockville Park in Toowoomba.

Anzac Day Around The Region

Anzac Day (April 25) falls on a Saturday this year but it will still be a public holiday, with most businesses closed across the South Burnett.

Call For Inquiry Into Justice ‘Failures’

The former Director-General of the Queensland Corrective Services Commission, Keith Hamburger AM, has called for an independent inquiry into what he has labelled as “systemic failures” in the State’s justice and corrections system.

Memorial Weekend For Joel

A special Joel Evans Memorial Weekend is being held in Kingaroy (April 25-26) to mark the first anniversary of the tragic death of the champion local motocross rider.  

Fertiliser Recovery Will Be Slow

The global fertiliser market faces a prolonged period of tight supply and price pressures, even if geopolitical tensions ease soon, according to agribusiness banker Rabobank.

Another Teenager Charged

Another teenager has been charged by police in relation to a recent crime spree in Wondai, Murgon and Cherbourg.

Man Killed In Crash

A 53-year-old Victorian man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Burnett Highway north of Booubyjan on Monday afternoon.

Tight Contest In Kingaroy

Wests Wanderers and Kingaroy’s Division 1 men’s soccer team played a tense 1-all draw on Saturday night at Tom Alford Oval in Kingaroy.

Clean Energy Trust ‘Fragile’

A report by Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett into the clean energy transition has found that community trust in government and industry is “fragile”.

16,000 Census Jobs Now Available

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has begun hiring more than 16,000 Field Officers to help with the 2026 Census.

Tumuruu Unveils Benefit Fund Plan

Representatives from Australian Solar Enterprises – the corporation behind the Tumuruu solar farm project at Taromeo  – explained the company’s proposed Community Benefit Fund at a meeting held in Blackbutt last Thursday.

Free Flu Vaccinations At Clinics

South Burnett residents are being urged to protect themselves against the flu ahead of winter by visiting a free vaccination clinic which will be travelling across the region.

Two Injured In Rollover

Two people suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle rollover in Nanango in the early hours of Saturday morning.

More Shade For Gardens

Work will begin later this month to install new sails in the gardens of Nanango’s historic Ringsfield House to extend the shaded area in front of the old Coach House.

Grants For Local Groups

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has announced the successful applicants in the latest round of her Local Hero Grants which support grassroots organisations and individuals across the Nanango Electorate.

Kingaroy Police Farewell Dave

Friends and colleagues officially farewelled former Kingaroy Police Station officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant Dave Tierney in a special ceremony on Friday morning.

Teen Injured In Collision

A young man suffered minor injuries in a collision between two vehicles on the Bunya Highway on Friday morning.

Police Hunt Bag Snatcher

Detectives are investigating a bag snatch which occurred in the Kingaroy CBD on Friday morning.

Petition Urges Council Over ‘Delays’

South Burnett Regional Council received a petition at its Wednesday meeting from Blackbutt residents frustrated over alleged delays in a project to create a safer war memorial in the town.

BlazeAid Is Back & They Need You!

BlazeAid volunteers have been hard at work for more than a week now in the South Burnett, helping farmers repair hundreds of kilometres of fences damaged during the flash flooding in early March.

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