Emerson Gets Stamp of Approval
The “Boy from Blackbutt” – or should that be Nukku – tennis champ Roy Emerson is being celebrated on a new stamp issued on Thursday by Australia Post.
Partial Reprieve For Rural Racing
Racing Minister Grace Grace has confirmed that State Government funding will override the cuts detailed in Racing Queensland’s Tracking Towards Sustainability document published last December.
Huge Weekend For Kings Royal
The huge Kings Royal is on this weekend, the crowning event of the South Burnett Speedway Club’s racing calendar
Deadline Looms For Racing Submissions
The State Opposition is urging people in the racing industry to not miss out on having a say about the Racing Integrity Bill.
Bowls Club Issues Corporate Challenge
There’s been a lot of action around local rinks this week … and there’s some big plans in the wind
Holden Grants Open For Sporting Groups
South Burnett sporting clubs are being urged to apply for a share in $250,000 in grants from the Holden Home Ground Advantage program.
Big Bash Planned For Australia Day
Australia Day (Tuesday, January 26) is going to be big again in Blackbutt this year with two events scheduled which should help to put some patriotic smiles on faces.
Getting Ready To Kick Some Heads
Some of Australia’s top kickboxers will be coming to Kingaroy on February 13 for the South Burnett’s first pro-am kickboxing show.
Bush Pigs To Face Gympie
A South Burnett XI will take on Gympie at Albert Park in Gympie on Sunday, the third match in the Goodchild Shield series.
Junior Trial Games At Kingaroy
Some of the best junior rugby league footballers in Queensland will be on show in Kingaroy next month when pre-season trial games for the Cyril Connell and Mal Meninga competitions have been scheduled
Clubs Get In The Game
Eight South Burnett sporting groups have received funding under the latest round of the State Government’s “Get In The Game” sports funding program.
English And Phillips Power On
Nanango apprentice Hannah English has rocketed to the top of the state’s all-age, all-district country riding premiership. And fellow apprentice Hannah Phillips isn’t very far behind her
Ferling Picked In Aussie Squads
Holly Ferling has been selected in the Australian squads to take on the touring Indian women’s side
Murgon’s Up There With The Best
Murgon Cricket Club is justifiably proud of its current crop of young – and not so young – cricketers.
Bowls Club News
Twenty-six bowlers graced the greens of the Kingaroy Bowls Club for club selected Triples last Thursday.
Interested In Motor Sport?
The organisers of the inaugural Wondai Street Sprints are looking for volunteers and not-for-profit organisations interested in getting involved in the event
Greens Awash With Colour And Laughter
2016 is just around the corner … and what a year 2015 has been.
Kingaroy Triumphs In One-Day Series
Kingaroy RSL Services has faced down Murgon Crusaders in the final of the A Grade one-day competition
Industry Rallies For Good Governance
The gathering of racing industry participants at Doomben on Wednesday from the thoroughbred, harness and greyhound codes brought a strong focus to bear on the issue of governance.
Update For Cooyar Track
Toowoomba Regional Council has approved an application from Motocross Mountain, near Cooyar, to alter its motorbike riding tracks.
