Runners Rush To Wondai
The skies may have been grey at the start of Saturday but there was nothing but smiles on the faces of the 300 or so runners who rolled up for the annual Wondai Country Running Festival.
Mixed Weekend For Saints
It was a weekend of reversals for the South Burnett Saints in Kingaroy with the women’s team notching up a win, while the men narrowly lost a thrilling battle against South Toowoomba.
MX Stars Dazzle In Kingaroy
More than 360 bikes – plus riders, supporters, crew and spectators – made last weekend’s Sunshine State MX round in Kingaroy a roaring success.
Tom Moloney Flies The Flag
Sadly, most South Burnett stables have not enjoyed much luck in recent weeks.
Wondai Runners Raring To Go
Wondai’s Country Running Festival will be making its fourth outing this Saturday and organisers will be hoping for fine weather all weekend.
Players Get Back In Touch
The Kingaroy Touch football competition is back in action after an enforced COVID-19 break.
Soccer Season Kicks Off
A 10-week, round-robin style soccer competition kicked off at Kingaroy’s Tom Alford Oval at the weekend.
Saints Notch Up Second Win
A determined last quarter by the South Burnett Saints drove them to victory against the Tigers in the men’s AFL game played at Toowoomba on Saturday.
Grants Open For Sports Clubs
State Government grants of up to $20,000 to support sporting clubs to buy equipment and carry out capital works opened on Thursday.
Saints March To Double Wins
The South Burnett Saints celebrated the rebirth of the 2020 AFL footie season at the weekend with two stunning victories in Kingaroy.
SBRL Confirms Season Over
The South Burnett Rugby League is exploring options for the rest of the year, but the official 2020 season is definitely over.
Dams To Reopen For Campers
Boondooma and Bjelke-Petersen dams will reopen for overnight guests from August 1, just in time for the South Burnett Regional Council-sponsored Festival of the Dams.
Apply Now For Fair Play Vouchers
The State Government has launched a fresh round of $150 Fair Play vouchers to help Queensland children return to the playing fields.
New Circuit Extends Link
The Link trail that connects Yarraman to Kingaroy via Nanango is barely a year old, but it is now about 60 per cent bigger.
Saints Keen For Action
Sports fans will be relieved that at least one local football competition is returning to the South Burnett this year.
Bike Track Plan Moves Ahead
A new adventure tourist experience is a step closer to fruition with the awarding of a design contract for new mountain bike trails at the Bunya Mountains.
Hoopert’s Fresh Challenge
In late May, Jason Hoopert suffered damage to four vertebrae when his mount Chantilly Bay broke down in the straight at Mount Isa’s Buchanan Park racecourse.
Deadline For Kickstart Grants
South Burnett sporting clubs have been urged to get in their applications as soon as possible to the State Government’s COVID SAFE Active Clubs Kickstart program.
All Junior Soccer Cancelled
COVID-19 restrictions have dashed hopes a junior soccer competition could go ahead in a restricted form in the South Burnett this year.
Josie Celebrates Milestone
A cool and damp morning wasn’t enough to stop a brave bunch of cyclists from completing the Brissie To The Bay ride on Sunday … only they weren’t in Brisbane!
