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Saints Savour Another Win

Saints Savour Another Win

South Burnett Saints enjoyed a strong win over the Toowoomba Tigers in the Darling Downs AFL competition on Saturday, lifting them within striking distance of competition leaders, University Cougars.

Swap Brings The Excitement Back

Swap Brings The Excitement Back

A late season move to swap Barambah’s first division games from the last match of the day to the first has paid dividends for spectators and injected new excitement into the competition.

Riders Prep For Relay

Riders Prep For Relay

When participants in South Burnett Relay For Life begin their long night of walking around the main oval at Kingaroy Showgrounds in October this year, they’ll have some new companions.

Four Earn Sporting Grants

Four Earn Sporting Grants

Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien has announced the latest round of successful Wide Bay applicants from the Federal Government’s popular Local Sporting Champions program.

Captains Dinner Had Everyone Smiling

Captains Dinner Had Everyone Smiling

Two of Australia’s best-known sporting greats – and an almost-great – entertained the large crowd at Saturday night’s “Dinner With The Captains” in Kingaroy.

English Makes Timely Breakthrough

English Makes Timely Breakthrough

After a frustrating run of eight placings for the month of July, Nanango apprentice Hannah English chalked up an important victory at Bundaberg last Saturday.

Great Auction Items Up For Grabs

Great Auction Items Up For Grabs

Sports fans are getting ready for another big night of fun, food and fundraising in Kingaroy on Saturday … the annual Relay For Life “Dinner With The Captains”.

Saints Climb AFL Cup Ladder

Saints Climb AFL Cup Ladder

South Burnett Saints have moved up to equal second place on the Darling Downs AFL ladder after defeating Coolaroo in Toowoomba on Saturday.

Bears And Panthers Take Most Points

Bears And Panthers Take Most Points

After a week’s break for the winter school vacation, all twelve Football South Burnett teams converged on the Burnett Street sports fields in Nanango last Saturday for another derby.

Race Meeting A Close Run Thing

Race Meeting A Close Run Thing

Saturday’s Winter Race Day at Wondai was a close run thing, with South Burnett Race Club officials uncertain about whether the meeting could go ahead until mid-morning.

Hawks Hunt Down Saints

Hawks Hunt Down Saints

The long trip to Goondiwindi proved too much for the South Burnett Saints AFL team at the weekend, with the Hawks busting their visitors’ winning streak.

Danica Chases Wondai’s Chequered Flag

Danica Chases Wondai’s Chequered Flag

Toowoomba horseman Tom Dougall had reason to be revved up after Dangerous Danica (Bridget Rooney) comfortably went through her gears in the Somerset Region QTIS BM 50 (1200 m) at Esk last weekend.

Measly $400 Grant ‘A Joke’

Measly $400 Grant ‘A Joke’

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has demanded to know why Nanango Race Club received just $400 from the State Government’s recent $6 million allocation to country racing clubs.

Warm Days Bring Flats To Life

Warm Days Bring Flats To Life

The winter weather is now in full swing and it’s about time too! It’s been unseasonably warm this year and the fish have been sitting deeper than usual.

Clouds Prominent On A Sunny Day

Clouds Prominent On A Sunny Day

Hivesville horseman Lindsay Anderson achieved the perfect outcome last Saturday when his only runners, Clouds and Glenthorn Avenue, spent time in Gympie’s winner’s circle with Gemma Steele in the saddle.