Roy’s Our Boy In Blackbutt

Roy’s Our Boy In Blackbutt

Retired tennis great – and former Blackbutt boy – Roy Emerson has been hailed as the best sportsman the South Burnett has ever produced.

Food Fair Wraps Up Festival Week

Food Fair Wraps Up Festival Week

Blackbutt and Benarkin Lions brought the curtain down on their week of Christmas activities on Saturday night with a “food fair” at Blackbutt Showgrounds.

Singers Salute Silver Anniversary

Singers Salute Silver Anniversary

The Blackbutt Singers – plus friends from many other local community choirs – packed into Yarraman’s Memorial Hall on Sunday afternoon for a very special concert.

Fire Crews At Teelah Blaze

Fire Crews At Teelah Blaze

Multiple Queensland Fire and Emergency Services crews were called to a large vegetation fire burning near Stretton Drive at Teelah, north of Blackbutt, on Saturday.

Avocado Festival Wants Your Feedback

Avocado Festival Wants Your Feedback

The Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Avocado Festival has only just been and gone, but festival organisers are already wondering how they can make next year’s event even better.

Council Happy With Rail Trail Arrangements

Council Happy With Rail Trail Arrangements

The South Burnett Regional Council is happy to receive $30,000 a year from the Department Of Transport for maintaining the Blackbutt-Linville Rail Trail, and would like it to continue.

Council Scales Back Supermarket Plans

Council Scales Back Supermarket Plans

An ambitious plan by Blackbutt’s supermarket developer to expand the project to include a number of small specialty shops had cold water poured on it on Wednesday.

Did You Ava Good Time?

Did You Ava Good Time?

Blackbutt and Benarkin residents have a new town song – and a new sport to practise for next year – following the 7th annual Bloomin’ Beautiful festival at the weekend.

Giant Avocado Surprises Hotel Guests

Giant Avocado Surprises Hotel Guests

Moves may be afoot to rename the Timbertowns to Avotowns after a surprise visitor dropped into Blackbutt’s Radnor Hotel last Friday night to argue the case for a name change.