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.
Roy’s Coming Back To Blackbutt
Tennis great Roy Emerson will be returning to Blackbutt on January 18 to unveil a life-size statue
Blackbutt Gears Up For Christmas
The 16th annual Blackbutt Community Christmas Festival kicked off on Sunday afternoon
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.
Car Club Seeks More Members
Do you like cars? Do you live in the Timbertowns district or are you happy to drive there?
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.
Wood Sculptor Coming To Blackbutt
Wood sculptor Shane Christensen will be holding workshops in Blackbutt this Friday and Saturday
Two Hurt In Bike Crashes
Two people were airlifted to hospital on Saturday after separate motorcycle incidents in the South Burnett
New Name For Festival
The Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Avocado Festival is no more.
Deakon To Debut At Blackbutt
Deakon the Dragon will be making his public debut at this week’s Mental Health Forum in Blackbutt
Art Part Of Heart To Hart
Artist “Gus” McAulay is holding a workshop this month as part of the “Connecting Heart To Hart” project
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
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
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.
Croc Snaps Up Gold For Blackbutt Bakery
The Blackbutt Bakery has come home laden with trophies from the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition, held in Melbourne last week.
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
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.
Avocado Festival Offers Free Concert
South Burnett musician Tony Cisneros is starting to get excited. And not just about avocados.
Last Chance To Be In Avocado Festival
There are just two weeks left for competitors to get their entries in, stall holders to book a site and comedy fans to secure tickets to see the Kransky Sisters at this year’s Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Avocado Festival.
Truck Overturns On Highway
A 49-year-old truck driver was taken to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries after a crash on the D’Aguilar Highway near Blackbutt on Wednesday morning.
