Roadwork To Begin
South Burnett Regional Council plans to start work on a project to widen Blackbutt Crows Nest Road on Monday (March 7).
Candidates Off To Blackbutt
A Candidates Forum for Mayoral and Division 2 candidates will be held in Blackbutt on Tuesday, March 8
Blackbutt Surveys Aged Care Needs
What sort of aged care facilities is the South Burnett likely to need within the next few years?
Scott Again Targets
Bizarre Blackbutt Postcode
Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott has again called for an urgent review of Blackbutt’s postcode
Blackbutt Releases Pavilion Schedule
The annual Blackbutt Show will be held on Saturday, May 14 this year. And this week the Blackbutt Show Society released its 2016 Pavilion Schedule.
Online Campaign To
Raise Funds For Statue
A crowd-funding campaign has been launched online to help raise funds for Blackbutt’s statue of Aussie tennis champ Roy Emerson
South Burnett Celebrates In Style
The South Burnett marked Australia Day with bush poetry, live music, plenty of wacky events and lots and lots of Australian flags.
Artist Records Hall’s Journey
By the time Australia Day rolls around next year, Blackbutt’s Memorial Hall should have a new home
Timbertowns To Be Recorded In Song
Josh Arnold, the singer-songwriter who crafts special songs for small towns, is coming back to the South Burnett … this time to Blackbutt and Benarkin.
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.
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.
Blackbutt Supermarket Still
On Schedule For Mid-2016
Blackbutt’s new supermarket should operating by June or July next year, guests heard on Monday night
Halfway Mark For Emerson Statue
Barely 10 days after holding a special charity luncheon at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall, the Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association announced today it is has already passed the halfway mark in its fundraising program.
Rail Trail Draws 11,000 A Year
The Yarraman-Linville Rail Trail has been hosting an average of 31 users per day – or more than 11,000 users per annum – for almost the last three years.
Tennis Tales Honour A Champion
A life-size bronze statue of tennis champion Roy Emerson will be erected in Blackbutt following a successful fundraising lunch held in the town at the weekend.
Fence Marks Start Of Fundraising
It may just be a fence, but it is the start of something great at Scott Haven Independent Living Complex in Blackbutt.
Blackbutt Wins 2015 Interclub
Wild storms and power blackouts failed to deter 25 of the region’s best photographers gathering at the Blackbutt State School Hall on Saturday afternoon to pick the South Burnett’s best photos of the year.
Last Chance To Book For Tennis Lunch
Author Hugh Lunn and former Aussie tennis great Mal Anderson will be in Blackbutt later this month
Council Cleans Up Storm Waste
Storms which hit the Blackbutt area on Saturday have been keeping South Burnett Regional Council crews busy.
Take A Tour Around Taromeo
The Blackbutt Heritage Association will be running a tour of historic Taromeo this Friday, November 6
