Tennis Great Finally Gets His Way

Tennis Great Finally Gets His Way

An eight year battle to get a section of road in Blackbutt renamed “Roy Emerson Way” to honour one of Australia’s sporting greats has come to a successful conclusion.

MP Highlights Solar Farm ‘Concerns’

MP Highlights Solar Farm ‘Concerns’

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has written to the South Burnett Regional Council highlighting concerns by some local residents about the proposed Tumuruu Solar Farm at Taromeo.

53 Charged At Music Festival

53 Charged At Music Festival

Police have charged 53 people with 110 offences and seized almost $400,000 worth of drugs after a four-day-long operation at a music event held on a property off Cherry Creek Road, near Blackbutt.

Two Taken To Hospital

Two Taken To Hospital

Two people were taken to Kingaroy Hospital after a single-vehicle crash on the D’Aguilar Highway near Kingaroy on Wednesday morning.

Solar Farm Plans Updated

Solar Farm Plans Updated

A revised concept plan for the proposed Tumuruu solar farm project was given to the South Burnett Regional Council on Monday.

Winning Day Despite Scoreboard Loss

Winning Day Despite Scoreboard Loss

They may not have come out on top on the scoreboard, but the Blackbutt Yarraman Junior Rugby League Club were the real winners at last Saturday’s “friendly” with the Nanango Stags.

‘Valiant’ Failure Created Rail Trail

‘Valiant’ Failure Created Rail Trail

Former Blackbutt resident Jeanette Morrison returned to her old stomping ground on Friday to unveil a history of a local grassroots fight, memories of which could have been in danger of fading away.