Blackbutt Upgrade Hits $1.6m
Shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have added an extra $300,000 to the cost of Blackbutt’s CBD upgrade.
Top Designer To Host Workshop
Artist and graphic designer Rachael King will be coming to Blackbutt later this month to share her skills with local artists.
Tarong Fund Steps In To Help
The latest round of Tarong Community Partnership Fund grants will help four local not-for-profit associations, including a Blackbutt group which had its clubhouse trashed by vandals in March.
Blaze Shocks Blackbutt Resident
Well-known Blackbutt resident Les Lane woke up in shock on Sunday morning to find his shed on fire.
Elderly Couple Airlifted After Crash
An elderly couple was airlifted to hospital after a single-vehicle crash on the Bunya Mountains on Sunday afternoon.
Museum Celebrates 10th Birthday
About 50 people gathered on the rear lawn of the Roy Emerson Museum in Blackbutt recently to celebrate its 10th birthday.
Bicycles Add More For Tourists
A museum documenting the history of bicycles was officially opened in Blackbutt on Saturday morning.
Arts Workshops Coming Next Week
Two free workshops which will be held at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall next Thursday (November 4) are designed to give the South Burnett’s artists, event organisers and small creative businesses a big leg-up.
Arts Strategy Unveiled For Comment
The Blackbutt Avocado Festival’s organising committee, Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt, has unveiled the draft Blackbutt Arts Strategy 2026 for public comment.
Flying Foxes Simply Swap Trees
Hopes that clearing bushland along a stretch of Taromeo Creek would put an end to Blackbutt’s flying fox plague have been dashed.
Blackbutt Art Trail Unveiled
The Blackbutt Shopfront Art Trail will be officially unveiled on Saturday.
Vehicle Rolls In Highway Crash
Paramedics were assessing three people after three vehicles were involved in a crash on the D’Aguilar Highway near Benarkin on Friday afternoon.
Avocado Festival Also Cancelled
The 2021 Blackbutt Avocado Festival and the Blackbutt Music Festival have also been cancelled.
Blackbutt To Plan Arts Strategy
Blackbutt’s Avocado Festival want to draw up a community plan that will guide art-related activities in the Timbertown over the next five years.
Blackbutt Dancer Dreams Big
Blackbutt dancer Gemmason Green, 11, is hoping to perform with the Queensland Ballet in The Nutcracker this December
AvoFest Seeks Big Ideas
Australia is home to over 150 supersized monuments and artworks that look like much smaller objects, animals and food … now Blackbutt wants to join the Big Things movement, too.
Necessity Sparks Town Directory
Blackbutt residents and visitors to town have a new source of up-to-date local information, thanks to the idea of a newcomer to the region.
New Liquor Store For Timbertown
Blackbutt’s latest shop opened its doors on Monday next to the town’s historic Hotel Radnor.
Pop-Up Recycling Takes Off
South Burnett residents eager to cash in their cans and bottles now have some new pop-up options which might be a bit closer to home.
Offer To South Burnett Artists
Blackbutt’s Avocado Festival is calling for visual artists from across the South Burnett to participate in an exhibition of local artwork in Blackbutt businesses.
