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.
Info Session To Discuss Bats
A community information session will be held in Blackbutt on June 17 to discuss residents’ concerns about flying foxes roosting near town.
Opportunity For Blackbutt Artists
Blackbutt Avocado Festival has received funding to kickstart an arts initiative in the Blackbutt community later this year.
Woman Hurt In Rollover
A woman has been airlifted to hospital in stable condition after a single-vehicle crash near Blackbutt on Friday morning.
11 Charged After Raids
Eleven people have been charged with multiple offences after drug raids by police in Blackbutt, Benarkin and Moore last week.
Council To Replace Footbridges
Work to replace two footbridges in the old Nanango Shire will begin soon.
Last Chance For Blackbutt Input
Blackbutt’s streetscape project will proceed, but the town’s residents will still have one final chance to have a say on its design before the first sod is turned.
Blackbutt Backs Parking Over Plants
As many car parking spaces as possible, no garden beds in the middle of the road, leave the footpaths as is and DEFINITELY no roundabout.
Meeting To Discuss Blackbutt Plan
South Burnett Regional Council has invited residents from Blackbutt and surrounding areas to attend a community meeting next Tuesday (April 20) to discuss the proposed Blackbutt town centre development.
