Woman Hurt In Paragliding Fall

Woman Hurt In Paragliding Fall

A woman aged in her 30s was flown by rescue helicopter to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane after a serious paragliding accident at Wondai Airport on Saturday morning.

Record Roll-Up For Festival

Record Roll-Up For Festival

Organisers of Boondooma Homestead’s Scots In The Bush festival said they were delighted with this year’s attendance numbers, which appear to have broken all previous records.

Scots In The Bush Ready To Roll

Scots In The Bush Ready To Roll

After a two-year absence caused by the pandemic, the South Burnett’s salute to all things Scottish will get under way at Boondooma Homestead on Thursday (August 18) and continue non-stop until late Sunday afternoon.

Boondooma Seven In Court

Boondooma Seven In Court

The seven men arrested during an August 8 drug raid at Boondooma have had their charges mentioned in Murgon Magistrates Court.

Seven Charged After $40m Drug Raid

Seven Charged After $40m Drug Raid

Police have charged seven men with drug offences and seized cannabis allegedly worth nearly $40 million after a drug raid on a Boondooma property.

Funding For Local Nature Refuges

Funding For Local Nature Refuges

Two South Burnett nature refuges are among 80 across Queensland which will receive grants under the latest round of the State Government’s Nature Refuge Landholder Grants program.

Man Trapped In Crash

Man Trapped In Crash

A 45-year-old Bundaberg man was flown to Royal Brisbane Hospital in a serious condition after a single-vehicle crash on Mundubbera-Durong Road on Thursday morning.

‘DiDi’ Celebrates 100 Years

‘DiDi’ Celebrates 100 Years

A hundred years of pioneering in the Boondooma area was remembered last Saturday when about 160 relatives and friends gathered at the Duff family’s Di Di Station to celebrate the farm’s centenary.

Woman Injured On Dam

Woman Injured On Dam

A woman has been flown to hospital after she was seriously injured in a boating accident at Boondooma Dam on Thursday afternoon.

Hunt For Diggers’ Descendants

Hunt For Diggers’ Descendants

Remembrance Day (November 11) is always a big day at Boondooma Homestead but this year’s commemoration promises to be even more special for some local families.

Woman Shocked In Storm

Woman Shocked In Storm

A woman aged in her 40s suffered an electric shock during Friday night’s thunderstorm in the South Burnett.

Scots In The Bush Cancelled

Scots In The Bush Cancelled

Queensland’s decision to shut its border with NSW has led to the cancellation of Boondooma Homestead’s popular “Scots In The Bush” festival.

Motocross Rider Injured

Motocross Rider Injured

A man aged in his 4os has been flown to hospital with serious injuries after a motocross accident at Manar Park, near Boondooma, on Sunday.

Driver Injured In Rollover

Driver Injured In Rollover

A man has been flown to Bundaberg Hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash on Mundubbera-Durong Road at Derri Derra on Thursday afternoon.

Open Day Promises Family Fun

Open Day Promises Family Fun

The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented this year’s Bush Balladeer Muster and Scots In The Bush Festival from going ahead … but Boondooma Homestead is coming back to life with something new instead.

Fun Promised At Fishing Festival

Fun Promised At Fishing Festival

More details have been released about the upcoming “Festival of the Dams” – sponsored by the South Burnett Regional Council – which will be held at Lake Boondooma this month.

Man Injured Chopping Wood

Man Injured Chopping Wood

A man aged in his 20s has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured while chopping wood north-west of Kingaroy on Sunday.