Contractor Announced For
Boondooma Dam Repairs
A $50 million project to repair Boondooma Dam’s spillway has been awarded to engineers Fulton Hogan
Contractor Announced For
98 Years Later, We Remember Them
Remembrance Day was commemorated with small ceremonies throughout the South Burnett on Friday.
Bright Outlook For Yellowbelly
Organisers of the annual Boondooma Dam Yellowbelly Fishing Competition are expecting to set some new benchmarks next year.
O’Dowd Coming To Visit
Federal member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd will be paying a three-day visit to the South Burnett on June 15-17.
Campers Muster At Boondooma
The South Burnett played host to an extra thousand tourists last week when 415 caravans and RVs packed Boondooma Homestead’s grounds for the annual Spirit Of The Bush Heritage and Bush Balladeers Muster.
Yellowbelly Weekend Breaks Record
This year’s Boondooma Dam Yellowbelly Fishing Competition broke a 28-year record
Update For Cooyar Track
Toowoomba Regional Council has approved an application from Motocross Mountain, near Cooyar, to alter its motorbike riding tracks.
Anzac Grants For Kumbia, Boondooma
Two South Burnett community groups have been awarded grants from the State Government in the third round of the Anzac Centenary Community Grants program.
2016 Yellowbelly Could Be Best Yet
The 2016 Boondooma Yellowbelly could turn out to be the best yet in the popular fishing competition’s 28 year history.
Storm Warning For Boondooma
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services is urging residents in parts of the Dalby and South Burnett Council areas, including Boondooma and Lake Boondooma, to prepare for thunderstorm activity in the coming hour.
Dams Are Full Of Fish … And Culture!
Hundreds of fishermen will be descending on the Yallakool Tourist Park at Bjelke-Petersen Dam near Murgon this October long weekend, and hundreds more will be doing the same at the Boondooma Holiday Park on Lake Boondooma, near Proston.
Record Roll-Up For Celtic Festival
It’s taken five years, two floods and a drought to get there, but Boondooma Homestead’s annual “Scots In The Bush Festival” could finally be said to have arrived this year.
Caravanners Come For Celtic Fun
Caravanners have already begun arriving at Boondooma Homestead in preparation for this weekend’s celebration of all things Celtic.
Airlift From Manar Park
A man aged in his 20s was airlifted with serious injuries from Manar Park near Boondooma on Friday afternoon.
Fishing Fun Comes To Glendon St
There’s a huge fishing competition happening at Lake Boondooma over this weekend, and to help South Burnett residents share the excitement, a special event is being held in Kingaroy on Thursday (June 18).
Weekly Fishing Report
Here’s the fishing report for Boondooma and Bjelke-Petersen dams for the week ending Monday, June 15:
Weekly Fishing Report – Boondooma
It’s been a week of mixed results. Live bait is still the weapon of choice with good size Goldens caught all week.
Happy Campers
Gather At Boondooma
The South Burnett hosted more than a thousand tourists at this year’s annual Spirit Of The Bush Muster
Huge Weekend Of Fun Events
There’s really no excuse to leave the South Burnett this weekend … there’s so many local events to enjoy!
Weekly Fishing Report
Here’s the weekly fishing report for Boondooma and Bjelke-Petersen dams for the week ending Monday, March 16
