Shot In The Arm For Local Hospitals

Shot In The Arm For Local Hospitals

The Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board visited on Tuesday and when they left, Cherbourg had a new Women’s Service, and other local hospitals were told they would share in $249,000 worth of new items

Where Were You When Rudd Said Sorry?

Where Were You When Rudd Said Sorry?

Seven years ago something special happened in Canberra that many people believed would never occur … the Prime Minister said “sorry” to Aboriginal Australians.

Morning Tea To Mark
Apology Anniversary

Morning Tea To Mark<br> Apology Anniversary

The Ration Shed Museum at Cherbourg, in conjunction with Cherbourg Community Health, will be holding a special morning tea tomorrow (Feb 24) to commemorate the anniversary of the National Apology.

Hornets Aim For Gyemore Shield

Hornets Aim For Gyemore Shield

It’s going to be a huge couple of days of rugby league action on the Gold Coast, and the Cherbourg Hornets are going to be at the heart of it.

A Head Start Is A Great Idea

A Head Start Is A Great Idea

If a child gets a head start in learning before school it usually sets them up for a terrific life … that’s why the staff at the Gundoo Day Care in Cherbourg have been brainstorming ideas on how to make their services even better.

Legal Service Fears Funding Cuts

Federal Government funding cuts of $13.41 million to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal sector will have a potentially devastating impact on the delivery of frontline legal services, the sector’s peak body warned today.

School Works For Lornetta

School Works For Lornetta

Lornetta West sings and dances around her home on a regular basis … it’s a sign the Year 4 Cherbourg State School student loves learning.

Golden Oldies Jazz It Up

Golden Oldies Jazz It Up

Almost 200 “gangsters” and “flappers” took over the Welfare Hall at Cherbourg recently in a revival of 1920s style.

A Region Pauses To Remember

A Region Pauses To Remember

Communities across the South Burnett paused at 11:00am on Tuesday to recall the exact moment the guns fell silent in 1918 at the end of the Great War.

New Service Aims
To Close Blindness Gap

New Service Aims<BR> To Close Blindness Gap

National figures show that Indigenous people over the age of 40 who are suffering from diabtes currently have six times the rate of blindness and vision impairment compared to non-Indigenous people.