Explore History At The Ration Shed

Explore History At The Ration Shed

The history of the Aboriginal community of Cherbourg will be on display at the award-winning Ration Shed Museum during the South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show long weekend.

Bushfire At Cherbourg

Bushfire At Cherbourg

Eight fire crews are at a fire burning in the vicinity of Collins Road, Emu Farm Road and Wattle Camp Forestry Road at Cherbourg.

Submissions Sought On Stolen Wages

Submissions Sought On Stolen Wages

Queensland’s Stolen Wages Reparations Scheme Taskforce is calling for public submissions ahead of its inaugural meeting in Cairns on September 24.

Petero Pays A Visit

Petero Pays A Visit

Footy hero Petero Civoniceva made good on a promise he’d made to Murgon and Cherbourg children when he paid a visit to Cherbourg recently to take part in the town’s inaugural “Catch Me If You Can” day.

Gift To Cherbourg Will Save Lives

Gift To Cherbourg Will Save Lives

St John Ambulance have an ambitious goal: they want to have a first responder on every street in every Aboriginal community in Queensland to help save lives.

RACQ Brings Safety Message

RACQ Brings Safety Message

A team from the RACQ will be visiting Cherbourg on Friday (September 4) to give local children lessons in how to be safe in and around cars.

Sports Star To Help Build Bridges

Sports Star To Help Build Bridges

Footy hero Petero Civoniceva and local police are issuing a challenge to Murgon and Cherbourg children … catch us if you can!

New Sign Honours Christine

New Sign Honours Christine

There’s a beautiful new sign on the building Community Health Building at Cherbourg to greet visitors

Towns Recall Vietnam

Towns Recall Vietnam

The Last Post sounded over three towns on Tuesday to recall the sacrifice of the 521 Australians who died during the Vietnam War.

Gooda To Head Up Stolen Wages Taskforce

Gooda To Head Up Stolen Wages Taskforce

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda will head up the new “Stolen Wages Taskforce” which aims to return wages withheld from Indigenous Queenslanders as part of previous government policy.

Gift To Cherbourg
Completes Great Story

Gift To Cherbourg<BR> Completes Great Story

An effort to build a reading culture within Cherbourg and its surrounding towns was given a huge boost during NAIDOC week.

Video Launch At Murgon Town Hall

Video Launch At Murgon Town Hall

The “Beyond Barambah” music video will be officially launched on Thursday night at Murgon Town Hall

Program To Strengthen Identity

Program To Strengthen Identity

A University of Western Australian program which aims to help Aboriginal communities shape a more positive future has been operating at Cherbourg for almost two years.

Cherbourg Donates Kits To CareFlight

Cherbourg Donates Kits To CareFlight

Cherbourg Aboriginal Council has donated two vital medical kits to RACQ CareFlight Rescue to help save lives in the region.

Triple P Program Goes Statewide

Triple P Program Goes Statewide

A parenting program which has been run at Cherbourg with great success will be made available to Queensland parents over the next two years.

NAIDOC Celebrates Success

NAIDOC Celebrates Success

NAIDOC celebrations at Cherbourg drew a huge crowd to the Ration Shed Museum complex on Tuesday, eager to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and achievements.

What’s Happening
During NAIDOC Week

What’s Happening<BR> During NAIDOC Week

There’s plenty of activities happening in the South Burnett this week as part of NAIDOC celebrations.

Housing Estate Also Builds Careers

Housing Estate Also Builds Careers

A new housing estate being built at Cherbourg will not only help ease overcrowding in the town – it will also bring many other benefits by the time it is finished in three years.