NAIDOC Winner Has Local Roots
Elaine Chambers, a Kuku Yalangi/Koa Aboriginal woman from Brisbane with family connections in Cherbourg, has won this year’s prestigious national NAIDOC Poster Competition.
Rivals Ready For Cup Action
Saturday’s Intrust Super Cup game at Cherbourg – between the top-of-the-table Ipswich Jets and the in-form Souths Logan Magpies looks set to be an exciting game of rugby league.
Fitness, Fun and Friendship
The more than 400 runners and walkers who left Murgon Showground for a 7km stroll on Sunday morning weren’t only testing their fitness … they were also showing their support for Reconciliation and Cherbourg’s Ration Shed Museum.
Are You Getting Ready To Run?
The second annual Reconciliation Fun Run (or walk) is on again this Sunday from Murgon to Cherbourg!
Some Good News For Ration Shed
After months of worrying about their future, the management committee of Cherbourg’s Ration Shed Museum have received some unexpected good news … they’ve won another important award recognising their work.
March Against DV
The Cherbourg community is hosting a March Against Domestic Violence on Tuesday (May 12).
Rangers Do Us Proud
The Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers were having fun at the PCYC hall in Murgon when a nearby TV sounded the Last Post on Anzac Day eve.
Governor Pays A Visit
Queensland Governor Paul de Jersey and his wife Kaye dropped in to visit Cherbourg and the nearby Shaftesbury College rodeo school during a whistlestop visit to the South Burnett on Tuesday.
Crowd Honours Cherbourg’s Forgotten Men
A large crowd gathered at the Cherbourg Memorial on Saturday for a very special Anzac Day service
Let’s Join Together To Remember
South Burnett residents will gather at memorials and monuments all around the region today but there will be none prouder than the men and women who will be attending the opening of Cherbourg’s new Roll Of Honour Board this morning.
Plea To PM: Please Don’t Let Us Die!
Angry and distressed Cherbourg community leaders and residents have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling for more support for The Ration Shed Museum.
Register Now For Fun Run!
Registrations are now open for the Reconciliation Fun Run between Murgon and Cherbourg on Sunday, May 17.
Community Stats Online
The State Government has pulled together 26 Australian Bureau of Statistics sets of data into one place online to allow quick access to facts about Queensland’s various indigenous communities.
Charges Pending After Brawl
Police expect to lay a number of charges following a brawl at Cherbourg on Sunday.
Building A Culture Of Success
Murgon businessman Jim Adcock was raised in the Gulf but has thrived in the South Burnett and his business Sellwood Constructions is also going from strength to strength.
The Boys From Barambah
– Part Of Our Anzac Story
Cherbourg’s Ration Shed Museum is counting down the days to the launch of the “Boys from Barambah”
Business Legacy Keeps On Giving
David and Carrie Thompson would never have guessed their legacy would extend to helping children get a better education when they started their fencing business in the 1950s.
Health Team Tackles Flu
North Queensland Cowboys player Johnathan Thurston has thrown his support behind this year’s “Tackle Flu Before It Tackles You” program.
Young Murris Urged To Apply
For Leadership Skills Program
Young Indigenous people throughout Queensland are being encouraged to apply for the 2015 Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Program.
Shane Breezes Through Shave
Radio US Mob trainee Shane Dynevor made a big sacrifice this week … his lost his much-loved dreadlocks to raise funds for cancer.
