Golden Oldies Bring Back Memories
There was lots of yarning, memories, photos, line-dancing and “Murri-oke” when about 350 “Golden Oldies” returned to Cherbourg on Saturday for the Yhurri Gurri (welcome) weekend
By-Election to Fill Council Vacancy
A by-election to fill a vacant position on Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council will be held on Saturday, November 9.
Mum Is A Shining Example
Chantal Harth dropped out of high school and had three children before the age of 21. but has gone on to become a shining example through further education.
Cherbourg Adopts Planning Scheme
Cherbourg has become the second Indigenous community in Queensland to adopt a Land Use Planning Scheme.
School Gets Kids Ready For The Future
Ricko Coleman wants his children to go to school every day so they can have a better life than he and his partner Lesley Bell have had.
Jeanette Is Our Outback Heroine
Cherbourg’s Jeanette Brown is an Outback Heroine … but she only found out about it when a new book arrived in the mail from Penguin recently for her to review.
Mission Memories Come Flooding Back
Murgon resident Coral “Peg” Perkins had a surprise when she visited Cherbourg’s The Ration Shed recently … up on the wall in the museum was a reminder of her own younger years at the former mission.
Crackdown Targets ATSI Corporations
Two charges alleging an Aboriginal corporation at Cherbourg failed to lodge its annual returns on time were adjourned in Murgon Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Walking In the Footsteps Of History
Forty-eight young Indigenous students have learned the hard way exactly how tough life was for their great-grandparents … but they were still smiling when they walked into Cherbourg on Thursday morning.
Workshop For Cherbourg Musicians
The South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show celebrations will be kicking off a bit early tomorrow with a special three-day “Murris Making Music” workshop at Cherbourg.
Enjoy Duck a l’Orange At Yurri Muntha
Cherbourg’s Yurri Muntha Cafe will be adding a gourmet French touch to the South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show long weekend
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.
Murris Will Make Music Under The Stars
Visitors to the BP Dam Inland Family Fishing Classic at Yallakool Tourist Park this October long weekend are in for a special treat.
They Want You As A New Recruit
Petty Officer Sam Sheppard wakes every day with a smile on his face. He just loves being in the navy.
Golden Oldies At Cherbourg
Cherbourg is sending out a big Yhurri-Gurri (welcome) to the town’s “golden oldies” to come back for a weekend of fun, food, good music and swapping memories on October 26-27.
Extra Hands Make Light Work Of Learning
Barambah PaCE mentor Mariah Saltner is thriving at the Cherbourg State School pre-prep room.
Students Get A Taste Of Uni
Nearly 50 Cherbourg State School students found how “deadly cool” the University of the Sunshine Coast can be when they visited its campus recently.
Double Visit At Cherbourg
Cherbourg played host to a visit from two very different special guests on Tuesday
What Are You Doing?
Leah Purcell looked in the bedroom mirror of her Perkins Street home in Murgon at age 18 and said “Who are you, what are you doing?”
Cherbourg’s Working On
A New Business Model
Cherbourg is moving towards having people own their businesses in town.
