Yarraman Enjoys Colourful Week
The new Colours of Yarraman Festival has been declared a success by organisers with a good roll-up at all the events during the week-long carnival.
Campdraft Draws A Big Roll-Up
Last weekend’s Cooyar Campdraft had to start half a day early because of the high number of nominations for the popular two-day event.
Vodafone Switches On Cooyar Tower
More than 250 homes and businesses in the Cooyar area will now have access to mobile phone coverage thanks to a new tower that began operating on Wednesday.
Tradition Lives On At Cooyar Ball
An age-old tradition was celebrated in Cooyar last Saturday night when five local women, dressed in white, made their debut.
Injured Man Dies In Hospital
An elderly man, pulled from his burning car near Mt Binga on Thursday night, has died
Driver Suffers Burns
An elderly man suffered serious burns in a single vehicle crash near Mt Binga on Thursday evening.
Fire Brigades Celebrate New Home
Cooyar’s new fire shed to house its two local brigades was opened on Saturday
Council Grants Open
Applications for Toowoomba Regional Council’s latest round of community support grants are open until August 1.
Fire Shed To Open
The official opening of the joint Cooyar Town Rural Fire Brigade and Cooyar District Rural Fire Brigade fire shed will be held on Saturday (July 16).
Meetings To Discuss Flood Risks
Toowoomba Regional Council will hold community meetings in Cooyar and Yarraman following the approval of the Consolidated Flood Risk Assessment and Planning Evaluation Report at Tuesday’s Council meeting.
Rider Hurt In Crash
A man has been airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane following a crash involving a motorbike and a car near Cooyar.
Fire Near Cooyar
Firefighters extinguished a grassfire burning on both sides of the New England Highway south of Cooyar on Thursday afternoon.
Drought Support Grants Available
Yarraman and Cooyar residents have been reminded that support is available for community groups in the Toowoomba region through the Community Drought Support grant program.
Young Reporters Introduce
Toowoomba Council Candidates
Yarraman and Cooyar residents have been missing out on getting to know their candidates due to the fact they are part of the Toowoomba Regional Council area.
Forum Invites Toowoomba Candidates
Yarraman and Cooyar residents – who may be feeling a little left out of all the Council Election hype happening in the South Burnett at the moment – will get a chance to meet their candidates next week.
It’s All Go For The Cooyar Show!
If you’ve been itching for the return of the ag shows, you’d better head on down to Cooyar on Saturday for the first show in this year’s South Burnett show season.
KAP Cuts Out Campdrafts
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has blamed Katter’s Australian Party for refusing to make life easier for campdraft organisers.
Facelift For Cooyar Memorial
The Cooyar War Memorial will be one of five State Heritage-listed war memorials which will be upgraded in the Toowoomba Council region this year thanks to a State Government grant.
Update For Cooyar Track
Toowoomba Regional Council has approved an application from Motocross Mountain, near Cooyar, to alter its motorbike riding tracks.
Golden Wattle Brings Mobile Services
The Federal Government’s Mobile Service Centre truck will be visiting the region next week to help South Burnett residents in outlying areas access information about government services.
