Dingo Love Licks Shadow MPs

Dingo Love Licks Shadow MPs

It’s not every day that you’ll find a couple of LNP Members of Parliament – and Shadow Ministers, at that – saying nice things about dingoes …

Grass Fire At Durong

Grass Fire At Durong

A grass fire on Shellytop Road at Durong on Sunday afternoon was quickly brought under control with no loss of property,

Uni Students Lend A Hand

Uni Students Lend A Hand

Some of the Durong Dingo Sanctuary’s immediate fencing problems have been solved … thanks to fundraising, generous donations and the help of a bunch of eager young volunteers.

Cattle Blamed For Crash

Cattle Blamed For Crash

Two men have been flown to the PA Hospital in Brisbane after their vehicle hit two cows and then crashed into a tree near Durong on Tuesday night.

Police Hunt 4WD Driver

Police Hunt 4WD Driver

Murgon detectives are appealing for public help to help find the driver of a vehicle that approached a young boy at Durong yesterday.

Horse Rider Trampled

Horse Rider Trampled

A 37-year-old woman has been airlifted by RACQ CareFlight Rescue after a fall from a horse on a property at Durong this afternoon.

Grant Will Help
Rural Communities Connect

Grant Will Help<BR> Rural Communities Connect

People living in rural areas of the South Burnett will have the opportunity to get out and connect with their neighbours soon, thanks to a $65,000 grant from the State Government’s Department Of Communities.

Coroner Begins Phase 2
Of Quad Bikes Inquest

Phase 1 of an inquest into the deaths of nine Queenslanders in quad bike accidents over the past two years wound up last week with Queensland Deputy Coroner John Lock making some basic findings into the circumstances of each fatality.

Road Crews At Work In Durong

Road Crews At Work In Durong

South Burnett Regional Council has graded McLeans Road at Durong, one of several roads identified by local residents earlier this year as in need of repairs, and road crews have moved on to the nearby Shellytop Road.

Council Attacks Black Spots

Council Attacks Black Spots

The South Burnett Regional Council will be applying for funding from the Federal Government’s $100 million regional mobile coverage program to begin putting an end to the South Burnett’s worst mobile phone “black spots”.

It’s A Dingo’s Life At Durong

It’s A Dingo’s Life At Durong

Death threats and a poisoning attack haven’t deterred Durong resident Simon Stretton from his love of Australia’s native dog, the dingo, and from his enthusiasm to build better public understanding about the animal.

Large Grass Fire Near Durong

Large Grass Fire Near Durong

Ten fire crews – both rural and urban – are fighting a large grass fire in the vicinity of McLean Road at Durong South.

Guides Have Fun At Boondooma

Guides Have Fun At Boondooma

Thirty-one Girl Guides, eight leaders and six guests enjoyed a Girl Guides camp at Boondooma Homestead over the weekend.

Fitness Classes Starting In Durong

The South Burnett Regional Council’s Healthy Communities program will be running weekly fitness classes in Durong from Wednesday, October 23, until Wednesday, November 20.

Bowlers Think Pink For Cancer

Durong Bowls Club will be hosting a casual, fun-filled day of bowls next Saturday (October 19) as a fundraiser for breast cancer research.