QCWA End Of Year Report
Members of the Gympie & South Burnett Division of QCWA met at the Kilkivan QCWA Rooms on Friday, December 7, for their final meeting of 2012.
Two Towns Celebrate
The annual round of South Burnett Christmas carnivals continued at the weekend
Four Escape 4WD Smash
Four people – including a two-year-old child – were lucky to escape injury when their 4WD crashed in a single vehicle accident on the Bunya Highway between Kingaroy and Kumbia this afternoon.
Locals Enjoy The ‘Real’ Cup
There may have been an important horse race at Flemington … but all South Burnett residents know the “real” Cup was raced at Kumbia.
MPs Serve Up A Bonus Race Day For Kumbia
Last year Campbell Newman promised Margaret Golinski that he’d return to Kumbia Races as Premier; he did today, with a present for the race club
Full Fields For Kumbia Races
The annual Kumbia Melbourne Cup Race Day – Kumbia’s only annual race meeting – promises to be bigger and better than ever on Tuesday.
State Cabinet To Visit Kingaroy
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman and his Cabinet MPs will be paying a whistlestop visit to the South Burnett next week.
Damien’s Choices Add Up
A Kumbia man has secured a job as an accountant in Pittsworth after graduating earlier this month from the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Two Concerts By Community Orchestra
The South Burnett Community Orchestra will be holding two concerts in Murgon and Kumbia this week.
Good Support For Kumbia Rodeo
Organisers of the 2012 Kumbia Rodeo and Junior Rodeo are pleased with the crowd and entries for the weekend.
Boys Hurt In Rodeo Falls
A 12-year-old Cherbourg boy has been flown to hospital with abdominal and head injuries after a fall at the Kumbia Junior Rodeo this morning.
Police Pause To Remember
Police officers from across the South Burnett gathered at the Kumbia Anglican Church this afternoon to honour fallen colleagues on National Police Remembrance Day.
Lunch To Help East Timor Women
The Kumbia QCWA will be holding a special International Day Lunch and afternoon tea at the Kumbia QCWA Rooms in Bell Street from noon to around 3:00pm on Tuesday, October 2.
Kumbia Service For Fallen Police
A service to remember fallen Queensland police officers will be held at the Kumbia Anglican Church, corner Brook Road and Gordon Street, Kumbia, on Friday (September 28) at 3:00pm.
Old Machinery Wins New Fans
This year’s Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club Rally at Kumbia was bigger and better than ever
Trivia Teams Shift Into Overdrive
The 19th annual Kumbia Brain Drain trivia competition – this year dubbed “The Piston Cup” – was a huge success on Saturday night with more than 200 competitors taking part and between $4500 and $5000 raised for the Kumbia State School P&C.
QCWA Celebrates Its 90th Birthday
Exactly 90 years ago, a meeting was called in Toowoomba to discuss the idea of an association to assist country women in Queensland.
Kumbia Salutes 100 Years Of History
Kumbia celebrated its centenary in style on Saturday with a huge street parade, markets, traditional fun and games, competitions and historic displays … and topped it all off with a community concert in the evening.
Kumbia’s Celebrating Its Centenary
Kumbia’s big Centenary celebrations will get underway from 9:00am tomorrow (July 28).
Pistons Get Pumping At Kumbia
Kumbia State School is inviting locals to “get your backside trackside” for their 19th Annual Brain Drain Trivia Night at Kumbia Memorial Hall.
