AGL Boosts Community Fund
AGL’s Coopers Gap Wind Farm Community Fund will expand to $100,000 a year in 2020, and will remain at that level as long as AGL are involved with the Cooper’s Gap project.
Residents To Develop Kumbia Plan
A community meeting held at Kumbia’s Memorial Hall on Tuesday night has agreed to develop a community plan for the town.
Meeting To Explore Kumbia’s Future
Kumbia residents will be holding a public meeting next week to begin drawing up plans for the town’s revitalisation.
Award Salutes Daniel’s Courage
A Kingaroy ambulance officer who forced his way through fire and smoke to retrieve one of the victims from an horrific head-on crash south of Kumbia earlier this year has been recognised at the QAS Commissioner’s Achievement Awards in Brisbane.
Hundreds Of Cyclists
Coming To South Burnett
Severals roads in Kumbia and Kingaroy will be closed this weekend for a major cycling event
Brain Drain Calls For Sponsors
UPDATE: The Kumbia Brain Drain has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 26.
Council To Rehabilitate Crash Site
Work will start this week to rehabilitate the site of last month’s tragic Bunya Highway crash.
Five Die In Fiery Crash
A mother and four children were killed in a fiery head-on crash between a truck and a car on the Bunya Highway near Kumbia on Monday night.
Kumbia Catholics Mark 100 Years
Former members of the Kumbia Catholic community travelled from near and far at the weekend to mark the Centenary of the opening of the Our Lady Of Peace church in town.
Penny’s Pigeons Primed For Big Day
The release of peace doves this weekend will mark the end of a long year of preparations for Penny Curtain and her fellow parishioners at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Kumbia.
Centenary Caps Year Of Fundraising
A busy year of fundraising will come to an end when Kumbia’s Catholic Church celebrates its centenary on May 18-19.
Local Groups Get $251,000 In Grants
Eleven South Burnett community groups will share $251,106 grants from the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Grand Final To Be A Local Derby
Blackbutt will host Nanango in the Grand Final of the South Burnett B Grade cricket competition on Saturday after the Scorpions despatched Kumbia in the Preliminary Final last weekend
Women Celebrate A Big Day
Kumbia Kindergarten’s International Women’s Day lunch returned with gusto on Friday … at a new location and with more than 100 diners.
Bison Beef Up Campdraft Training
Members of the Kumbia Pony Club enjoyed an opportunity at the weekend to experience a bit of the American “wild west” as well as improve their horsemanship skills.
Kumbia Relaxes For Christmas
Nature hasn’t been kind to Kumbia this year but the weather gods smiled for the town’s annual Christmas carnival.
$146,000 To Restore Tennis Courts
Kumbia tennis players will be celebrating following the announcement on Thursday that the Federal Government has released more than $146,000 to restore the Kumbia courts.
Family Celebrates Its Kumbia Connection
Exactly 100 years ago on Tuesday, two local residents tied the knot at the then-Methodist Church in Kumbia.
Church Gets Full Fee Waiver
Kumbia’s Lutheran congregation has secured a concession from Council over the removal of the Peace Lutheran Hall from its former home at Benair.
Sweethearts Coming To Kumbia
The Sweethearts of Song are promising a lively and light-hearted afternoon of fun for all the family at Kumbia Memorial Hall later this month.
