Kumbians Pause For Santa Claus
Santa Claus made an exciting appearance at the Kumbia Christmas Carnival this year, and was mobbed by eager children the moment he set foot in the grounds.
AGL Announces Community Grant Winners
The Coopers Gap Wind Farm has begun to produce benefits for the towns located closest to it
Premier Takes A Punt On Kumbia
The Kumbia Cup mightn’t stop a nation like its rival does in Melbourne, but it’s important enough to attract political heavyweights out and about on the campaign trail.
AGL Opens New Community Fund
AGL has opened the first round of its new Community Fund, and is now calling for applications from community groups in Kumbia, Jandowae and Bell.
Good News … It’s Not Being Demolished
Kumbia residents can breathe a sigh of relief … the Peace Lutheran Church Hall is not going to be demolished after all.
Kumbia Celebrates Springtime
Keen dancers will travel long distances to cut a rug, which the Kumbia Hall Committee proved at their recent Springtime Ball.
Police Put Rural Thieves On Notice
A project by the Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch group should make more than 600 rural properties throughout the South Burnett just a little bit safer.
A Wild Time In Ol’ Kumbia
Go west young man (and woman), go west! The traditional command was obeyed with gusto on Saturday night at the annual Kumbia Brain Drain.
$1177 Speeding Ticket In School Zone
A Victorian driver has been issued with a $1177 speeding ticket after he was pulled over on the Bunya Highway on Monday afternoon doing more than twice the legal limit in a school zone.
Samantha Earns A $1000 Bursary
Samantha Crawford, from Kumbia, was presented with a $1000 Bursary in Brisbane last week
Act Fast To Get Your Cowboy On
If you feel it’s time to get your cowboy on, the Kumbia Brain Drain Trivia Night is probably the best place to do it.
AGL Planning Community Grants Scheme
A group of about 20 Kumbia residents met at the Kumbia Hotel on Monday night to hear how AGL’s proposed Coopers Gap Wind Farm – and a community grants scheme that would come with it – could benefit the town.
Kumbia Gets Switched On
A new mobile phone site to service the Kumbia area has been switched on by Vodafone Australia and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud.
AGL To Meet With Kumbians
AGL representative Clare Wilkes will be coming to Kumbia next Monday (July 17) to explain to local residents what community grants the company is likely to have available in conjunction with the Coopers Gap Wind Farm.
Kumbia Flame Trees Stolen
One of the last acts planned by the Kumbia Progress Association before it folds at the end of the month was a project to replant some of the missing trees in the avenue at the northern entrance to town.
4G Coverage Coming To Kumbia
Kumbia will get better mobile phone coverage when a 4G small cell is installed there this week, Minister for Science Leeanne Enoch has announced.
School Salutes Jim’s Legacy
The Kumbia community, and his many friends and relatives, were shocked when Jim Lenihan died suddenly in March 2015.
Safer Option For Kumbia Kids
Kumbia State School students will have a safer route when walking to school, thanks to a new school crossing installed closer to the school gates.
Campdrafters Prepare For Busy Weekend
The Kumbia and District Charity Campdraft Association are preparing for a big Easter weekend … and campdrafting fans are unlikely to be disappointed with their efforts.
Progress Association Grinds To A Halt
Kumbia resident Steph Stevens may be smiling in the photograph – taken in the main street of the town earlier this week – but she’s not smiling inside.
