Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has joined the Queensland racing industry in urging the State Government to halt plans to slash almost $19 million of prize money until a new Racing Queensland board is elected.
Kumbia Hall Committee members weren’t sure the 16th annual Kumbia Christmas Carnival would go ahead when they woke up on Sunday morning.
Two South Burnett community groups have been awarded grants from the State Government in the third round of the Anzac Centenary Community Grants program.
The South Burnett could lose up to four race meetings – and possibly more in future – if the State Government proceeds with controversial recommendations designed to rein in Racing Queensland’s escalating debts.
Kumbia Kindergarten’s second Annual Charity Golf Day last Thursday was a resounding success.
Kumbia’s Bell Street will be turned into an avenue of trees next year, thanks to a streetscape beautification project
Memorial events are by nature a mix of sadness and celebration. The initiative of Glenn Richardson has proved that when your luck’s in, a fitting touch of happiness can envelop proceedings.
Omen punters looking for a hot Melbourne Cup tip could have done worse than pay attention to Hannah English’s three-length win in the first race of the day at Kumbia’s traditional Melbourne Cup meeting.
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann will be holding his next charity “Mayor’s Community Breakfast” in Kumbia.
The Kumbia Race Club will be holding its popular Melbourne Cup race meeting this Tuesday, November 3.
On Tuesday, Tom Moloney will load Famechon Baroness and Yamanners on to his float to make the short journey from Chahpingah to Kumbia
A 70-year-old man has been crushed to death in a farming accident at Kumbia.
Melbourne Cup Day isn’t far away now … and neither in the South Burnett’s annual Melbourne Cup Day race meeting at Kumbia.
A crowd of about 80 people packed into St Paul’s Anglican Church in Kumbia on Saturday afternoon to witness the final ceremony to be held in the building.
A deconsecration service will be held at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Kumbia this Saturday (October 10).
Ooh la la … the glamourous Kumbia Debutante Ball is a genuine South Burnett tradition
If you’re not living on a farm, you may think the drought is over … but it’s not, and the stress is still taking its toll on many local families.
There was enough blood sloshing around inside the Kumbia Memorial Hall on Saturday night to keep even the thirstiest vampire feeling satisfied.
Member for Gympie Tony Perrett paid a visit to Kingaroy last Wednesday.
A 45-year-old Kumbia man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court next month charged with dangerous driving causing death following a fatal crash on the Bunya Highway earlier this year.
