Smoke Hinders Traffic
Police are directing traffic on the Bunya Highway near Memerambi this morning because of smoke from a grass fire near Grants Road.
Accidental Grass Fire Highlights Dangers
Workmen using cutting equipment are believed to have accidentally sparked a large grass fire at Memerambi this morning which sent clouds of smoke billowing across the Bunya Highway.
Which Way Now For Memerambi?
The controversial Memerambi housing estate is at a crossroads with the news that developer Summit View Meritor Pty Ltd has been placed in liquidation.
Green Light For Murgon-Kingaroy Rail Trail
Tourism opportunities in the South Burnett received a major boost on Friday (August 30) in the form of a $550,000 grant from the Federal Government to develop a “rail trail” linking Murgon to Kingaroy.
Senator Congratulates Graduates
Senate President John Hogg paid a flying visit to the South Burnett today to congratulate nine graduates from a horticulture training program run by Growing The Burnett Inc (GTB).
Many Hands Make Green Thumbs
The development of a food hub for small acreage and backyard growers is going to take a leap forward with a Working Bee this weekend.
Volunteers Add Some Art
Growing The Burnett’s training area at Memerambi is getting a colourful makeover
Drainage Problems ‘May Be Solved’
Council hopes that drainage problems at the Memerambi housing estate will be solved soon
Calling All Would-Be Horticulturalists!
Growing The Burnett Inc has started a 10-week training course for budding horticulturalists
Council Crackdown On Pets
The South Burnett Regional Council is cracking down on unregistered dogs and cats in the region’s towns
$66,000 Grant For Horticultural Trainees
A plan to form a food hub in the South Burnett that could create hundreds of jobs over the next five years took another step forward this week.
Memerambi School For Sale
The former Memerambi State School will be put up for sale after the South Burnett Regional Council today turned down an offer from the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to buy it for $215,000.
Former Councillor Remembered
A funeral service will be held on Friday (January 4) for former Kingaroy Shire councillor Ian Wren who died on Christmas Day.
Speed Cameras Coming In 2013
Gympie Traffic Police have identified a number of possible speed camera sites across the South Burnett, the SBRC’s Traffic Advisory Committee has been told.
Mowing Sparks Grass Fire
Firefighters from Kingaroy and Wooroolin quickly brought under control a large grass fire at Memerambi this afternoon which was close to homes and the former Memerambi State School.
Memerambi Homes ‘Not For Refugees’
South Burnett Regional Council has felt moved to scotch widespread rumours – or conspiracy theories – that have been floating around for some time that new homes being built at Memerambi are intended to house refugees.
