The 2026-27 State Budget, handed down by Treasurer David Janetzki in State Parliament on Tuesday, contains funding for several new projects in the South Burnett region, as well as ongoing funding for existing infrastructure.
Queensland Fire Department has released video of the Large Air Tanker in action at the Gilla bushfire on Wednesday.
UPDATE 7:04pm, Tuesday: The Queensland Fire Department has downgraded the Bushfire Advice for the Mt Binga fire to STAY INFORMED.
Heavy machinery was called in to cut fire breaks and water-bombing helicopters despatched to help firefighters tackle a spate of fires around the South Burnett on Wednesday.
Lightning which struck a power pole at Mt Binga on Wednesday night has been blamed for sparking a small fire in a hay shed.
A 52ha macadamia and avocado orchard at Mt Binga will be auctioned online later this month.
Police are on the lookout for a car stolen from a private house at Mount Binga this week.
Police have confirmed the victim of Thursday night’s fatal crash east of Mt Binga National Park was an 85-year-old Blackbutt resident.
An elderly man, pulled from his burning car near Mt Binga on Thursday night, has died
An elderly man suffered serious burns in a single vehicle crash near Mt Binga on Thursday evening.
