Pool Opening Makes A Splash
Murgon’s new million-dollar swimming complex was opened with a splash on Saturday morning.
Cool Pool The Place To Be!
The official opening of the new Murgon Swimming Pool will be held on Saturday morning but that doesn’t mean lots of locals haven’t been having fun all this week.
Party Celebrates Pool Opening
The new-look $1.2 million Murgon Pool will be officially opened with a free party this Saturday, October 17.
Vote Now For Local Projects!
It’s Murgon v Ficks Crossing and there’s less than a week to vote to help them earn cash
Gordonbrook Water Back Again, Briefly …
Kingaroy’s water supply will be switched from Boondooma Dam to Gordonbrook Dam from October 19 to 23 as part of the Gordonbrook Water Treatment Plant upgrade.
Shirts Beat Skirts At Yarraman
Yarraman had a great start to their weekend with their popular annual “Shirts versus Skirts” match.
Dams Are Full Of Fish … And Culture!
Hundreds of fishermen will be descending on the Yallakool Tourist Park at Bjelke-Petersen Dam near Murgon this October long weekend, and hundreds more will be doing the same at the Boondooma Holiday Park on Lake Boondooma, near Proston.
Lives Of Service Remembered
The life of former Proston police officer Sgt Frank Close, who died aged 82 earlier this year, was a focus at this year’s National Police Remembrance Day commemoration held in Kingaroy
Murgon Pool Will Reopen With A Splash
Murgon’s Jubilee Swimming Pool will reopen on Monday, October 12 after a $1.1 million upgrade.
Fun Day Planned At Dairy Museum
The Queensland Dairy Industry Museum will be holding an Open Day on Saturday, October 3, and it looks like being a fun morning out for all the family.
Semi-Final Was A Nail-Biter
One of the highlights at Yarraman Bowls Club this week was the semi-final of the Yarraman Men’s Mixed Triples.
Murgon Urged To
Get Their Cowboy On
Murgon shopkeepers may be wearing cowboy hats around the end of October if the MBDA can persuade them to.
St Joseph’s Fete Ditches Tradition
The traditional Friday night St Joseph’s fete in Murgon shifted to Saturday afternoon this year in a bid to help the working families in town.
Traditional Skills On Display
The craftiest women from the Gympie South Burnett Division of the QCWA were in Murgon on Friday
Local Women Fundraise For Longreach
When former Murgon Uniting Church minister Rev. Jenny Coombes and her husband were transferred west to Longreach, they didn’t expect they would be supporting their far-flung community through a devastating cycle of flood and drought.
Towns Recall Vietnam
The Last Post sounded over three towns on Tuesday to recall the sacrifice of the 521 Australians who died during the Vietnam War.
Judo Club Gets A Healthy Outlook
Students at the Murgon Judo Club are learning how to have a healthier outlook on food and alcohol at the same time as they learn a martial art.
Kingaroy Wins Pennants Competition
The regional pennants competition was played at Nanango last Saturday and Kingaroy last Sunday, with teams from Yarraman, Nanango, Wondai, Murgon and Kingaroy taking part
Dodewaard Remembers Sr Phil
A memorial Mass has been said in Dodewaard, The Netherlands, for Australian nun Sr Philomene Tiernan
Students Test Uni Life
Students from Nanango, Kingaroy and Murgon State High Schools cured a deadly zombie virus, used lasers to make holograms and discovered the mysteries of mathematics at the University of Queensland’s annual Experience Science program this week.
