Palliative Care Services ‘Improving’

Palliative Care Services ‘Improving’

South Burnett patients and families will benefit from greater co-operation and co-ordination of palliative care services in Murgon, Wondai and Cherbourg, the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board said today.

11 Charged Over Alleged
Attack At Police Station

11 Charged Over Alleged<br> Attack At Police Station

Eleven people have been charged with a total of 27 offences following an alleged attack on a family seeking shelter at Murgon Police Station on Sunday night.

School Captains Going To Holland

School Captains Going To Holland

Murgon High School 2014 captains Kirsten Upton and Geoffrey Kinsella will be travelling to the Netherlands in 2014

Shona’s Plea … Help Me Walk Again

Shona’s Plea … Help Me Walk Again

Nine years ago, Murgon woman Shona Muckert was driving home on Reifs Road at Manyung when her Mitsubishi Pajero lost traction in some loose gravel. The 4WD slid sideways and then rolled about five times, ending up in a paddock.

Mum Is A Shining Example

Mum Is A Shining Example

Chantal Harth dropped out of high school and had three children before the age of 21. but has gone on to become a shining example through further education.

Jobs Make Girls Smile

Jobs Make Girls Smile

Takani Warner and Gloria Lacey flash smiles that could light a small city to customers at Murgon’s Commonwealth Bank.

Fun Day At Dairy Museum

Fun Day At Dairy Museum

The Queensland Dairy Industry Museum’s Open Day on Saturday was a “great success”, according to Dairy Industry Museum chairman Ritchie O’Neill

Have A Bush Tucker Lunch By The Lake

Have A Bush Tucker Lunch By The Lake

Visitors to Yallakool Tourist Park on Sunday, October 6 will be able to enjoy a unique treat: an authentic bush tucker lunch of freshly-caught fish and kangaroo tails prepared by one of Australia’s leading indigenous chefs.

End Of An Era At Kilkivan

End Of An Era At Kilkivan

An era will come to an end at Kilkivan in November with the de-consecration of St Matthew’s Anglican Church after 125 years serving the local community.

Try Dairying With A Medieval Twist

Try Dairying With A Medieval Twist

The Queensland Dairy Industry Museum will be holding an Open Day with a special medieval twist on Saturday, October 5.

Rotary Plans Monster Auction

Rotary Plans Monster Auction

Murgon Rotary will be holding a monster auction of “leftovers” from the old Castra Retirement Home to kick off a fundraising drive to raise funds to purchase a new bus for the centre.

Mission Memories Come Flooding Back

Mission Memories Come Flooding Back

Murgon resident Coral “Peg” Perkins had a surprise when she visited Cherbourg’s The Ration Shed recently … up on the wall in the museum was a reminder of her own younger years at the former mission.

Councillors Inspect Roadworks

Councillors Inspect Roadworks

Councillors and staff inspected roads at Ellesmere, Kingaroy, Wooroolin, Wondai, Murgon, Byee, Booie and Wattle Camp last week.

Tackle Some Great Fishing At BP Dam

Tackle Some Great Fishing At BP Dam

The Yallakool Tourist Park on the foreshores of Bjelke-Petersen Dam will be packed with hundreds of keen fishermen over the South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show long weekend.

Graziers Buy Own Butcher Shop

Graziers Buy Own Butcher Shop

The grass-fed beef business launched earlier this year by Crownthorpe graziers Brett and Simone Greer has proven so popular that the couple have decided to open a butcher shop in Murgon.

New-Look Castra Opens Its Doors

New-Look Castra Opens Its Doors

Murgon’s new, ultra-modern $14 million aged care facility was officially opened on Wednesday by Catholic Bishop Brian Finnigan before a packed room of invited guests.

Murris Will Make Music Under The Stars

Murris Will Make Music Under The Stars

Visitors to the BP Dam Inland Family Fishing Classic at Yallakool Tourist Park this October long weekend are in for a special treat.

Science Can Be Wonderful

Science Can Be Wonderful

Do you know what a Rube Goldberg machine is? Well, some local students have been building them

Kindy Volunteer Charged

Kindy Volunteer Charged

A former committee member has been charged with one count of fraud following a police investigation at the Wondai Community Kindergarten.

Photo Competition Entries Close Friday

Photo Competition Entries Close Friday

Entries in the South Burnett’s biggest photography show – the Cliff Krebbs Memorial South Burnett Interclub Competition – will close this Friday, September 13.