The Murgon community gathered together on Saturday night to say “thank you” to the BlazeAid organisers and volunteers who have put so much time, energy and musclepower into the flood recovery effort since February.
Year 11 Murgon State High School student Kalina Bond found herself back at Cherbourg State School last week, but this time around as part of work experience.
A drunken tailgater who chased a car in a road rage incident from Wooroolin to near Murgon on Wednesday afternoon, causing the occupants to fear for their lives, was sentenced to nine months’ jail when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
BlazeAid volunteers are working on their final 15 farms this week ahead of the wrap-up of the local project on June 24.
South Burnett Regional Council has advised that Levers Road at Murgon will be closed until further notice due to a major landslip below the road.
A landslip which requires emergency repairs has forced the South Burnett Regional Council to temporarily close Levers Road at Murgon.
A man aged in his 20s injured while doing renovations has been flown to Toowoomba Hospital for treatment.
If you live in the South Burnett and were wondering where all the small planes were coming from over the weekend, here’s the answer:
The South Burnett Regional Council will reconsider the idea of public swimming pool closures after receiving negative feedback from some South Burnett residents over the past few days.
Dairy farmers in the Murgon, Wondai and Monto regions will be able to work on improved soil management and rehabilitation and weed control, following the announcement of project funding through the Federal Government’s Caring for Our Country program.
A $3000 donation by the Kingaroy-Taabinga Rotary Club has provided students from three South Burnett schools with a hands-on opportunity to design, build and test their own mini Formula 1 racing cars.
The South Burnett Regional Council may be forced to look at closing some town swimming pools
A 54-year-old woman was remanded in custody when she appeared in Murgon Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder.
A small group of well-wishers gathered at Wondai Gallery on Saturday for the shortest exhibition seen this year.
If you say it fast enough it doesn’t sound like much … 115km of fencing. But if you drove along it at top speed, it would take more than hour. Now imagine walking along 115km of fencing, carefully checking it for damage and painstakingly removing flood debris.
Reconstruction work on five North Coast Region roads – including the Mugon-Kilcoy Road – will start soon with the awarding of a $17 million construction contract.
A rodeo school will be established at Ficks Crossing after the South Burnett Regional Council signed a lease agreement with the Shaftesbury Centre this week.
Fifteen local artists took part in an acrylic art workshop with Don Milner over the weekend
BlazeAid volunteers have completed work on half the 100 farms that registered for assistance after the January floods.
The South Burnett Regional Council has planted a garden at the recently Heritage-listed Murgon Town Hall to honour sporting legend Steve Renouf.
