Obituary: Bill Oliver 1932-2016

Obituary: Bill Oliver 1932-2016

Former top local sports administrator Bill Oliver is being remembered as a man ahead of his time who fought passionately for the success of his constituents during the halcyon days of South Burnett sport.

Exhibition Is Ready To Tour

Exhibition Is Ready To Tour

A South Burnett art exhibition which will soon begin an extensive tour around Queensland art galleries had its official opening at the Nanango Cultural Centre recently.

It Was Dougall Day At Nanango

It Was Dougall Day At Nanango

Three generations of Toowoomba’s Dougall family had a hand in the first two winners on Nanango’s Heritage Bank program last Saturday.

Lodge … Gone But Not Forgotten

Lodge … Gone But Not Forgotten

In a week’s time, Freemason Lodge 134 in Nanango – one of the oldest lodges in Queensland – will officially close its doors for the last time.

Council Gives RSL A Break On Rates

Council Gives RSL A Break On Rates

The South Burnett Regional Council has given Nanango RSL Memorial Services Club a three-year moratorium on its rates.

Mat Casts A Spell At The Shed

Mat Casts A Spell At The Shed

Port Macquarie guitarist Mat Brooker kept a packed house enthralled with his mix of Latin fusion music on Wednesday night.

Hospital Buildings On The Move

Hospital Buildings On The Move

A campaign by the Nanango Historical Society to save two historic buildings at Nanango Hospital from demolition has paid off, with the Nanango Show Society able to put the buildings to good use.

Community Gets Aboard Railway Idea

Community Gets Aboard Railway Idea

Plans to return the former Nanango Railway Station building to its original home in Pioneer Park and turn it into a railway history museum are drawing increasing interest.

Spring Hack Show Rides To Success

Spring Hack Show Rides To Success

The South Burnett Equestrian Group held their annual Spring Hack Show at their grounds in Racecourse Road, Nanango on Saturday.

Cup Meeting Full Of Surprises

Cup Meeting Full Of Surprises

Nanango’s Heritage Cup race meeting on Saturday was full of surprises … and all of them were pleasant ones.

Grants Help Local Heroes

Grants Help Local Heroes

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has congratulated the first winners of her “Local Hero Grant”: the Kingaroy Christmas Carnival and a young Kingaroy sportswoman.

Kallangur Wins Women’s Carnival

Kallangur Wins Women’s Carnival

The Kingaroy Bowls Club’s recent “Ladies Only” Women’s Country Bowls Weekend saw 80 bowlers from as far away as Gladstone take part

Heritage In More Ways Than One

Heritage In More Ways Than One

Australia has a cultural tradition of county racing being run by not-for-profit organisations.

Theatre Company Plans For Laughs

Theatre Company  Plans For Laughs

The Nanango Theatre Company are hoping to have audiences rolling in the aisles soon

Full Fields For Nanango Races

Full Fields For Nanango Races

The Nanango Race Club will be holding its annual Heritage Cup Race Meeting on Saturday – always one of its most colourful meetings of the year.

Nanango Picks Season’s Best Netballers

Nanango Picks Season’s Best Netballers

The Nanango and District Netball Association celebrated its end-of-season Awards Night at the Nanango Skating Rink on Friday with a neon disco and pizza party.

First Responders React To Crash

First Responders React To Crash

Nanango ambulance officers, police, fire brigade and SES personnel scrambled last Monday night for a dramatic rescue at an isolated location off the Nanango-Tarong Road.