People living downstream of dams will receive clearer and more timely information about dam releases following an independent review by the Inspector-General of Emergency Management (IGEM) Iain MacKenzie.
Organisers of the 2016 South Burnett Community Leadership Program are hoping a few more men will put up their hands to take part in the innovative two-part program next year.
Say hello to this little guy, who not only cleans up after cattle, he also improves soil health
A Federal Government-run scholarship program that supports students studying agriculture-related degrees at university is now taking applications for 2016.
Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation president Brian Tessmann has welcomed news that a bipartisan agreement has been reached on the China Free Trade Agreement.
The use of insecticides containing fenthion in Queensland is now illegal following the end of the official “phase out” period.
The Kingaroy Stock & Rural Crime Investigation Squad is investigating incidents in the Gayndah area where fences appear to have been deliberately damaged, allowing stock to escape.
Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd has refused to take part in what he calls “a fake debate” over the China Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington – the Shadow Minister for Agriculture – has welcomed news this week that consultations about the new tick line regulations are finally underway.
The controversial “control” zone between tick-free and ticky areas will be scrapped, the State Govt. says
The Upper Brisbane River catchment has received a “D” on a Healthy Waterways report card released by the State Government this week.
A South Burnett Online reader asked us earlier this week about the National Broadband Network and how it will affect him, so we have put together some information which may be of help.
Telecommunication infrastructure is keeping regional Queensland in the dark ages, costing farmers millions of dollars in lost productivity, according to a recent survey.
A vigil will be held in Kingaroy to remember an anti-CSG crusader who took his own life
Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott says the Federal Government’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) will “open up a wealth of opportunity for our region”.
Smithfield’s Barb and Don Madden will be hitting the pavements of New York on November 1
Local residents not directly linked with the cattle industry should consider Q Fever vaccination
While some parts of our region have received rain over winter, many primary producers have once again missed out and are facing another long, hot, dry summer.
A 70-year-old man has been crushed to death in a farming accident at Kumbia.
Darling Downs cotton grower Stuart Armitage has been elected president of the Queensland Farmers’ Federation.
