Conference To Focus On SQ Tourism
Tourism industry representatives will gather in Stanthorpe next week at a conference dedicated to Southern Queensland tourism.
Kingaroy Tests Online Booking
The Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre is one of just four across Queensland which are taking part in a special trial of online accommodation booking software.
Axe Falls On Brisbane Bus Service
In a move sure to stun many local residents, Brisbane Bus Lines confirmed today it plans to axe its Brisbane-Murgon-Brisbane bus service in the New Year.
Yellowbelly Competition Expands
The Boondooma Dam Fish Stocking Association will be expanding their popular Yellowbelly fishing competition in 2014.
Historic Wagon Finds A Heritage Home
Yarraman’s Heritage House has a new “old” exhibit which will interest visitors, a massive timber wagon used to haul timber to local sawmills.
TV Crew Visits Farmstay
The South Burnett is being featured on Queensland Weekender this Saturday after a film crew shot footage recently at Passchendaele Farm Holidays near Inverlaw.
Wine Industry Re-Elects Executive
The South Burnett’s wine industry has just faced down a “very challenging” 12 months, according to South Burnett Wine Industry Association president Jason Kinsella.
Snapshot Of Our Average Tourist
The average overnight visitor to the South Burnett or Cherbourg is visiting friends or relatives, lives in regional Queensland, stays 2.9 nights and spends $349.
South Burnett Show Will Go On
The South Burnett and Cherbourg October long weekend promotion will make its third outing next year, organisers decided today.
Spotlight Shines On Region
The new Labour Day Long Weekend provided the perfect opportunity for businesses in the South Burnett and Cherbourg council areas to “go on show”, which is exactly what happened
Fossicking Licences Go Online
The State Government is catering for a surge in interest in recreational fossicking by making fossicking licences available online and by opening up two new State forests to fossicking.
Delightful On A Sunday
Tucked away on a dirt road about 20km south-west of Kingaroy is one of the South Burnett’s best-kept secrets for a relaxing Sunday afternoon lunch.
Take A Tour Inside A Winery
If you’ve ever wondered how grapes get turned into wine, you can have all your questions answered at one of the South Burnett’s leading wineries during the October long weekend.
Petition Too Late To Stop Toilets
A petition by Blackbutt residents opposed to a South Burnett Regional Council plan to upgrade a 30-year-old toilet block in Les Muller Park will have no effect.
Green Light For Murgon-Kingaroy Rail Trail
Tourism opportunities in the South Burnett received a major boost on Friday (August 30) in the form of a $550,000 grant from the Federal Government to develop a “rail trail” linking Murgon to Kingaroy.
Wine Tops Up Restaurant Menu
Guests at the Kingaroy TAFE training restaurant will be dining with top-quality locally produced wine thanks to a donation from a local winery.
Dine Out At Wondai’s Icons In October
If you’re looking for an unusual way to dine out at three of Wondai’s icons in October, the Wondai Progressive Dinner may be the answer.
Caravan Park Planned For Boondooma
Boondooma Homestead will become home to the South Burnett’s western-most caravan park.
$210,000 Boost For Tourism Body
Southern Queensland Country Tourism – the organisation responsible for tourism promotion of the South Burnett, Toowoomba, Southern Downs and the Granite Belt – has been given a $210,000 grant by the State Government.
Wanted: Single Guys Looking For Love
Kingaroy and the South Burnett will feature in a new Channel 9 reality show … if our bachelors scrub up okay for TV!
