Tourism

Tractor Tattoo Ready To Roll

Tractor Tattoo Ready To Roll

Rehearsals for Saturday’s Tractor Tattoo spectacular were in full swing in Kingaroy this evening.

Tractor Debuts On TV

Tractor Debuts On TV

Did you see the Tractor Tattoo promotion on The Great South East on Channel 7 on Sunday? If you missed it, here’s a link to a YouTube version …

What A Bloomin’ Beautiful Weekend!

What A Bloomin’ Beautiful Weekend!

The 2012 Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival wrapped up over the weekend with two days of family fun.

Bloomin’ Big Weekend Ahead In Blackbutt

Bloomin’ Big Weekend Ahead In Blackbutt

There’s a big weekend of events coming up for this year’s Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival

Wine Industry Says: Save Our Brand

Wine Industry Says: Save Our Brand

The SBWIA is concerned that the newly-formed “Super RTO” tourism group covering the South Burnett, Toowoomba, Southern Downs and Granite Belt (see related article August 30, 2012 below) will see ten years of hard work by local tourism operators to build “South Burnett brand awareness” washed away.

Merged Tourism Body Officially Launched

Merged Tourism Body Officially Launched

The South Burnett’s new “super-RTO” (regional tourism organisation) – formed from the merger of “Toowoomba Golden West and South Burnett Tourism” and “Southern Downs and Granite Belt Regional Tourism”- was officially launched today by Tourism Minister Jann Stuckey.

Wine Expert Picks South Burnett’s Best Drops

Wine Expert Picks South Burnett’s Best Drops

Australian wine expert Rob Geddes has nominated five South Burnett wines as being amongst Australia’s best in the 30th edition of his soon-to-be-released Australian Wine Vintages.

Best Pies Are At Blackbutt!

The tiny Blackbutt Bakery has taken out first and second place for Speciality Pies in the annual Queensland Baking Trade Show and Competition held this week at Victoria Park in Brisbane.

Vine Time To Dine At Moffatdale

Vine Time To Dine At Moffatdale

The annual Vine Dining Long Lunch at Moffatdale, hosted by local cellar doors Bridgeman Downs and Clovely Estate, drew a good crowd of partygoers on Saturday eager to sit in the sun, sip fine wine and enjoy good food.

May Day Holiday Shifted To October

The LNP Government has overturned the former ALP Government’s decision to move the Queen’s Birthday public holiday to the first Monday in October, instead deciding to move Labour Day from May to this date.

Five Sites Nominated For Heritage Listing

Five Sites Nominated For Heritage Listing

Five buildings in the South Burnett have been nominated for Queensland Heritage Listing.

Bunya Mountains Road ‘A Disgrace’

Bunya Mountains Road ‘A Disgrace’

Former Queensland Greens candidate for Nanango Grant Newson said today the South Burnett “should be ashamed” of the condition of the road leading from Maidenwell to the Bunya Mountains.

Members Endorse Tourism Merger

Members Endorse Tourism Merger

The proposed merger of the Toowoomba Golden West South Burnett and Southern Downs Granite Belt tourism organisations has received an overwhelming endorsement by members who attended Special General Meetings of the associations last week.

Work Starts To Repair Historic Cemetery

Work Starts To Repair Historic Cemetery

Volunteers have started the painstaking work of restoring an historic cemetery all but destroyed in the 2011 floods.

Kumbia’s Celebrating Its Centenary

Kumbia’s big Centenary celebrations will get underway from 9:00am tomorrow (July 28).

Regional Flavours Attract Local Producers

Regional Flavours Attract Local Producers

More than 72,000 people visited the annual Regional Flavours festival at Brisbane’s Southbank at the weekend, celebrating Queensland’s regional produce and the people who grow it.

Annual Concert At Taabinga

The South Burnett Chorale will be holding its annual concert at Taabinga Homestead on Sunday, August 26, at 2:30pm.

South Burnett To Go On Show

South Burnett To Go On Show

The South Burnett Wine Industry Association has announced an ambitious plan to claim the new Queen’s Birthday long weekend for the region.

Wondai Airport Dispute Close To Solution

Wondai Airport Dispute Close To Solution

A long-running dispute over access to the main terminal building at Wondai Airport seems close to resolution after the South Burnett Regional Council voted today to grant licences to three different flying groups to share the facility in common.