Excitement Rising For Showcase Weekend
The new October long weekend is being held this coming Saturday, Sunday and Monday… and so is the very first South Burnett On Show festival.
Old Machinery Wins New Fans
This year’s Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club Rally at Kumbia was bigger and better than ever
Businessman Advising Government
Kingaroy businessman Shannon Scott is having a say on how government interacts with small business.
Tractor Tattoo Ready To Roll
Rehearsals for Saturday’s Tractor Tattoo spectacular were in full swing in Kingaroy this evening.
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!
The 2012 Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival wrapped up over the weekend with two days of family fun.
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
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
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
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
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 buildings in the South Burnett have been nominated for Queensland Heritage Listing.
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.
Goomeri Lays Out The Welcome Mat
Goomeri is an RV Friendly Town, in fact it’s the only RV Friendly town in the South Burnett
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
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
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.
