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Building resilience for the Burnett

Early December saw a great mix of the community - from people of the land to members of the government - coming together to...

Council shuts third washdown site

A direct order by the North Burnett council's chief executive officer will see the region's second last remaining washdown facility shut its gates in...

Red Earth delivers Red Report

Red Earth Community Foundation wrapped up their year with their annual Red Report. The group gathered at the Kingaroy Golf Club on Monday, 1...

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Sport

Amalie takes on the nation

At the age of only 10, Memerambi local Amalie Draper is already one of Australia's best-performing student athletes. The Crawford State School student represented all...

RunCo reaches a hundred weeks

Kingaroy running group, RunCo, has reached a massive milestone, celebrating its 100th run since starting. The official start date for RunCo was 9 January,...

State relay around corner

The excitement continues to grow as the McDonal State Relay Championship is right around the corner. 23 South Burnett Little Athletes members qualified to...

Gayndah touch wraps-up

Gayndah Touch Football Association has wrapped-up their summer season with their grand finals. The North Burnett social competition's summer season grand finals were held...

Burnett axemen take on Kiwis

Blackbutt's woodchoppers have left their mark on a weekend of competition on New Zealand's North Island. The Blackbutt Axemen and Sawyers club visited the New...

Touch footy finals action

Kingaroy Touch Associaton wrapped-up their summer season with a Friday night special. Usually competing on Monday nights, Kingaroy Touch's top teams met for the...

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Our Ham it Up winners

For 10 of our lucky readers this coming Christmas will be just that little bit better - because they've won our Ham it Up...

Council calls second Murgon crime meeting

The South Burnett Regional Council has announced the time and place for a follow-up community meeting to discuss a recent wave of crime in...

Proston’s joyful carnival

The Proston community gathered at Railway Park for a festive evening on Saturday, 6 December. The Proston Community Christmas Carnival was organised by the...

Get gifts at gallery pop-up

Still looking for that unique gift for that hard-to-buy for loved one? Christmas at the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery is a joyful time, with...

Nominations open for Youth Council

The call is out for all future leaders, as nominations for the 2026 South Burnett Regional Youth Council are open, with the deadline of...

Proston’s Movember day

Proston Men's Shed members stepped in the gap for men's health by holding a fundraiser for Movember last weekend. On Saturday, 22 November the...

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Minister promises more action on crime

As stolen cars raced around the South Burnett last week, Queensland police minister Dan Purdie faced the region's councils and media to declare law...

Carnival donation spreads Christmas cheer

An act of Christmas generosity will warm the hearts of some struggling Kingaroy families. A generous 100 ride tickets for the Kingaroy Christmas Carnival...

Arts funding finds few takers

The North Burnett Regional Council's latest arts grant round attracted only one interested party asking for just 11 per cent of available funding. Council discussed...

Teen airlifted after horse fall

A teenager's horse ride on a rural North Burnett property ended up as a helicopter ride. LifeFlight reported the teenager was riding a horse...

Beef it up, be your best

Driving down through the cattle paddock to the beautiful Washpool venue, you may be mistaken to think this event was truly all about beef....

Aussie single wins big

A song by Kingaroy cowboy Larry Cann has topped the list at an United States country music awards night. 'Only A Cowgirl' took out...