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Cattle students’ Ekka ribbons

Proston cattle students returned home from the Ekka with ribbons to call their own. Proston State School P-10 sent four students as part of their...

Exploring potential with Agritourism

As the South Burnett navigates through a changing economic landscape, how can we sustain our region? Well, the answer could be in the backyard...

TRAGIC: Westlink honours late truckie

In the wake of a tragic truck crash, South Burnett's Westlink Petroleum has paid tribute to one of their respected, late drivers. The Kingaroy-based...

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Sport

Young ballers learn from the best

Kingaroy's young basketballers got the chance to learn from a living legend of the sport last week, with Indigenous All-Star, former NBA player and...

KNA’s good carnival odds

Kingaroy Netball Association travelled to Toowoomba over the weekend for the fifth and final carnival for the Darling Downs Interdistrict competition. On Sunday, 17...

Hornets fly to finals

Cherbourg Hornets will buzz past and fly straight to the grand final this year. The Hornet’s 40-16 victory over the Kingaroy Red Ants in...

The King of Bacon

Young prospective basketball stars had the chance to learn from the 'King of the bacon' himself, Nate Jawai. Kingaroy BaconFest attendees and community...

Gladiators clinch grand final spot

The 2025 Central Burnett Rugby League grand final will be an all-out war, with the Gayndah Gladiators last Saturday earning themselves passage to the...

Goannas grab Goomeri’s Trent

A Goomeri boy has had the opportunity of a lifetime to compete on the Goanna’s team for the 2025 ASSRL Championships - 15s Boys....

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Community News

Wild dog, pig baiting program open

South Burnett landholders can apply for the region's latest wild dog and feral pig coordinated baiting program. South Burnett Regional Council will conduct the...

Smoke alert for Wondai

Wondai and surrounds residents are advised that smoke is currently affecting the area, coming from a hazard reduction burn in Cherbourg National Park. The...

Car fire causes scramble to guard national park

A car fire in Wattle Camp on Monday afternoon that threatened to spread to Cherbourg's national park is now under control, firefighters reported. Starting at...

Grass fire at Gordonbrook

Gordonbrook residents were affected by smoke on Sunday night, 17 August. The Queensland Fire Department issued an 'avoid smoke' warning at 7.03pm for the...

Tarong Partnership fund round now open

Community groups are being urged to put their projects forward for the next round of the Tarong Community Partnership Fund. The fund selectors look...

July news from parkinson’s support group

The South Burnett Parkinson's Support Group social meeting was held at the Murgon RSL Sub Branch drop-in centre on Monday, 28 July. The...

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Tanduringie’s page-turners

Tanduringie State School opened its doors up to adventure on Wednesday 20 August, with students and teachers attending class dressed as characters from their...

WATCH: Crackling good time at BaconFest

From visits from country music royalty and an NBA basketball star, to a new park precinct, Kingaroy BaconFest 2025 will go down in the...

Costumes aplenty at KSS

Book Week has come again, and the students and staff of Kingaroy State School have embraced the concept and dressed to impress as their...

Hope blooms on Daffodil Day

Bright, yellow daffodils filled the Birds of a Feather stall on Daffodil Day. By lunchtime on Thursday, 21 August, the South Burnett cancer support...

Two dead after Nukku crash

A pair of men initially reported as being critically injured in a two-truck crash near Blackbutt on Wednesday morning have been declared dead by...

Carly is QLD’s showgirl runner-up

A campdraft-loving civil engineer from the South Burnett has been honoured to be the 2025 Queensland Country Life Showgirl runner-up. Carly Jaenke was the...