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Best shot wins

Photo lovers of the Burnett region, get your cameras ready and take your best shot at the Sunwater Photo Competition. Local photographers with a love...

Come ‘fly’ with SBCO for RFDS

Come on an adventure around the world with the South Burnett Community Orchestra. The orchestra’s Saturday evening, 14 June concert will proudly be raising funds...

Orchestral treats await

This month the Burnett will be treated to some fine orchestral music. Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra are touring through regional Queensland and are...

Gayndah cop shop hour drop only ‘temporary’, police says

An announcement by the Queensland Police Service that it would be cutting the opening hours of its Gayndah station starting later this month caused...

Colours and more

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery June exhibition is fast approaching, with opening night on Friday, 6 June, from 6pm. With three artists exhibiting their...

The gift of gratitude

"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." Thessalonians 5:18 Gratitude is more than good manners—it’s a powerful,...

Dimities’ Biggest Morning Tea

Dimities Cottage Café was abuzz with warmth, song, and generosity as it hosted Australia's Biggest Morning Tea on Thursday 22 May, bringing the community...

UPDATE: Boil Blackbutt water

UPDATE: Blackbutt and surrounds residents are now being urged to boil any tap water used for drinking. South Burnett Regional Council has issued precautionary...

Bush search for Pheobe scales back

The search for missing girl Pheobe Bishop continues, with a focus on the greater Gin Gin area. Queensland Police advised on Wednesday, 28 May...

Police hunt alleged Kingaroy shooter

Police are appealing to the public for information on a man they allege fired a gun in Kingaroy on Wednesday morning. The Queensland Police Service...

Bushland, waterways searched for missing teen

Police have extended the search for missing teen Pheobe Bishop to the Good Night Scrub National Park's bushland and waterlands. The specialist police, including...

How your old phone can save a life

Do you have an old phone you are not using? Queensland police are inviting households to donate their old phones to help victims of...

Teen dies days after rollover

Police have confirmed a 17-year-old from the North Burnett, whose car plunged off an embankment on Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road on Monday, has died...