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Flood disaster relief for residents

South Burnett Regional Council Mayor Kathy Duff has shared a list of all the disaster relief support and services available to residents who have...

Councillors to provide sandbagging assistance

Are you concerned about the recent storm events? Looking for ways to protect your home from unexpected flash flooding? Following requests from residents seeking...

New e-scooter? What you need to know

Did you get an e-scooter for Christmas? The Queensland Police Service is urging parents to remind their children to be cautious while riding their...

Help spot this man

Queensland Police Service are looking for a man linked to an alleged petrol drive-off in Gayndah in December. Officers believe that, on 16 December...

Grants for sporting champs

Flynn athletes have been given a boost ahead of Christmas. Athletes, including some from Mundubbera, were successful in round two of the Federal Government’s...

Youth actors dazzle with puppets

More fun with the Nanango Youth Theatre awaits in the new year. On Wednesday, 11 December, the students delivered their heartwarming final performance of...

Wet New Year’s Day: Flooding, rainfall, closed roads

On New Year’s Day Burnett residents experienced another heavy downpour and flash flooding, following on from several major rain and flood events throughout December....

Intense rain, swiftwater rescues, sandbags available

Intense, heavy rainfall saw many of Kingaroy's streets flooded in the last couple of days of 2024. December 2024 continues to be wet, with...

What’s on this new year’s eve

With the end of the year fast approaching, how are you planning to bring in the New Year? Here’s a glimpse at what’s...

Orana’s crafty residents create market merriment

Kingaroy residents snagged a pre-Christmas bargain at Lutheran Services’ Orana Aged Care's annual Hilltop Markets. Many of the items for sale on Saturday, 30...

Council’s mad dash to answer floods

South Burnett Regional Council has called another Local Disaster Management Group meeting this morning to assess the damage of last night's storms, with Mayor...

UPDATE: Burnett’s rainfall, river and dam totals

Significant rainfall and flooding has been observed across the Burnett after more than a week of almost-constant rainfall. RAINFALL TOTALS Rainfall totals peaked over...

Mousewheel for Memerambi

Children will one day be able to challenge themselves in a mouse wheel at Memerambi. South Burnett Regional Council gave the mouse wheel a...