South Burnett acknowledges foster and kinship carer week
South Burnett’s dedicated foster and kinship carers were recognised last week as part of Foster and Kinship Carer Week 3-10 May, with events held...
Mayor’s thoughts on year 1
Mayor Kathy Duff was elected as the South Burnett mayor in the 2024 election after four terms as councillor.
The current South Burnett Regional...
Cr Dennien’s first year in
South Burnett Regional Council's division four Deb Dennien has just wrapped up her first year as a councillor.
What’s something you as a councillor, or...
ANZAC values
Young Murgon student Ethan Suchoronczak answered Burnett Today's call-out for ANZAC inspired poems and short stories.
The Year 6 student who attends St Joseph's...
These plants are definitely out of place
Much of my life’s work has been controlling plants out of place, or weeds as we commonly call them.
However, as I pointed out to...
Paying forward Charlie’s kindness
A chance encounter with a bloke called ‘Charlie Crow’ has inspired a South Burnett country musician to not only write a song, but to...
The women who waited
The war cry sounded and the men responded
Donned a uniform and shouldered a gun
Marching forward with a mate by their side
Away from the women...
North’s deputy mayor looks back
North Burnett deputy Mayor Melinda Jones has evaluated her first year on the job, charting the successes of the 2024-28 North Burnett Regional Council...
Charity golf for Anzacs
Mrs Morgan Suchoronczak, head chaperone for the 2025 Premier’s Anzac Prize, held a charity golf day, raising funds for Mates4Mates.
Held at the Murgon...
Strong start for Cherbourg’s council
Cherbourg's council has wrapped up one year 'in business' in late March, racking up a number of victories in securing improvements to infrastructure and...
Trial date set for man charged with making online threats
A Brisbane man accused of threatening a Jewish community centre in Victoria via an online post will stand trial in May, a Kingaroy court...
Writing to remember
Burnett Today put a call out for young writers of the region to submit their ANZAC inspired poems and short stories.
Below, we have...
Store repairs put on hold
Cherbourg's council has voted to delay repairs to a recently-vacated store building on the town's main street.
The Cherbourg Store on 20 Barambah Avenue, also...
