The Joy of Christmas
With Christmas only a week away, Burnett Junior Writers put the challenge out there for the student writers of the region to write to...
Top tips to avoid trouble in transit this holiday season
Backseat drivers are the biggest ‘road-trip frustration’ according to new RACQ research which reveals the dos and don’ts of road travel ahead of the...
It’s Christmas season
The Christmas season is here, and don't you know it!
Look around, and you see decorations, signs of lamp posts with season's greetings wishing...
Carols under the Bunya pines
Sweet carols were heard among the bunya pines as the Bunya Mountains community had their Christmas Carols event.
The weather was reportedly perfect on...
Morgan’s big battle
Morgan Janke dreams of being the next Reece Walsh and playing for the Brisbane Broncos one day.
The typical seven-year-old boy used to spend every...
Vale Ted Egan
One of the early talents behind the Gympie Music Muster and the Woodford Folk Festival, Ted Egan was many things.
As a singer he was...
Eidsvold S. S. agricultural gateway
Eidsvold State School has become one of a handful of secondary schools to be selected from across Queensland as part of the major agribusiness...
Old knife, lots of memories
Christmas-time can be full of both joyful and hard memories.
Nanango resident Hana Johnstone was using her trusty bread knife the other day and...
Paddy’s year-round mission of giving
For years now, Paddy has dedicated himself to a simple yet powerful mission, collecting cans and bottles across the South Burnett region to raise...
Double Santa Claus Lane win
Christmas spirit is brimming in the small South Burnett community of Maidenwell.
The village of Maidenwell was awarded the Santa Claus Lane award on...
Council’s festive gift to locals
The Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council carried out its third annual handover of hams and chickens to every household in town on 18 December.
Councillors and...
Australia’s oldest pilot
When Glen Noble was a schoolboy, he used to stand at the edge of the Great Dividing Range on his grandparents’ property, near Lismore...
Rural portrait captures hearts
A rural portrait of a father and son on a tractor together took home the top prize of the 2026 David Bryce Rural Art...
