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Third time lucky? Goomeri pumpkin festival cancelled again

The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival is cancelled for the second year in a row this year. The announcement was made on Australia Day, 26 January via...

Town’s Sergeant a Local Legend

Geoff Price has devoted his time to serving the Eidsvold community as a Sergeant in the QLD Police and through the community organisations he...

Citizen of Year opens doors for Monto

North Burnett's Citizen of the Year for 2023 is Estelle Hawkins. Estelle has demonstrated wholehearted commitment to serving the community of Monto and the...

Woodchopper wins top award

Champion woodchopper Jake Dingle has been named the North Burnett Sportsperson of the Year. The Dingle name is synonymous with woodchopping throughout Australia and the...

Pair’s deserved award win

Colleen and Jim’s dedication to their community goes far beyond the demands of their day-to-day business at the Biggenden Motel and Café. They are...

Mr Percival bring the tunes

Last year's award winners returned to the 2023 North Burnett regional Australia Day awards to perform. Local band Mr Percival were the 2022 Gayndah...

Mundubbera’s accomplished legend

Doug has demonstrated a wholehearted commitment to serving the community of Mundubbera for the past 50 years. Doug was elected Councillor for the Mundubbera...

‘Gayndah icon’ dubbed local legend

Joan Weller is Gayndah's 2023 Local Legend. As she was unable to attend the main Australia Day ceremony at Eidsvold, Joan had a special...

Where have all the banks gone?

Hundreds of bank branches have been closing across the nation and the federal Senate will be soon asking ‘why?’ On 8 February, the Rural and...

Doctor proud to become Aussie citizen

On Australia Day this year, Biggenden's newest doctor proudly accepted his Australian citizenship. Dr Htoo Aung is the newest doctor at Biggenden Multipurpose Health...

Artists capture iconic region

Artists endeavouring to sketch the South Burnett’s iconic scenery have taken over Wondai’s gallery this month. Wondai Regional Art Gallery had their opening night...

‘Absolute JOKE’: People with disability lash out against non-compliant parking spaces

Kingaroy's community of people living with disability is in uproar after discovering that several parking bays designed to accommodate them as part of the...

Murgon takes a moment to remember

Over the weekend, the community of Murgon came together to remember the fallen. On Saturday, 25 April, the people of Murgon and surrounds flocked...