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Former mayor lands big new job

Just six months after her sudden resignation from the North Burnett Regional Council, former mayor Rachel Chambers has snagged her next high-profile job as...

TRAFFIC INCIDENT: Vehicle hits bike rider

TRAFFIC INCIDENT: a car has collided with a pushbike on Kelvyn Street, Kingaroy. A Queensland Police spokesperson said that police and Ambulance arrived on the...

Handcycling from Kingaroy to Redcliffe

Riding for joy and riding for a cause. Nathan McDowell will be riding from Kingaroy to Redcliffe on his Top End handcycle. He will be riding...

A Weil-y long jump

Representing Australia for the first time, Harrison Weil already has a gold and silver medal to his name. The Nanango athletics star competed in...

Peanut silos an icon

Kingaroy’s peanut silos have become a dominating and defining feature of the town over the decades. The iconic silos were upgraded through out the...

Forgotten village goes to council

Members of the South Burnett’s forgotten village, Tingoora, approached the South Burnett Regional Council in-chamber on Wednesday, 15 June to raise issues of council...

Community keen for new skate park

Cherbourg's new skate park is well and truly nearing completion, with the huge project on Fisher Street in the town's south just a few...

Tough weekend for Thrashers

The South Burnett's rugby union club, the Thrashers, travelled to Toowoomba to play the Toowoomba Rangers last weekend, 18 July. This was a very...

State’s best whipcracking champs

The South Burnett can claim three of the state's best young whipcrackers. Jackson Kerkow, Giaan Zammataro and Braxton Bartlett all recently competed at the...

Locals give back to ‘flying doctors’

A group of Kingaroy locals has thanked Sunshine Coast-based aeromedical service RACQ LifeFlight for its unwavering commitment to the Burnett region, presenting the organisation...

Decade of AFL for Saints

South Burnett Saints AFC celebrated a decade of Saints at their Heritage Day last weekend. At their home grounds at Kingaroy's Lyle Vidler Oval...

SB Western Performance Club, Barrel day

The Queensland Barrel Racing Association (QBRA) held a barrel day at the South Burnett Western Performance Club in Nanango last weekend, 18, 19 June. The...

Suicide prevention impact

On Wednesday, 3 December, the South Burnett Suicide Prevention Working Group gathered at the CentaCare Biscuit Tin in Kingaroy for their annual Christmas break-up...