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Competitors roar around the track

More than 100 competitors took to the track for the first night of racing in 10 months at the Kingaroy Speedway on Saturday night. Event...

Farewell to WWII veteran

Arthur Marchant Marshall of Biggenden will be remembered for his kindness, cheeky sense of humour and being an all round good bloke. He was...

Cancer nurse petition on hold

A petition supported by 1500 South Burnett locals for a specialist cancer nurse has been put to the side by Queensland's Health Minister. Minister...

Community Hub

Proston Garden Group After a long shut-down due to restrictions caused by the pandemic, our Garden Group members took full advantage of a lovely...

Time to nominate a local Aussie hero

Do you know a Burnett local who goes above and beyond when it comes to their community? Now is your chance to have them...

Becky goes rogue

After a couple of weeks off it felt good to get down to the cinema again and with a new ‘action thriller’ in town,...

‘Simple’ bra gift empowers women

"Ladies, if you opened your draw and there were no bras to wear would you be able to leave home?" This is the reality many...

3,340 not-so social butterflies

One of the entries to the Kingaroy Shopping Mall has been transformed into a colourful wonderland thanks to the devoted team from the Centacare...

Voting starts in Queensland

From Monday 19 October Queenslanders will be able to vote in the State Government Election. The Electoral Commission of Queensland is encouraging electors to out...

Fashion and fun abound at Gayndah Races

After the success of the annual Eidsvold Races earlier this month, the town of Gayndah continued to prove that Covid-safe race days are possible...

A century in a nutshell

Kingaroy is well-known as the peanut capital of Australia and 2020 marks 100 years since the first commercial peanut crop was harvested in this...

Man airlifted after ute smashes into tree

A man in his fifties has been airlifted to Toowoomba Hospital after a late night crash in the South Burnett overnight. It's believed the man...

A ‘dignified’ donation

The Blackbutt-Yarraman CWA and the McGowan Foundation raised funds for a much-needed syringe drive for Yarraman Care. At a ceremony on Wednesday, 25 September...