Establishing education in the region
The school at Blackbutt was first opened as a provisional school in January 1896 situated on the Crows Nest Road at a site known...
The twin towns
Blackbutt and Benarkin became well known for the timber industry which formed the economic backbone of the settlements but the original selectors of the...
Blackbutt’s Jack Argent goes to World Trophy
Another Argent goes to test their mettle on the world stage.
Blackbutt’s own Jack Argent will be flying to the STIHL Timbersports® Rookie World Championship...
ELECTION: Flynn Candidates in Profile
The federal election is this Saturday, 21 May. The electorate of Flynn is one of the biggest and most diverse in Australia. The division...
ELECTION: Candidates for the seat of Wide Bay
From the beach to the bush, the Wide Bay electorate goes as far North as the tip of Fraser Island, inland to Cherbourg and...
DV message to hit centre field
Domestic Violence awareness will be centre field at this weekend's rugby league round.
Murgon Junior Rugby League in conjunction with the Queensland Rugby League, The...
An abundance of avos
Wooroolin's Farm 2 Fork has had an abundance of avocadoes.
The shop which acts as a permanent 'farmer's market' accepted 20 boxes of avocado...
Tough gig as Ag Show rained out
Muddy puddles, although lots of fun to jump in, proved too wet to host Blackbutt’s 2022 agricultural show.
Blackbutt Agricultural Show Society has had...
ELECTION: Maranoa candidates step up
The Maranoa electorate includes the South Burnett Regional Council region from Blackbutt to Kumbia, Nanango, Kingaroy and Memerambi. The huge electorate stretches up to...
Mineral wealth
As well as agriculture and timber, Blackbutt and Benarkin regions have been known to yield a variety of mineral deposits, including gold, silver, bismuth...
Blackbutt and Benarkin’s Rich History: The Teamster’s Park
Opened in 2000, The Teamster’s Park opposite the Taromeo sawmill is South Burnett Regional Council Heritage listed.
Jesse’s Well, part of the historical...
Charbray Sale
Monto’s Annual Charbray & Charbray Infused
Fat & Store Sale is just around the corner and
will surely offer a quality yarding of all cattle
descriptions.
Previous years...
First 5 Forever storytime
North Burnett families are invited to embrace the power of storytelling this year by heading to their local library for storytime.
The First 5 Forever...
