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Bunya Mountains set to fight future bushfires

Bunya Mountains residents are better positioned to minimise the havoc of floods, fires and cyclones after councils launched a disaster management plan. South Burnett...

Boys from Barambah remembered

Wakka Wakka elder, Vietnam veteran, and former Cherbourg Mayor, Uncle Eric Law, presented a moving service at the boys from Barambah memorial ANZAC Park....

Veteran credits survival to luck

Yarraman war veteran Donald Joseph firmly believes he has a guardian angel after all the death he saw during war. On Sunday, 25 April, RSL...

GALLERY: Goomeri’s bronze Digger

A bronze statue commemorating local World War II servicemen and women was unveiled at Goomeri by Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien. The statue...

Biggenden veteran leads the way

Waving a miniature Australian flag, World War 2 veteran Jack MacKellar, 99 in July led the Biggenden Anzac Day parade in the front seat...

Eidsvold Show a-go

The North Burnett town of Eidsvold will start off the month of May with its 77th annual Country Show, inviting locals and travelers to...

ANZAC spirit lives on

Residents across the North Burnett paid their respects to Australia and New Zealand's service personnel at this year's ANZAC Day events, turning out in...

Honouring Anzacs at dawn

"As the dawn is about to break we remember the origin of this day -before dawn on the 25 April 1915 the first soldiers...

Kingaroy ensures lessons not ‘forgotten’

School students proudly wore the medals of grandparents and relatives as they marched alongside veterans and other servicemen and women at the Kingaroy Anzac...

Budget woes laid bare

The North Burnett’s cash reserves are set to run out in 2025 unless Council takes drastic measures to cut down on expenses, the region’s...

Gayndah Black Hawk responder welcomes ‘overdue’ support

Gayndah man Wayne Harper was met with the pungent smell of burning fuel as he responded to two helicopters engulfed in flames. His friend...

AUSTRALIAN FIRST: From Irish paddocks to Burnett plates

Irish steak could be on Burnett menus by St Patricks Day 2023 after Haly Creek farmers breed the cattle in an Australian-first within weeks. Droughtmaster...

Club’s final flight of year

The Kingaroy Aero Modellers Society hosted local and visiting pilots at its Booie airfield over the weekend for its final event of the year. KAMS'...