Wondai remembers brave RAAF heroes
Brave people who served in the Royal Australian Air Force were honoured during a commemorative event in Wondai last weekend.
On Sunday 4 July the...
Government’s patronising reply to Council’s budget woes
The Deputy Premier's response to a petition created by the North Burnett Regional Council and North Burnett residents urging the government to address critical...
‘Ram raid’ devastates Sportfirst
Kingaroy shop owner, Cathy Goodhew was heartbroken as she stood in the Sportfirst store surrounded by bare shelves and a broken front window following...
Art tells stories of love, faith and life in the country
A battle between a giant brown snake and a goanna was just one of the moments in Barambah Creek that inspired Maureen Addenbrooke's latest...
Festival paints the town orange
Gayndah's mammoth two-day Orange Festival wrapped up last weekend, drawing massive crowds and highlighting the region's best in produce and lifestyle despite Covid setbacks...
Murgon secures veteran welfare with Drop-In Centre opening today
Murgon veterans can now connect with other servicepeople and access mental health support following the opening of a $569,950 Drop-In Centre this morning.
As...
‘White elephant’ stomps in Murgon
Cherbourg's cultural museum will miss out on attracting much-needed tourists and funds as Murgon's upcoming Tingamarra Cultural Centre sets to benefit from Indigenous culture.
Murgon's...
IT BELONGS TO MOB: Elders fight to reclaim Dreamtime stories
Wakka Wakka people are still fighting for legal rights to their traditional lands and grappling with inter-generational trauma following years of cultural dispossession. ...
Mum given chance to ‘break cycle’
A young mother was sobbing quietly in the dock as the Kingaroy District Court judge read out her sentence.
The defendant pleaded guilty to...
WONDAI CRASH: Man in serious condition
A man is in a serious condition following a single-vehicle crash on the Bunya Highway at 6.52am in Wondai this morning.
The patient has...
Visa answers seasonal labour shortage
A new proposed visa scheme for agricultural workers is expected to help fill farm worker shortages in Burnett farms.
The visa scheme will enable agricultural...
Region’s ‘best coach’ honoured
It was a touching tribute to a humble, generous man when Nanango Sporting Association named their fields the 'Alan Downie Sports Fields'.
Alan was...
Hall renos almost done
Cherbourg Community Hall is just weeks away from its grand reopening following years of renovations, with a recent event in the community space showing...
