Covid call for state’s regions
Agricultural Minister Mark Furner is urging regional communities to get their covid-19 vaccinations.
This is the message he shared as he travelled throughout the Wide...
IN PICTURES: Restored carriages reach new heights
The few passers-by on the Murgon rail trail on Wednesday, 27 October saw a unique sight as cranes moved a train carriage.
Murgon Men's Shed...
Burnett Best… with Lloyd Back
With an impressive repertoire of country ballads and a knack for songwriting, Kingaroy musician Lloyd Back is taking the Australian music scene by storm.
Drawing...
STRICT BAIL: Man faces 15 child exploitation charges
A 26-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with child sex offences following an investigation into the possession and distribution of child exploitation material.
Detectives...
A True Gentleman
Born in Goomeri on 23 December 1936, Earl David Sealy Pratt was the eldest of five children born to Basil and Desma Pratt. Earl...
Two injured in Burnett Hway rollover
Two people were taken by road to the Eidsvold Hospital today after a single-vehicle rollover along the Burnett Highway.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson...
Home vaccination visits for Cherbourg residents
From this Thursday, 28 October, Cherbourg residents will be able to have a Covid-19 Pfizer vaccination at home.
The Darling Downs Health Cherbourg Covid-19 vaccination...
‘Every child can learn’: Inspiring teacher rewarded
When it comes to inspirational changemakers in the community, teachers are instrumental in shaping young people’s lives.
South Burnett teacher Zara Hebbel has been...
First Nations influence key to bushfire management
Fulfilling the aspirations of Elders is a key priority for The Bunya Peoples’ Aboriginal Corporation as they engage with Indigenous fire management protocols.
Paul...
A place to eat and connect
On a quiet Tuesday evening in Kingaroy, the small courtyard of Little Italy is a place for the community to gather for a bite...
Community hero honoured
One of Gayndah's model young citizens is being recognised on a state-wide and national scale, with Burnett State College student Harrison Kemp receiving a...
Keeping community flowing
With the ten-year anniversary of its founding just around the corner, the staff at Kingaroy-based Fiedler Brothers Plumbing are looking back on nearly a...
The Joy of Christmas
With Christmas only a week away, Burnett Junior Writers put the challenge out there for the student writers of the region to write to...
