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SEVERAL tourism operators in the South Burnett have formed a new local tourism organisation.

New South Burnett tourism group forms

SEVERAL tourism operators in the South Burnett have formed a new local tourism organisation.

Final draft for new store should be ready for public feedback next year.

Bunnings draft plans available

Final draft for new store should be ready for public feedback next year.

Gordonbrook Dam day area getting renovations.

Gordonbrook Dam getting renovated

Gordonbrook Dam day area getting renovations.

CHINA'S temporary ban on exports has affected six plants, including meat processing plants in Queensland and New South Wales.

Six meat processing plants caught up in China ban named

CHINA'S temporary ban on exports has affected six plants, including meat processing plants in Queensland and New South Wales.

MORE South Burnett residents are overweight and obese than the rest of Queensland on average, data from the Public Health Network showed.

How can we improve South Burnett health?

MORE South Burnett residents are overweight and obese than the rest of Queensland on average, data from the Public Health Network showed.

THE Readycare after-hours GP phone service is no longer operational in the South Burnett.

After-hours medical helpline switched off

THE Readycare after-hours GP phone service is no longer operational in the South Burnett.

THE Queensland Government has given Blackbutt State School $250,000 to refurbish several old classrooms.

New rooms for Blackbutt school

THE Queensland Government has given Blackbutt State School $250,000 to refurbish several old classrooms.

A SPECIAL youth workshop will be held in Cherbourg next month in the battle against domestic violence.

Rapping for a worthy cause

A SPECIAL youth workshop will be held in Cherbourg next month in the battle against domestic violence.

SOUTH Burnett pet owners have been given a new incentive to get their pets de-sexed.

RSPCA desexing comes to town

SOUTH Burnett pet owners have been given a new incentive to get their pets de-sexed.

A SOUTH Burnett apprentice has won a prestigious regional plumbing competition which was held in Caloundra recently.

Plumbers take out honours

A SOUTH Burnett apprentice has won a prestigious regional plumbing competition which was held in Caloundra recently.

DANGEROUS: A P-Plate driver was booked doing 171kmh in a 100kmh zone.

News

P-Plater get automatic suspension for high speed driving

The Yarraman Men's Shed need a shed, they wanted to use the old forestry workshop but the state government want to demolish it and build a fire station.

News

State government to build a fire station on a dangerous intersection

TOUGH: The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail ends in Yarraman.

News

Group to set rail trail record

ART WORKING: The 385 alive art competition is sponsored by businesses such as PCA and Crumptons, as well as the Council.

News

Moreton Resources delighted by anti-mine group's competition

EKKA Time: Kingaroy 2017 Miss Showgirl Courtney Retschlag at the Kingaroy Show Ball earlier this year.

News

Burnett showgirl is ready for the Ekka

RECOGNITION: Leah Purcell poses for a photograph with the award for Best Play award at the 17th Annual Helpmann Awards in Sydney on Monday, July 24, 2017 (AAP Image).

News

Murgon playwright wins Helpmann award

RETURNING: Artwork from the ReFire project on display at the Kingaroy Art Gallery.

News

ReFire project heading home

Opinion

Sorry fellas, female joggers aren't there for you

IT’S appalling that some women in Australia don’t feel safe to take a run in their own streets.

FINAL WEEK: Get fit for summer with Sally

Sally Fitzgibbons has joined us in our quest for a healthier region. Photo: contributed

It's the last week of our getting fit for summer with Sally series

Get summer fit with Sally Fitzgibbons: Week 11

Sally Fitzgibbons has joined us in our quest for a healthier region.

It's getting hot and by you should almost be summer fit

Sally Fitz's Breakfast of champions

It's easy, tasty and not too unhealthy

Bahaa Youssef who made a video that went viral of him abusing police has been acquitted on drug charges but won’t be getting rid of is ‘f*** the police’ tattoo.

News

'F##k the police' man walks free from court

James Andrew Culshaw outside the District Court in May.

News

’Mum and dad were so happy and you killed him’

Thousands of ancient Chinese characters on 'dragon's bones' or 'oracle bones' — such as this turtle shell — have yet to be deciphered. Picture: National Museum of Chinese WritingSource:Supplied

News

Can you decode this ancient prophecy?

ALL OPTIONS: A fire fighter checks the premises for traces of a dangerous chemical.

News

UPDATE: Drug lab suspected in Clinton explosion

Far north Queensland has been hit by heavy rain overnight.

News

North Queensland hit by 1 in 100 year rainfall

TOUGH TASK: A swift water rescue team (including inset) search a stolen LandCruiser ute found in Scrubby Creek.

News

VIDEO: Police to continue search for body of missing man

Josh Watson captured this incredible image from Brightwater Estate on the Sunshine Coast.

News

Queensland facing hot, steamy week ahead

Queensland is facing some 'supercell' activity on Friday.

News

Queensland told to brace for heavy rain from 'epic low'

South Burnett Election 2016

THE South Burnett Times asked the new council about their experiences so far in this council term.

Gavin Jones reflects on first South Burnett council term

THE South Burnett Times asked the new council about their experiences so far in this council term.

Kathy Duff elected South Burnett deputy mayor

JOB UPGRADE: Division 5 councillor Kathy Duff was elected deputy mayor of the South Burnett.Photo Barclay White / South Burnett Times

Kathy Duff has been given a promotion to deputy mayor

Keith ready for a big job as the South Burnett's new mayor

NEW BEGINNING: After eight years as a South Burnett councillor, Keith Campbell is the South Burnett's new mayor.

Keith Campbell has been given a promotion to mayor

Keith Campbell declared South Burnett mayor

LONG WAIT: South Burnett mayor Keith Campbell with wife Marion and grandson William gathered on the night of the election. Photo: Shannon Newley / South Burnett Times

Keith Campbell was declared South Burnett mayor with 30.14% of vote

ELECTION 2016: Three South Burnett divisions now declared

Voting at Kingaroy Uniting Church on Saturday.

Updates on poll results as they are released

Delayed results impact South Burnett councillor training

EVERY VOTE COUNTS: The “Yes” vote in the referendum on fixed four-year terms in Queensland is on track to succeed.

Training would be cancelled if all positions were not finalised

WINNERS: Easts Tigers celebrate one of their many tries against the Norths Devils in Mundubbera on Sunday.

Sport

Tigers run riot over the Devils

It was a fight for possession in the middle of the court.

Sport

Carnival helps our netballers improve skills

SET YOUR FEET: Beryl Miller (Nanango) takes aim at the green.

Sport

Kingaroy Women's Open

SHOCK WIN: India's Shikha Pandey and Mona Meshram celebrate after dismissing Australia's Ellyse Perry.

Sport

Ferling is missed as Aussies bow out

NBN rollout

Fighting Hacking

Homeless 'Mr Lonely' allegedly murdered by two brothers

Princess Diana meets bushfire survivor

INCREDIBLE: Divers at Wolf Rock off Rainbow Beach recently spotted up to 70 pregnant female sharks at a time of the critically endangered grey nurse shark.

News

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Imagine arriving at a camp site and all the hard work is done.

Travel

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

IN TRAINING: Neil Collie runs trails around the scenic Glass House Mountains area in preparation for the 250km Big Red Run.

Lifestyle

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

A stonefish was recently caught by a fisherman at Caloundra.

Photo Contributed

News

Most venomous fish in world found near shore

Roothy’s LowRange

John Rooth's old faithful Milo: It’s not that hard to keep an old truck flush in new parts

Lifestyle

Beer & BS: Roothy tells how to keep an old truck running

It’s a pretty safe bet there’s been more than a few divorces due to warm steaks, burnt fuses and wives tripping over tent pegs sticking out of the ground in the dark.

Lifestyle

12V tips: Five easy 4WD upgrades you can do at home

Roothy ready to get cooking on the campfire

Lifestyle

Camp cooking: Whip up a feast from whatever you've got

Where it all started - on the verandah of the old homestead in the Flinders. Anthony Warry captured this photo of Roothy reflecting on a lifetime of playing with machines.

Lifestyle

A mechanical life: Roothy gives us a glimpse

The Ben Currie-trained Saipan winning for jockey Jimmy Orman at Clifford Park last month.

Sport

Close call, but Currie warming to Qld title victory

Young performers of Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School (from left) Maddie Hill, Yana Scevchenko and Ashleigh Walsh are nervous before their first eisteddfod at the 72nd City of Toowoomba Eisteddfod at Empire Theatres, Friday, July 28, 2017.

News

Performing in duets not 'as scary' as solos

Deputy headmaster Timothy Kelly

News

Deputy principal to leave TGS

A random police stop has left a Toowoomba driver in jail and ordered off the road.

News

Toowoomba man ordered off the road until 2022

A woman has suffered a fall at Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains.

News

Woman dies in 200m cliff fall

A 12-year old boy and his nine-year old brother lost their lives in the horror crash.

News

Queensland truckie charged over crash that killed two kids

Protest outside Lismore Courthouse as 31 people set to face trial over drug charges.

News

NIMBIN LANE BOYS: Full list of sentences

Bishop Keith Slater has retained his orders of bishop, priest and deacon after a successful appeal to the Anglican Church of Australia last year.

News

Legal loophole reinstates controversial clergymen

News

Female teacher barred for post-graduation sex with student

Senator Malcolm Roberts. Picture: Kym Smith.

News

Citizenship saga could topple Turnbull government

FILE - In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils the company's newest products, in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla Motors is starting to build its electric cars with all the sensors, cameras and other gear needed to drive completely on their own when regulations allow the technology to take over that responsibility. The announcement made late Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, by Tesla CEO Musk marks the Silicon Valley automaker's next step toward selling cars that can navigate the roads without the help of a human. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Entertainment

Elon Musk using anti-phone device at Splendour?

Kujtim Dardha was busted driving 16kg of marijuana from his home in Melbourne to Southport in 2015.

News

One-way ticket for drug trafficker sent packing

Apple's latest iPad Pro offers plenty of creativity for both work and play.

Business

REVIEW: Bigger 10.5 inch iPad Pro packs power, fun

Ryan "Fitzy" Fitzgerald with his Mitsubishi Outlander.

Lifestyle

Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald is a Mitsubishi man

Toni Beckett with Hollie the cat after the ordeal.

Lifestyle

Kitty in a spin after trapped in high-speed washing cycle

Kaitlyn Pobar is geared up to walk the Kokoda Track to raise funds for police mental illness.

Travel

Emotional trekker doing it for dad

A portrait of Agatha Gothe-Snape has won the 2017 Archibald Prize for cartoonist Mitch Cairns.

Entertainment

Cartoonist Mitch Cairns wins Archibald Prize

‘A tear rolled down her cheek’ ... Phil Williams tells his story to Princess Diana.

Entertainment

Princess Diana: How an Aussie's story made her cry

Jonathan LaPaglia in a scene from season two of Australian Survivor.

Entertainment

Jonathan LaPaglia takes you inside Australian Survivor s2

Chic.

Entertainment

Bachelor Recap: Matty’s stunning public rejection

SMEs feel they need to upgrade to stay ahead of large coporations

Business

Aussie SMEs are spending big on tech for the future

Nicola Thorp called out the recruitment company online who removed the ad.

Business

Dodgy job advert requires women to be "attractive"

Solar, generic.

Business

'Solar to reduce power bills from $70K a year to just $2000'

You really need to turn this Gmail feature on.

Business

Secret feature that lets you un-send an email

Generic online networking on Facebook.

News

More needs to be done for gender equality

We'd loved to have used a photo of Barnaby Joyce and the Broncos wearing yellow onesies but couldn't find one. So here's one of Barnaby and we'll leave the rest up to your imagination.

News

About as funny as Barnaby in a yellow onesie

Three major retailers have announced increases of up to 20% in their power prices.

News

OUR SAY: Let's stand up against electricity price rises

LESSONS: It's a learning curve having a little one, as I'm finding out, in a messy way.

Lifestyle

Messy lessons to be learnt all day with a little one around

UNCERTAIN FUTURE: Rivet group has made the decision to move Australian Road Express and Rivet Mining East into administration, leaving creditors with questions.

Business

Creditors' concern at Rivet end

Toll Group may face industrial action if the TWU ballot is successful.

Business

Industrial action against Toll on the cards says TWU

TROUBLED PAST: News of the Australian Road Express brings back memories of McAleese.

Business

Jobs in jeopardy as McAleese reincarnate goes under

The truck carrying eels overturned on Highway101 in the US.

News

Eel truck slimes US highway with 3.4 tonnes of 'hagfish'

court generic

News

Banning live export was not justified, court told

TOP SPOT: Lot 5 Remolea Ledger L024 (P) sold for a top price of $14,000 to Robin Bruggemann Trust, pictured with Pat O'Leary.

News

WATCH: Remolea sale proves another big success

The new Santa Gertrudis Australia general manager Stephen Ware.

News

Ware appointed Santa Gertrudis general manager

PBR bullrider Cody Heffernan says he is in the best form of his life. He will be one of the riders who will compete in PBR's Last Cowboy Standing Event in Brisbane.

News

Last Cowboy Standing competition winners announced