Burnett Today

21/07/2025

Imagine gliding through Europe’s most iconic landscapes, surrounded by history, culture, and luxury. Thanks to Viking and your local newspaper, one lucky reader will have the chance to do just that – by winning an eight-day “Rhine Getaway” river voyage for two, valued at $16,190, including return airfares. 👇

Imagine gliding through Europe’s most iconic landscapes, surrounded by history, culture, and luxury. Thanks to Viking and your local newspaper, [...]

21/07/2025

“In the long run, it’s going to be amazing. It’s just a matter of being patient and waiting."
The Bunya Mountains is currently getting a massive $6.46 million facelift. Here's what's coming 👇

The beautiful Bunya Mountains National Park is currently undergoing renovations. The Queensland Government has started a massive $6.46 million facelift [...]

20/07/2025

Where were we this weekend on the road thanks to Ken Mills Toyota Kingaroy?! 🚙

19/07/2025

UPDATE: Sadly, a man has died after a fatal traffic incident in the Hivesville area this morning.
Our thoughts are with his family.

Tragically a man has died after a fatal traffic incident in the Hivesville area on Saturday morning, 19 July. A [...]

19/07/2025

Did you get to follow the amazing QLD Winter Craft Festival Quilt Trail today? ❄️ The quilt trail is still open on Sunday 9am - 3pm. https://www.kingaroyart.com.au/QUILT-TRAIL/

19/07/2025

This week marked five years since Burnett Today released its very first print edition to the community. 🥳
Don't forget to grab a copy of our July editions for your chance to enter into our birthday competition! 💙🗞

Hip, hip hooray, it’s Burnett Today’s birthday paper day! This week marks five years since Burnett Today released its very [...]

19/07/2025

Emergency services are attending to a serious crash along Wondai Proston Road. Motorists are urged to drive carefully, with detours in place in the area.

Emergency services are attending a serious crash in the Hivesville area this morning. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson reported that [...]

19/07/2025

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Experience the thrill of 200+ classic and modern cars racing the streets of Leyburn, the little town with big motorsport history!

Enjoy vintage caravans, markets, live music, family fun and more on August 23–24.

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18/07/2025

Kingaroy's Wilfred Young remembers well the days on his father's pioneering peanut farm. Decades later, he does not see the looming end of the Peanut Company of Australia as surprising.

The scion of one of the South Burnett's original peanut farming families said he harboured no resentment toward Bega Group [...]

18/07/2025

The region’s newest Australian citizens sang the Australian anthem with gusto, clearly proud to be new citizens of this country down under. 🥰

Around 100 people gathered in the Kingaroy Town Hall's forecourt to welcome in the region's newest citizens. A group of [...]

18/07/2025

A road connecting the North Burnett and Bundaberg regions has become the scene of another crash this morning, with a woman in her 60's taken to hospital as a result of a collision at Wonbah.

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A woman in her 60's was injured in a two-vehicle crash at Wonbah north of Mount Perry on Friday morning. [...]