For the first time in Australia, drones have been flying between several towns across the Burnett in a trial that heralds a new era in regional health care. Watch the amazing behind-the-scenes video here:
Moving scenes and emotional tributes have taken place in the Burnett where a large crowd of friends and family gathered to farewell the man affectionately known as ‘Big Chance’.
A driver accused of doing burnouts at a cemetery has had his charges dismissed as a magistrate questioned if it was done over a gravesite or simply, earth.
A family and community is trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of a vital young woman after a long and courageous battle.
A naked and drunken secondary school teacher hurled abuse and “growled” at police when they arrived at his door, a court has been told.
A group of women over 40 – including one aged 64 – broke a world record when they performed two difficult formations during a rural Queensland jump. Watch the footage.
The next steps in the rape case involving prominent South Burnett businessman Joe Prendergast, who is facing more than a dozen charges, have been revealed in court.
Shocking messages sent from a young Kingaroy dad to his ex were exposed in court as a police prosecutor described domestic violence as an “insidious problem”
A car thief was using “speed, heroin and methamphetamine” at the time he took an elderly man’s vehicle and never brought it back, a court has heard.
Mayoral candidate and a current South Burnett councillor has spoken out about the housing crisis hitting the region, mental health and the newly approved solar farm near Blackbutt and why she voted in favour of it.
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