ANTIDOTE: 8 virus-free stories you may have missed
Weddings, new developments, marathon achievements and tributes to a much-loved member of the music community.
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GOOD afternoon, South Burnett!
If you're anything like me, you might be feeling a little overwhelmed by all of the news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on our community.
This is why we've compiled a list of virus-free stories to boost your day and your hope in humanity.
Our very first edition of The Antidote will catch you up on some feel-good community-based stories.
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1. THE South Burnett has a huge reason to celebrate as work on a new major development is about to begin.
Locally-owned and operated producer of nuts, oils and butters, Proteco Oils, will soon start the first stage of a $24 million expansion project in Kingaroy.
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2. EVEN though the Kingaroy Men's Shed Camp Oven Dinner Under the Stars event had been postponed, the group still had a reason to celebrate and a way to help out community members.
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3. LOOKING at the beautiful cards and congratulation messages brings tears to Beth's eyes.
South Burnett farmers Beth and Clive recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary surrounded by four generations of family.
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4. "WE BELIEVE it is so important."
A South Burnett dance academy has a new way of staying connected and has been the latest group to jump on board the worldwide Tik Tok craze.
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PLUS: PHOTOS: Kingaroy Dancers pirouette from home
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5. THE Blackbutt music community has farewelled one of its greatest supporters and accompanists.
TRIBUTE: Music community honours 'most generous lady'
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6. "I JUST can't believe any of it. I feel like a superstar."
Two Kingaroy Go Getta Girls took matters into their own hands when they couldn't go to Hervey Bay to participate in a marathon they had been training for.
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7. "I MOVED to Murgon when I was a young boy and grew up playing footy and working at the local abattoir."
David Brown is preparing for a milestone weekend - which he believes is a stepping stone toward his Melbourne Cup Dream.
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8. ADAM and Rupert share how they came to tie the knot in one of the first same-sex marriages in the South Burnett.
READ: Pair finally find love after hiding their sexuality
Pastor’s son on parole during drug-fuelled crime spree
The troubled young son of a popular Qld pastor and jail counsellor, has been caught with meth, stealing and fleeing from cops as his years-long record is revealed.
35mm in 30 mins: Inland Qld hammered by storms
Severe thunderstorms were producing heavy rainfall in parts of inland Queensland on Friday night, with one area in the state’s south-west recording more than 30mm in 30 minutes.