The South Burnett region of Queensland is located approximately 2 hours drive north-west of Brisbane or 90 minutes west of the Sunshine Coast. It covers the area from the Blackbutt Range through to the borders of Kilkivan Shire near Gympie. The principal towns of the South Burnett are: Blackbutt-Benarkin Kingaroy Cherbourg Yarraman Wondai Goomeri Nanango Murgon Kilkivan There are also smaller villages at Cooyar, Maidenwell, Dandabah (in the Bunya Mountains), Kumbia, Memerambi, Wooroolin, Proston and Hivesville.

Distances between major towns in the South Burnett Brisbane From > To: Blackbutt Yarraman Nanango Kingaroy Wondai Murgon Goomeri Kilkivan Gympie 140 Blackbutt    14 35 59 90 105 122 146 199 154 Yarraman 14    21 45 76 91 108 132 185 175 Nanango 35 21   25 55 70 88 112 165 199 Kingaroy 59 45 25   30 45 62 87 140 230 Wondai 90 75 55 30   15 32 57 110 245 Murgon 105 90 72 45 15   17 42 95 267 Goomeri 127 107 89 62 32 17   25 78 286 Kilkivan 146 132 112 87 57 42 25   53

The South Burnett can be reached from: Brisbane either via Ipswich (via the Brisbane Valley Highway through Esk) or Caboolture (via the D'Aguilar Highway) - about 2 hours Toowoomba via the New England Highway (which terminates at Yarraman) - about 90 minutes Dalby via the Bunya Highway - about 70 minutes Gympie via the Wide Bay Highway - about 60 minutes Gayndah via the Burnett Highway - about 90 minutes