Quick Work Stops Forestry Blaze
Quick work by firefighters on Friday afternoon prevented the first big fire of the winter season becoming much worse.
Have You Seen Her?
Police are seeking assistance to help locate a girl reported missing from Marsden.
School Opens Its Doors To Visitors
Parents and prospective students took the opportunity on Saturday to take a look around the campus at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy.
New Waste Charges Start July 1
Businesses will be charged $75 per tonne for waste disposal at SBRC tips from July 1 this year
Locals Offer Messages Of Support
A “Tree of Messages” featured at Monday night’s “Shoulder To Shoulder” support event for South Burnett emergency services personnel.
Call To Release Drought Review
The LNP Opposition has called on the State Government to release the results of an independent review into Queensland’s drought program.
Grants To Aid Local Race Clubs
Three South Burnett race clubs will receive a total of $150,000 from the State Government for new infrastructure.
Boost For Local Paramedics
The Nanango Local Ambulance Committee has thanked Heritage Bank Nanango for its support to buy exercise equipment for local paramedics.
Heaters Have Hidden Risks
As temperatures continue to plummet across regional Queensland, renewed warnings have been issued about the hidden risks of many heating appliances.
Building Bridges In Blackbutt
Reconciliation Week is all about sharing stories and experiences, which is exactly what dancer James Doyle did with candour and humour in Blackbutt on Saturday.
Jay’s Eager To Help Families
Kingaroy has a new solicitor’s practice following the official launch on Friday night of Rosegold Legal.
Bag A Fat And Healthy Fish
As winter moves in, the water temperatures in the South Burnett’s two dams have been slowly dropping.
Wreaths Laid At Kumbia Crash Site
Fraser Coast Mayor George Seymour and South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell made an emotional pilgrimage to Kumbia on Saturday afternoon.
Farmers Face Power Uncertainty
Queensland Farmers’ Federation has encouraged farmers to review their electricity tariffs following the release of 2019-20 regulated electricity prices for regional Queensland.
Cow Struck By Truck
Traffic on the Burnett Highway was briefly slowed after a truck struck a cow on Monday morning.
House Destroyed By Fire
Fire investigators will inspect the site of a fire which completely destroyed a house on Kooralgin-Upper Yarraman Road near Kooralgin on Sunday morning.
Pearler Of A Day At Lee Park
Although Darling Downs hoop Shannon Apthorpe booted home Speedy and Classic Beau to open Nanango’s bumper autumn program last month, the females were soon to the fore.
Two Charged After PolAir Chase
A teenage boy and 20-year-old man, both from Cherbourg, have been charged after an alleged stolen vehicle was driven at high speed across Brisbane on Friday night.
Woman Dies In Rollover
A 20-year-old Maryborough woman died in a single-vehicle traffic crash on the New England Highway on Friday afternoon.
Two More Vehicles Stolen
A 17-year-old youth and a 10-year-old girl are being dealt with under the Youth Justice Act after two more vehicles were stolen in separate incidents in the South Burnett.
