Healthy Start For Medical Drones

A Phase 1 trial to test medical drone deliveries in the South Burnett is about to end, but Darling Downs Health is confident a second, larger trial, will be able to take off early next year.

Police To Take Over SES

The SES will shift from under the umbrella of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services to Queensland Police under legislation introduced into State Parliament on Tuesday.

TAFE Qld Wins National Award

TAFE Queensland has been recognised as the Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious 2023 Australian Training Awards.

Jason Has Expo’s Numbers

Jason Ford is well-known in the South Burnett for his interest in everything culinary … but he’s also the region’s (and possibly the world’s) biggest Expo 88 expert.

Safety Of Seniors ‘Overlooked’

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is disappointed the South Burnett has missed out on a program aimed to help older people feel more secure in their homes.

Driver Hurt In Crash

A driver was injured when his vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree at Kunioon on Tuesday afternoon.

Fireys Thanked For Service

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington was the special guest at Nanango Fire Station last Monday night to congratulate local firefighters on their efforts.

Charlie’s Greeted As A Hero

Nanango’s Charlie Hughes recently completed a massive 226km fundraising walk  … and has the blisters to prove it.

Us Mob Wins Media Award

Cherbourg Radio, better known as “Us Mob”, has won an award at the prestigious First Nations Media Awards held in Canberra last week.

Battery Warning After Shed Fire

Fire investigators have confirmed a blaze which destroyed a shed in South Nanango on Friday morning was accidental.

Teenager Cut Free After Crash

A teenage boy was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash on Tarong-Yarraman Road at Neumgna.

An Inspirational Rural Doctor

The medical profession is mourning the shock death of Professor Dennis Pashen on Thursday evening after a tragic accident in Tasmania.

Services Give Nanango The Blues

Kingaroy Services Blue proved too strong for Nanango Scorpions in their South Burnett senior cricket match at Alan Downie Sportsfields, Nanango, last Saturday.

CTC Needs Carers To Step Up … Now

A campaign to tackle a critical shortage of foster carers in the South Burnett was launched in Wondai on Friday morning.

New Faces Join KCCI Executive

Three new faces were elected to the Executive Committee of the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the association’s annual general meeting on Tuesday night.

Speak Up About Crime: MP

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has urged anyone who has been affected by youth crime to make a submission to a current State Government inquiry.

Health Expo Builds Community Links

The South Burnett Regional Council’s annual health expo ensured that Kingaroy Town Hall was packed with stalls – and information – on Thursday.

TRC Seeks CSG Moratorium

TRC is asking the State Government to engage in “ongoing and meaningful engagement” in regards to CSG and in the meantime has called for a moratorium.

Taskforce Arrests 25 Juveniles

A crackdown by police has resulted in 25 arrests following a recent spate of car thefts and break-ins in the Murgon area.

RES Quizzed On Wind Farm Route

The company which aims to build the Tarong West Wind Farm has moved to reassure residents who have expressed traffic concerns about the project.

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