$25,000-Plus Effort By Cyclists
The 2022 Ride For Relay looks set to raise at least $25,000 for the South Burnett’s Relay For Life fundraising campaign for Cancer Council Queensland.
Free Mental First Aid Course
A Youth Mental Health First Aid course for parents and carers will be offered by Darling Downs Health at the Barambah Youth Hub in Gore Street, Murgon, next month.
Nanango Man Killed In Ukraine
An East Nanango family is mourning the death of their son, killed late last month by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Two Hurt In Crash
Two people were assessed by QAS paramedics after a single-vehicle crash in Wattle Camp on Saturday night.
Historic Chance For Wolves
The Murgon Mustangs and Wondai Wolves have their last chance on Saturday to earn a spot in the 2022 South Burnett A Grade rugby league Grand Final.
Youth Concert Rocks BaconFest
One of the highlights of the recent BaconFest weekend was “PigJam”, a battle of the bands competition held in Kingaroy’s O’Neill Square on the Saturday night.
State Titles This Saturday!
The Kingaroy Junior Motorcycle Speedway Club will be hosting three Queensland Titles this weekend at their showgrounds track.
Mayor ‘Disgusted’ By Pay Protest
Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig has blamed people “not from our region” for what he described as the “unprecedented” protest march in Gympie’s main street on Wednesday.
Relay Riders Heading For Home
The 22 riders taking part in the 2022 Ride For Relay are on the final stages of their exhausting 400km fundraising challenge.
LAC Looks Back Over Year
The Kingaroy Local Ambulance Committee (LAC) held its Annual General Meeting followed by a general meeting on August 30 at Kingaroy Ambulance Station.
PLAYfest Ready For Action!
The long wait is almost over for the Nanango Theatre Company, the curtain will finally be rising on the Heritage NananGO PLAYfest on Friday night!
Last Spots For Free Workshop
There’s just four spaces left in a special workshop to be held in Blackbutt next Friday (September 9) for aspiring street performers.
Jubilee Park To Honour Veterans
Murgon RSL Sub-Branch plans to create a new memorial park in Gore Street to acknowledge the service of veterans from conflicts post-World War II.
MP Praises ‘Crackling’ BaconFest
Kingaroy’s recent BaconFest has received a big rap in State Parliament.
Have You Seen This Trailer?
Gympie police are asking the public to keep an eye out for a homemade trailer stolen from Barambah.
Mayor Calls For ‘Meaningful’ Summit
South Burnett Mayor Brett Otto has called for regional work visas, higher education funding, and increases to the pension income test to be a focus at this week’s Federal Jobs and Skills Summit.
EOIs Open For Grants
Expressions of interest are now open for the Federal Government’s 2022-23 Volunteer Grants program.
Vaccine Mandates To Ease
COVID vaccination mandates will ease this week in most health care settings, except Queensland Health facilities.
Students Get Hands-On Career Help
Students from Kingaroy were among hundreds of young people from across the Darling Downs Health region who took part in a recent Aspire2Health program.
CTC To Host Meet’n’Greet
South Burnett CTC will be hosting the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s next regular get-together for local businesspeople.
