Beck Named Woman Of The Year
South Burnett entrants have scooped the pool in the much-delayed 2021 Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women’s Network awards, announced on Friday night.
Thrashers Back With A Bang
The South Burnett Thrashers powered back into the winner’s circle on Saturday with a decisive 24-5 victory over the Gatton Black Pigs.
Acland Mine ‘Greenwashed’
Lock the Gate Alliance and the Oakey Coal Action Alliance have accused the State Government of “greenwashing” instead of prosecuting New Acland coal mine.
Ticks On 155 ‘Tick-Free’ Properties
There are currently 155 tick-infested properties inside Queensland’s “tick-free” zone.
Elderly Man Trapped Overnight
An elderly man who went missing on a large property at Coverty at the weekend was rescued on Sunday morning after spending a freezing night tangled in a barbed wire fence.
Two Treated After Crash
Two people were taken by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital after a single-vehicle crash at Crawford on Sunday evening.
Have You Seen Lee?
Police are asking for public assistance to help locate 67-year-old Lee Barker who has been missing from Kingaroy since last week.
Players Fire Up In Local Derby
Local derbies between Murgon and Cherbourg often produce fireworks but last Saturday’s A Grade rugby league game in Murgon was more fiery than most.
Cherbourg Girls March Into History
The young boys had cricket and football, but what about young girls? In the late 1950s and early 1960s, they were marching!
Mobile Nurses In July
The Darling Downs Health mobile women’s health nurses have clinics planned for Proston, Nanango and Kingaroy in July.
More Vax Mandates To Go
The State Government is easing more COVID-19 restrictions, including lifting vaccination mandates for workers in schools and kindergartens.
Hopes Raised After Horror Stories
Hopes that mental health services in the South Burnett could improve have been raised with news that work has begun on establishing the $3.4 million “Head to Health” adult mental health service promised for Kingaroy.
Miner To Restore Koala Habitat
New Acland Coal has agreed to spend $2 million to further rehabilitate about 100 hectares of land at its controversial mine near Acland.
Soccer Returns To Kingaroy
Nanango women played a 2-all draw with Kingaroy Easts women in their soccer game played at Tom Alford Oval, Kingaroy, last Friday night.
KCCI Helps Aspiring Nurse
Former Kingaroy State High School student Georgia Kerr is now the proud owner of a new iPad to help in her tertiary studies, thanks to the KCCI.
COVID Toll Rises To 47
The death toll from COVID-19 within the Darling Downs Health region has risen to 47, taking the tally for June to nine.
CCTV Cameras Monitor Council Assets
Security cameras have been installed at multiple locations around Kingaroy by the South Burnett Regional Council.
Council Warning On Ticks
Councillor Scott Henschen has warned conditions are ripe for cattle tick populations to “explode” in the South Burnett.
Inquest To Examine Suspicious Death
An inquest will be held in Brisbane in September to examine the circumstances surrounding the suspicious death of former Cherbourg woman Constance Watcho, 36.
Wondai’s Set And Ready To Go
The fifth annual Wondai Country Running Festival will spring into action this weekend on the South Burnett Rail Trail.
