16 Deaths Added To COVID Toll

16 Deaths Added To COVID Toll

The Queensland death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 225, with 16 more people added to the tally by Queensland Health on Wednesday morning.

Cobbo Named In All Stars Squad

Cobbo Named In All Stars Squad

Former Cherbourg Hornets player Selwyn Cobbo – now with the Brisbane Broncos – has been selected in the 2022 Indigenous All Stars Squad.

Kingaroy Is Charging Ahead

Kingaroy Is Charging Ahead

The mystery object in Kingaroy’s Alford Street car park was officially unveiled on Tuesday morning … a 50kW fast charging unit for electric vehicles.

GRDC Shifts Events Online

GRDC Shifts Events Online

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) – a statutory body which invests farmer levies in research – has moved all its planned grower events online due to COVID.

Two Hurt In Crash

Two Hurt In Crash

Two people have been transported to hospital after a single-vehicle crash near Woolooga on Tuesday morning.

Horse Rider Hurt

Horse Rider Hurt

A teenage girl was transported to Kingaroy Hospital on Monday night after a horse-riding accident at Redgate.

Call Centre A Step Closer

Call Centre A Step Closer

An innovative pilot project to develop a call centre in Cherbourg – first unveiled last October – is one step closer to fruition.

QFF Appoints New CEO

QFF Appoints New CEO

Former Paroo Shire Council Mayor Jo Sheppard has been appointed CEO of the Queensland Farmers’ Federation.

Local COVID Cases Break 600

Local COVID Cases Break 600

There have now been more than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in the South Burnett Regional Council area during the past month.

NAIDOC Grants Now Open

NAIDOC Grants Now Open

Federal Government grants are now available to support communities and organisations planning NAIDOC Week celebrations (July 3-10).

Brock’s The New King Of Kingaroy

Brock’s The New King Of Kingaroy

The 2022 Kings Royal speedway meeting in Kingaroy “exceeded expectations” with crowds better than expected across the three nights and the racing as exciting as ever.

Murgon Hoists T20 Shield

Murgon Hoists T20 Shield

South Burnett junior cricketers will be back in action this Saturday after the Christmas holidays but senior players will be taking a break after their hectic T20 series wrapped up last Saturday.

RSPCA Hotspots Revealed

RSPCA Hotspots Revealed

RSPCA inspectors responded to 16,331 animal welfare complaints in Queensland in 2021, down 744 on the previous year.

Vax Blitz At Local School

Vax Blitz At Local School

Cherbourg State School has been included in a “Back-to-School vaccination blitz” announced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Friday.