$5000 TAFE Scholarships Available
Applications for 100 scholarships being offered by TAFE Queensland are now open.
Crews Fight Large Grass Fire
Fire crews worked to protect homes when a large grass fire spread rapidly across paddocks and scrub north of Kingaroy on Saturday afternoon.
Legends In Action On Saturday!
Sports fans should make tracks for Cherbourg on Saturday to see some true rugby league greats in action at the International Legends of League spectacular.
MP Highlights Solar Farm ‘Concerns’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has written to the South Burnett Regional Council highlighting concerns by some local residents about the proposed Tumuruu Solar Farm at Taromeo.
Rhys Named Employee Of The Year
Rhys Cobbo – an employee at Cherbourg Council’s Containers For Change depot in Kingaroy – was presented with a prestigious “Change Maker” award in Brisbane on Thursday night.
Saints Lead All The Way
South Burnett Saints clocked up their first victory of the season last Saturday, downing the Toowoomba Tigers at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy.
Thrashers In Action At Home
The South Burnett Thrashers rugby union team will be hosting another home game in Kingaroy this Saturday, their second last for the season.
Wind Farm Updates On Monday
RES – the company developing the proposed Tarong West Wind Farm at Ironpot – will be holding two more public information sessions next week.
Wondai Pauses To Remember
Her Excellency Governor Jeannette Young PSM was the special guest at this year’s Reserve Forces Day commemoration in Wondai on Sunday.
Kingaroy Celebrates NAIDOC Week
South Burnett Regional Council marked NAIDOC Week with a morning of activities in Kingaroy’s Town Hall Forecourt on Thursday.
Man Charged After Car Park Attack
Kingaroy detectives have charged a 22-year-old man in relation to the alleged violent robbery of a woman in the Kingaroy Shoppingworld car park on June 30.
Ergon Apprenticeships Open
Applications have now opened for apprenticeships with Ergon Energy, with more than 100 roles on offer.
St John Expands Mobile Eye Service
St John Ambulance is expanding its Eye Van service to more parts of regional Queensland, including into the South Burnett.
$90,000 Allocated To Weir Road
SBRC plans to allocate $90,000 for safety upgrades to the McCauley Weir Rd, which could lead to the eventual re-opening of the facility to the public.
Record Spend On Capital Works
South Burnett Regional Council plans to install solar panels on Council facilities in a bid to reduce electricity costs.
Thinking Of Careers? Or A Change?
The popular South Burnett Careers Market will be on again at Kingaroy TAFE on July 20.
LNP Highlights Waiting List
The LNP Opposition says almost a third of Darling Downs Health patients are not seeing specialists within the clinically recommended time.
Youth Competitions At BaconFest
The South Burnett Regional Youth Council has put together two great competitions to be run alongside this year’s Kingaroy BaconFest.
New Cancer Trial At Toowoomba
Toowoomba Hospital oncology patients will soon have the opportunity to participate in a new cancer treatment trial.
Funding For Three Groups
Three South Burnett organisations have received funding under Round 8 of the Stronger Communities Program.
