Bristow Appointed Health CEO
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board Chair Mike Horan announced yesterday that Toowoomba doctor Peter Bristow has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service.
Junior Soccer Results – Round 12
A full round of Junior Soccer matches was played at Kingaroy on Saturday.
Man Charged With Torture
A man charged with torture after allegedly tossing petrol on his de facto wife, and then walking towards her while flicking a cigarette lighter, was refused bail when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates’ Court this morning.
History Heads Out On The Highway
If you were out and about on any of the local highways at the weekend, you would probably have noticed small processions of unusual vehicles enjoying a spot of motoring in the sunshine.
Blackbutt Getting Ready For Bloomin’ Beautiful
The Blackbutt-Benarkin Community Council will be holding its August monthly meeting at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall in Coulson Street, Blackbutt from 7:00pm to around 9:00pm on Thursday, August 9.
Teenage Girl Charged With Assault
Police have charged a 16-year-old girl after an incident at Cherbourg last night that left a woman with facial injuries.
Kingaroy Ends Hornets’ Unbeaten Run
The Kingaroy Red Ants have come storming home in the second half to end Cherbourg’s unbeaten run in the Premier League competition.
Students’ Artworks Stun The Judge
High school students from three South Burnett schools have taken over the walls at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery for August with the official opening this evening of the biennial South Burnett High School Students Art Competition.
Members Endorse Tourism Merger
The proposed merger of the Toowoomba Golden West South Burnett and Southern Downs Granite Belt tourism organisations has received an overwhelming endorsement by members who attended Special General Meetings of the associations last week.
MP Calls For 2km
Zone Around Wind Farm
A Queensland MP has called for a 2km zone around the proposed Coopers Gap wind farm
Expo Highlights Career Options
High school students from across the South Burnett, eager to find out more information on their future job options, flocked to Kingaroy today to attend the annual South Burnett Careers Expo.
Insurance Firm Wins $11,000 Dinner
It’s not everyone who gets to sit down to an $11,000, five course dinner for 10 personally prepared by celebrity chef Hayden Wood. But the staff of Kingaroy insurance brokers Burnett Insurance are preparing to just that some time in the next few months.
Full Fields For Nanango Races
The Nanango Race Club will be holding its huge Nanango Cup meeting from 1:30pm on Saturday.
Cherbourg Kids Are Good Sports
Cherbourg State School students took part in a two-day sports carnival recently
Crash Blocks D’Aguilar Highway
A 52-year-old man riding a motorcycle was seriously injured in a crash on the D’Aguilar Highway earlier today.
Tyreece Breaks High Jump Record
Cherbourg State School student Tyreece Gyemore earned a week of free school lunches by setting a new 11-year-old boys’ high jump record at the school’s two-day sports carnival held this week.
School Becomes A Winter Wonderland
St Mary’s Catholic College’s Maryknoll Centre in Kingaroy was transformed into a winter wonderland on Saturday night as more than 70 staff members and parents celebrated “Christmas in July”.
Free BreastScreens In Nanango
Women aged 50 to 69 years in the Nanango area are being urged to take advantage of free breast cancer screening services when BreastScreen Queensland’s state-of-the-art digital mobile service visits Nanango Hospital later this year.
Criminals To Pay Court Levy
Defendants found guilty of offences in the Supreme, District and Magistrates courts will soon have to pay an “offender levy”, regardless of whether a conviction is recorded.
Businessman ‘Saves’ Fanfare
Popular school music program Fanfare will continue, thanks to a $150,000 donation from businessman Harvey Lister
