Wanted: UGLY Bartenders
The Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland is looking for big-hearted bartenders in the South Burnett
FIFO Role To Link Job Seekers With Mines
Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett has announced that a Fly-In Fly-Out co-ordinator will be appointed to link job seekers in the local region with the mining industry.
Police Urge Businesses To Use CCTV
Kingaroy police have begun a program to alert local businesses to the benefits of using closed circuit TVs (CCTV) correctly to enhance their security.
Neil Elected Lions President
Neil Edmunds has been inducted as the new president of the Kingaroy Lions Club.
Name Of New Tourism Group Confirmed
Local tourism leader Mary-Clare Power has confirmed that the name of the new tourism organisation that will cover the South Burnett will be “Southern Queensland Country Tourism Incorporated”.
Fridays Unluckiest On The Roads
Did you survive unlucky Friday 13th without having a bingle? If so, you’re actually very lucky because new research shows the last day of the working week is the most common for car crashes.
Triple Celebration For Centenarians
Three was the magic number on Wednesday when Orana residents Catherine Kidd, Clive Black and Jessie Woodrow were joined by friends, family and staff to celebrate their 100th birthdays.
Fun Day To Help Wondai Kindy
Wondai Kindergarten will be holding its annual Golf & Barefoot Bowls Fun Day on Saturday, August 11.
Work Starts On 30-Year Plan For Agriculture
The Queensland Government will begin consultations on a 30-year strategic plan for agriculture as part of a “Six Month Action Plan” announced today.
Railway Memories Sought For Display
The organisers of the 2012 Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival are looking for your help!
Second Race Meeting For Bell
Bell Race Club will receive an extra annual race meeting under a new State Government program announced today.
Driver Hurt In Rollover
A man has been taken to hospital after a car rolled on the D’Aguilar Highway near Blackbutt this morning.
Vaccines Combine To Create New Bird Diseases
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have shown that two different veterinary vaccines – used simultaneously to control the same condition in chickens – have combined to produce new infectious viruses, prompting action from Australia’s veterinary medicines regulator.
Opportunity Of A Lifetime
Ten young Indigenous trainees are now combining work with school in an innovative project organised by Kingaroy-based apprenticeships company MRAEL with the backing of Stanwell Corporation and the local Wakka Wakka people.
Kingaroy And Cherbourg Dominate
The Wondai Sportsground hosted an exciting Saturday of football last weekend with three A Grade games attracting a good crowd.
Carbon Tax Will ‘Cripple Regional Qld’
Queensland Agriculture Minister John McVeigh slammed Federal Labor’s carbon tax today saying it would cripple regional Queensland by driving up the cost of doing business and potentially kill off local industries and jobs across the State.
Downer EDI To Replace Thiess
Downer EDi has been named as the new long-term operator of the Meandu coal mine at Tarong
Teapots, Tractors And A Tiny Smile
More than 30 would-be artists of all ages gathered at the old 1913 Council Chambers in Edward Street, Kingaroy, on Sunday to get funky with clay.
Ergon Swamped With Solar Applications
The decision by the State Government to slash the feed-in tariff rate for solar power systems from 44c/kWh to 8c/kWh from midnight last night has sparked a huge run of last-minute orders at solar retailers.
PCA Records $6.4m Loss
The Kingaroy-based Peanut Company of Australia has recorded a loss of $6.4 million
