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Gallery Seeks More Artists

A lot of people might have thought the concept of an art gallery in Blackbutt was a crazy idea back in 2002.

Going Nuts For Visitors

Members and friends of the Bunya Mountains Natural History Association have been busily breaking up bunya cones to pop the nuts into the freezer.

Wondai’s weekly parkrun group celebrated two milestones on Saturday when one of the group’s members helped them complete their first run around world, and another celebrated her 50th day of volunteering.

Heritage Grants Round Opens

Community groups are being invited to apply for support from the latest round of grants under the Heritage Nanango Community Funding scheme

SES Keen For Recruits

Kingaroy SES hopes to sign up a string of new members following an Open Day on Saturday

Toy Run Delivers Christmas Gifts

The annual “Basket Of Hope” Christmas toy run by local bikers delivered a mini-mountain of gifts to the Salvation Army in Kingaroy on Saturday morning.

Rob’s The Pride Of Nanango Lions

A special presentation was made to a special member at the Nanango Lions Club’s “Den” in George Street on Monday night.

Business Breakfast Supports Local Family

A breakfast on Tuesday, December 17, will help raise funds for a Kingaroy family whose child suffers from a rare genetic disorder.

Santa Paws Coming To RSPCA

Santa Claus will be making many visits to the South Burnett over coming weeks – and one of them will be to Kingaroy’s RSPCA shelter on Tuesday, December 3.

KCCG Executive Re-Elected

The executive committee of the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group was re-elected at the recent annual general meeting of the association.

Hall Gets Audiovisual System

Groups who hire Kumbia Hall for meetings or social functions will soon have access to more facilities.

Shoppers Help Red Earth

Red Earth Community Foundation South Burnett was surprised recently when a phone call came from Supa IGA Kingaroy manager Trace O’Neill that he had some money to donate to the not-for-profit community group.

Singers Mark 10th Birthday

The founder of the nationwide Sing Australia network paid a flying visit to Kingaroy last week to help the South Burnett branch celebrate its 10th birthday.

Kingaroy Rotary Snags A Record

Kingaroy Rotary members believe they have broken a club record … serving up more than 400 sausages to hungry workers in an hour.

Guest Speaker Pushes CPR Course

In 1991, there were just 1100 front-line ambulance staff in Queensland; in 2019 there are 4707.

Learn The Art Of Speaking … For Free!

Ever needed to persuade a workmate to your point of view and not sure about the best way to do it?

Debaters Shine In Kilkivan

Kingaroy debaters travelled to Kilkivan on Sunday to take part in the Area Finals of the 2019 Apex High School State Debating competition.

Records Fall On Rail Trail

Another cycling record has tumbled on the South Burnett Rail Trail.

Dogless Doorknock Raises $3300

A “Dogless Doorknock Appeal” held at Kingaroy Shoppingworld in June this year has helped improve the lives of Canowindra Residential Care patients.

Crowd Bowls Up For Autism Challenge

Kingaroy Bowls Club’s greens were abuzz on Sunday afternoon for the annual Autism Bowls Challenge.

Runaway Celebration For 80th

It’s not every day that you turn 80, but almost every Saturday you will find Angela Clarke out on the South Burnett Rail Trail with the Wondai parkrun group.