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Classmates Swap Memories

Classmates Swap Memories

Former Wondai State School students gathered together for a special reunion and dinner recently to mark 37 years since they left the school.

Playing For Lots Of Laughs

Playing For Lots Of Laughs

The trials of an amateur theatre group trying to stage a murder mystery where the play’s author keeps changing the script kept a dress rehearsal audience in stitches on Thursday night.

Grants To Help Non-Profits

Grants To Help Non-Profits

A new Federal Government grant program is encouraging community groups to cut their energy costs and help the environment … but they must act quickly.

Fond Farewell For Fire Warden

Fond Farewell For Fire Warden

The Bunya Mountains Rural Fire Brigade held a farewell for their long-serving Fire Warden Kelvin Quinn and his wife Libby at the brigade’s fire shed last Sunday.

Staff Take A Stand Against Bullying

Staff Take A Stand Against Bullying

Staff members at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy joined in the National Day Against Bullying and Violence on Friday, wearing special shirts designed to spark a conversation.

St Mary’s Celebrates IWD

St Mary’s Celebrates IWD

St Mary’s Catholic College hosted a special International Women’s Day breakfast at the Maryknoll Centre in Kingaroy last Monday.

Bookarama Turns A New Page

Bookarama Turns A New Page

Book lovers beware! There’ll be more than 10,000 books available for you to buy at the 12th annual Bookarama which will be happening in Kingaroy later this month.

Abbie’s Off To Zone Finals

Abbie’s Off To Zone Finals

Kingaroy State High School captain Abbie Moseling will be representing Kingaroy in the Zone Final of the Lions Youth Of The Year contest.

Students Stretch Their Horizons

Students Stretch Their Horizons

It’s not often that school students get to talk to a Mars One mission astronaut, assess the quality of local waterways and study examples of rainforests all in the one week.

Apply Now For Heritage Grants

Apply Now For Heritage Grants

Community groups and events are being invited to apply for support from the latest round of the Heritage Nanango Community Funding scheme.

Boost For Local Firies

Boost For Local Firies

Six Nanango rural fire brigades – and the communities they serve – have received a welcome boost thanks to Nanango’s Heritage Bank.

Horse Shows Will Kick Off Year

Horse Shows Will Kick Off Year

The public have been invited to come along to watch some equestrian action and inspect the results of an Australia Day working bee at the South Burnett Western Performance Club grounds in Nanango.

New Faces At St John’s

New Faces At St John’s

St John’s Lutheran School Kingaroy has hired several new teachers and extra support staff to keep pace with a surge in student enrolments.

Leos’ Legacy Lives On

Leos’ Legacy Lives On

The former Nanango Leos Club – junior members of Lions International – may be no more, but their legacy will live on.

Art To Be Added To Bins

Art To Be Added To Bins

South Burnett Regional Council has provided a $4000 grant to enable art to be added to the industrial bins in Bunya Avenue on the Bunya Mountains.