441 Sports Vouchers Issued
A total of 441 vouchers have been issued to families in the Nanango Electorate for children to join local sporting clubs under the State Government’s “Get Started” program.
Festival Fun Leaves A Hangover
It was looking like a perfect day out … people were having fun, eating, drinking and enjoying live music in Kingaroy’s Memorial Park on Saturday but the aftermath of this year’s Wine and Food in the Park Festival has left both police and organisers with a big hangover.
Big Week For Football Fans
It’s been a wonderful week for football in the South Burnett. Not only have we been given an FFA Cup fixture to host but also the Kingaroy Junior Redbacks scored a handsome donation from Hyundai in their Goals for Grassroots promotion.
Garden Gifts For Jorja
A report last week about the theft of pots from a little girl’s garden touched a reader’s heart
Search Ends In Tragedy
A man missing in the Oakdale area since Saturday morning has been found deceased.
Junior Touch Teams Shine At Caboolture
Five local teams went to the Sunshine Coast Regional Touch Footy Carnival on Saturday, March 1.
Local Student Selected For Master Class
Kingaroy State High School flautist, Yoko Henderson, was one of six students chosen from across the Toowoomba/South Burnett regions to attend a Master Class last Thursday with world-renowned flautist Jane Rutter.
Cultcha Calls It A Day
Blackbutt’s iconic community arts group The Friends Of Cultcha is calling it a day after 14 years.
Wengenville Pioneer Dies
A funeral will be held on Thursday in Kingaroy for Wengenville pioneer Richard (Dick) Trousdell who died on Saturday.
Futsal News – March 6
Futsal results from games played on March 6
Search Continues For Missing Man
The search of a rural property and surrounding areas by police and SES personnel for Melvyn Hansen continues today.
Dirt Bike Riders Hurt
Motor sports in the South Burnett have been keeping the RACQ CareFlight chopper crews busy this weekend.
Second Rally Driver Hurt
RACQ CareFlight Rescue has airlifted a second person injured in the Aussie Bush Rally 2014 at Manumbar.
Biker Hurt In Crash
RACQ CareFlight Rescue has flown to the aid of a 45-year-old man who was knocked from his motorcycle after hitting a wallaby this afternoon.
Rally Driver Injured
A driver taking part in today’s Aussie Bush Rally in the Gallangowan forestry near Manumbar has been flown to hospital with spinal injuries after a crash.
Have You Seen Melvyn?
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 73-year-old man reported missing from a property at Oakdale near Murgon this morning.
Fire Blackens Murgon Airstrip
A large grass fire which broke out about 1:15pm in windy conditions on the outskirts of Murgon has blackened most of the Angelfield airstrip but fire crews have protected buildings in the area.
South Burnett Bowls News: 08-Mar-14
The dry weather has continued. And this week it continued so long that the South Burnett was drought-declared.
Police Aim To Dispel Bike Fears
Concerns by local recreational motorbike riders that they could be swept up in the State Government’s crackdown on criminal motorcycle gangs has prompted a visit to the South Burnett by a senior police official.
Man Admits Armed Robbery Attempt
A man charged with the attempted armed robbery of the Kingaroy McDonald’s restaurant in December has been committed to the District Court for sentence.
