Switch Off Power To Stay Safe
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is promoting an awareness campaign which urges homeowners and tradies to stop and think before working in a roof space.
Zone Championships On Sunday
The South Burnett will be fielding U13s and U14/15s representative teams in Round 1 of the Football South West Queensland Zone Championships on Sunday.
Frequency Change For
Wireless Microphones
The legal radio frequencies for wireless microphones and audio transmitters is changing on January 1.
12 Towers Under Construction
NBN Co’s rollout map for national broadband now shows that construction has started on 12 towers in the South Burnett region.
Rural Leaseholders Get
Longer-Term Certainty
Farmers and graziers on rural leasehold land will benefit from greater security of tenure, reduced land rental costs, and better pathways to freehold title with the passing of the Land and Other Amendments Bill.
Have You Forgotten Your Bond?
Do your remember the scare stories about a Federal Government “cash grab” from inactive superannuation and bank accounts? Well, the State Government is doing the same thing with forgotten rental bonds.
Pumpkins Ready To Roll
It’s that time of the year again … when pumpkins hit the streets (and end up squashed).
Greg Is Hooked On Bass Fishing
Murgon fisherman Greg Mitchell will be joining about 70 professional anglers from all over the country at Lake Boondooma this weekend for a round of one of the richest fishing competitions in Australia, the inaugural Atomic B.A.S.S. Australia Nation Tournament Series.
Nanango Gets New Tourist Guide
NaTDA has launched a new tourist guide to help promote Nanango and the South Burnett
Dalton Reappointed To Health Board
South Burnett representative Cheryl Dalton has been reappointed to the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board.
Local MP Earns Promotion
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington and Member for Pumicestone Lisa France could be heading for roles in Cabinet following a State Government ministry reshuffle.
Skate Park ‘Progressing Well’
The Murgon Skate Park is in the process of being transformed into a family park
Scrapbooking For Life
A special scrapbooking day will be held at the Kingaroy Showgrounds on May 25 as a fundraiser for Relay For Life.
Council Lifts Planning Fees
Toowoomba Regional Council’s planning and development application fees will rise by 4 per cent from July 1.
New Name For Local TAFEs
The Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE – operators of the Kingaroy and Nurunderi TAFE campuses – is no more.
Stars Come Out At Blackbutt
The stars came out for the 80th annual Blackbutt Show on Saturday with Gold Logie-winning actor John Wood on hand to distribute ribbons and a Monster Truck show munching up cars in the evening.
Panthers Scoop The Pool
The 2014 President’s Cup was played in Kingaroy on Saturday afternoon, and the Nanango Panthers made a clean sweep of it.
Vandals Target High School
Graffiti vandals struck at Kingaroy State High School at the weekend, the second major graffiti incident at the school in just over two months.
Youth Faces 35 Charges
A 19-year-old youth had his bail revoked when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court this afternoon on five fresh charges.
Josie’s Back On Her Bike
And Heading To Brisbane
Anyone who knows Kingaroy woman Josie Potter knows just how determined she is
