14 Charged After Drug Raids
Fourteen people have been charged with a total of 35 offences following a series of police raids in the Kingaroy, Nanango and Booie areas on Thursday and Friday last week.
Murder Charge Adjourned
A charge of murder laid following the death of 26-year-old Renee Todd in Kingaroy in April last year has been adjourned again.
A Good Old-Fashioned Country Show!
“It’s just a good, old-fashioned country show … people will come if you produce what they want, they are hungry for entertainment at the right price!”
Guests Make Tracks
Guests travelled from as far as Gympie and Widgee for the opening of Wondai Art Gallery’s May exhibition
MPs Listen To Farmers
Two Queensland MPs – members of the State Parliament’s Agriculture, Resources and Environment Committee – visited the South Burnett last week to gather views at firsthand about the government’s drought relief package.
Beare Takes Inaugural Street Stock Title
South Australian Anthony Beare has raced home in front of thousands of people to win the first ever Street Stock Queensland Title that was held at Lucas Oil Kingaroy Speedway on Saturday night at the annual show meeting.
Junior Soccer Results – Round 2
Results from Round 2 of the McDonalds South Burnett Junior Football competition which was played at Wondai on Saturday.
Dr Karl Pays A Virtual Visit
Science guru Dr Karl Kruszelnicki “Skyped” into St Mary’s Catholic College today for a Science Question and Answer session with students from Years 2-12.
Girls Play For Rep Honours
Women’s rugby league is coming to Kingaroy on Friday night with teams from Kingaroy, Beerwah, Noosa/Palmwoods, Caboolture, Nambour and Beachmere taking part in a round robin competition at T.J. O’Neill Oval.
Barambah, Nanango
Enjoy Good Results
Barambah travelled to Kingaroy on Saturday to take on Wests in cool, windy conditions
Retune Coming Up
Residents in the Murgon, Cherbourg and Goomeri areas will have to retune their digital TVs – or set-top boxes – from May 28.
Saints Score Double Century
The South Burnett Saints AFL team knocked up a cricket score at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Sunday when they finally had a chance to come up against an under-manned South Toowoomba side.
Speak Out Against DV
UnitingCare Community is urging all Queenslanders to speak out against domestic violence this month and to take time to reflect on Domestic and Family Violence Awareness Month.
Infrastructure Spending
Blamed For State Deficits
Unprecedented infrastructure spending by States and territories is largely responsible for a $106 billion decline in their finances since 2006, a new Grattan Institute report has found.
QDO Welcomes Move Against Coles
The Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) has welcomed news that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is starting legal proceedings against Coles supermarkets for alleged unconscionable conduct.
Scans Good For Speedway Driver
Rockhampton speedway driver Trent Langley is back at home recovering after a spectacular rollover which occurred at the Lucas Oil Kingaroy Speedway on Saturday night.
Flashing Lights At Taabinga SS
Flashing “school zone” lights will be installed at Taabinga State School this week to improve safety for students.
Pig Hunters Fined $5000
In what the RSPCA says may well prove to be a landmark decision, two Gordonvale pig hunters today pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges in Cairns Magistrates Court.
South Burnett Bowls News: 03-May-14
Most clubs are now well advanced with their Club Championships, and the weather is quickly sorting out the players from the stayers.
Treasurer ‘Wrong’ On Stanwell Profit
The ETU has accused Treasurer Tim Nicholls of being “economical with the truth” in Kingaroy
