Saints Draw Last Home Game
The South Burnett Saints’ men played a 41-all draw against Goondiwindi in their last home game of the season last Saturday.
Champion Effort For Relay For Life
The annual Relay For Life fundraising dinner at Kingaroy Town Hall may have been missing some “captains”, but the guest speakers were all genuine champions who kept the diners enthralled.
Free Event For Nature Lovers
Wildlife lovers have a treat in store next month at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall.
4WD Ploughs Through Home
The occupants of a Nanango house were lucky to escape injury when a 4WD ploughed through the front rooms of the wooden home on Tuesday morning.
Lightning To Visit Nanango
Sunshine Coast Lightning netball players will be coming to Nanango on Friday to host netball clinics as part of a regional tour.
Invitation To Explore CTC
Community leaders have been invited to join South Burnett CTC for a bus tour next month to learn more about the not-for-profit group’s activities across the region.
Ekka Show Holiday
Next Monday (August 12) is the gazetted Ekka Show Holiday day for the South Burnett and Cherbourg council areas.
Petition Calls For Road Upgrade
A Widgee resident is petitioning State Parliament for urgent upgrades to Gympie-Woolooga Road.
Police Hunt Car Thieves
Murgon police are seeking the public’s help over a break-and-enter and vehicle theft at Murgon last month.
Aussies Into Quarter-Final
Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar have earned a spot in the quarter-finals of the beach volleyball at the Olympics.
Full Fields For Nanango Races
Nanango Race Club will be holding its annual Nanango Cup Race Meeting at the Lee Park Racecourse on Saturday.
Heroes Thanked For Their Service
The South Burnett had a head start on this year’s Rural Fire Service Week activities, holding a special awards ceremony for local firefighters last Saturday at the Kingaroy RSL Club.
Have A Coffee With A Cop
Coffee With A Cop is coming back to Kingaroy, this time in conjunction with Road Safety Week.
Aussies Through To Next Round
Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar have secured a spot in the next round of the beach volleyball competition at the Paris Olympics after a decisive victory over Canada in the early hours of Friday morning.
Minor Premiership On The Line
This weekend is the last round of the regular South Burnett Rugby League season, with semi-finals to get under way on August 10.
Historic Buildings Mark 150 Years
There was everything from bush poetry and folk music to Cobb & Co Coach rides at Moore’s historic Stonehouse open days last weekend.
Sippel Signs With Sydney
Murgon cricketer Courtney Sippel has swapped her teal Brisbane Heat uniform for the bright pink of the Sydney Sixers.
Senators Call For 3G Delay
The Senate’s Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Reference Committee has called for a delay in the shutdown of Telstra and Optus’ 3G networks until more is done to work out how many devices could be affected by the shutdown.
Plan To Investigate Recycle / Reuse
South Burnett Regional Council will receive $750,000 to investigate the establishment of “industrial circular economy precincts” in Kingaroy and Murgon.
CTC’s Contributing To Community
South Burnett CTC explained how the not-for-profit group is “Contributing To Community” when it hosted the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s latest meet’n’greet.
