Musical Seeks Green Eggs And Hams
The South Burnett Musical Comedy Society is bringing a musical about the wild and wacky world of Dr Seuss to the Kingaroy Performing Arts Centre next year … and it’s looking for cast members!
Rain Can’t Wash Out Cup Day Fun!
Overnight rain may have washed out Kumbia Race Club’s plans for its big once-a-year meeting but that didn’t stop South Burnett residents from celebrating Melbourne Cup Day in style!
Jocelyn Appointed To LifeFlight Role
Sunshine Coast resident Jocelyn Walker has being appointed the inaugural Vice Patron for LifeFlight’s Sunshine Coast and South Burnett region.
DAF Issues Two Pest Alerts
The importation of untreated wood from parts of WA has been temporarily banned due to the presence of a destructive pest beetle.
Tick Plea To Pet Owners
Vets have renewed a plea to pet owners to protect their animals with tick treatments after warnings that tick anti-toxin serum supplies are running low.
Man Burnt In ‘Suspicious’ Fire
Firefighters could do little to save a highset house in Goomeri which became engulfed in flames in the early hours of Tuesday.
Nanango Parties With Spirits
Nanango’s annual celebration of everything that goes bump in the night attracted a big crowd of little (and big) monsters, ghouls, ghosts and zombies to Little Drayton Street on Monday.
$134,000 Given To Community Groups
South Burnett Regional Council gave almost $134,000 to community groups in 2021-22 according to its latest Annual Report.
SBRC Releases Annual Report
South Burnett Regional Council has released its latest annual report after voting to do so at last week’s Ordinary Meeting.
Isabella’s Off To Ballarat
A young Wondai cricketer has been selected to play for Queensland in her age group, despite never having played in the local competition.
Fire Lit After Break-In
Murgon and Cherbourg police are investigating a number of break-ins which have occurred in the region over the past week.
Persuasive Students Impress Judges
The annual South Burnett Education District School Speech Competition was held recently at Kingaroy State School.
Man Charged After Crash
A 52-year-old Murgon man has been charged with multiple offences after being involved in a serious single-vehicle crash at Redgate on Saturday.
Rhonda Offers Christmas Lunch
For the third year running, the official Salvation Army Kingaroy Community Christmas Lunch has been cancelled but another group has now stepped up to offer an alternative event on Christmas Day.
COVID ‘Traffic Lights’ To Monitor Risk
The State Government will use a “traffic light” advice system from now to to provide information about the level of COVID-19 threat.
Numbers Down But Prices Stay Firm
Aussie Land and Livestock’s Special Store Sale at Coolabunia last Thursday showed the effect of recent rain across the region.
Man Hurt In Car Fire
A man aged in his 50s suffered minor burns after his car left the road and caught on fire on Saturday night.
Shoppers Urged To Donate
Woolworths Kingaroy is urging customers to buy items to donate to a Local Community Food Drive.
Countdown To Kumbia
Both Flemington in Melbourne and the Flemington of the Bush stage their annual Cups on the first day of November.
Full Fields For Kumbia Races
UPDATE: Kumbia Race Club has cancelled its live races due to the weather but the bar will still be open at the track.
