Racing’s Uncertainty Is A Certainty
The result of the recent Nanango Cup has made form students wince.
QAS Called To Third Crash
Emergency services were kept busy with three crashes in the South Burnett on Wednesday.
Cooper To Play Last NRL Game
Former Murgon Mustang Gavin Cooper will be lacing up his boots for the Cowboys for the last time on Thursday night.
Fire Ban In Yarraman, Cooyar
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services have imposed a local fire ban for residents in the Toowoomba Regional Council area – which includes Yarraman and Cooyar.
QAS Called To Two Crashes
Emergency services were called to two potentially serious traffic crashes in the South Burnett region on Wednesday morning.
Crews Control Grass Fire
Fire crews have contained a grassfire burning near the intersection of Haly Creek Road and Flagstone Creek Road at Haly Creek.
Fire Ban In Somerset Region
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services have imposed a local fire ban for some south-east Queensland areas, including the Somerset Regional Council area.
TRC Calls For Nominations
Toowoomba Regional Council is calling for nominations to fill positions on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee (ATSIAC).
Boy Hurt In Quad Bike Crash
The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has flown a boy to hospital after a quad bike crash on a private property, north of Crows Nest.
Water Security ‘Fake News’
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says the Labor Government’s announcement last week that Barambah Creek farmers now have water security is nothing but fake news.
NSW Border Zone Enlarged
Queensland will be opening its borders to five more NSW local council areas from 1:00am on October 1.
Samantha Awarded For Caring
Senior Constable Samantha Giles has done something no other police officer has done before in the South Burnett . . . been nominated for the prestigious Joy Kite Award.
Chopper Called To Crash
A teenage girl was reportedly trapped in her vehicle for more than 30 minutes after it rolled on Silverleaf Road, west of Murgon, on Monday afternoon.
Border Exemption Extended
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young has extended the class exemption for farmers and agribusiness workers who need to move between Queensland and NSW to perform essential agribusiness services or farming activities, such as tending to livestock or crops.
ANZ Sign Sparks Fears
Kingaroy residents were concerned when they found the doors to the town’s ANZ Bank branch closed last week.
Wondai Races Will Be Patron-Free
The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its annual Caulfield Cup meeting at Wondai racecourse as planned on Saturday, October 17, but the public won’t be able to attend.
Watchhouse Officer Suspended
An assistant watchhouse officer in Brisbane has been suspended from duty following the death in custody of Sherry Fisher Tilberoo.
Councils ‘Must Be Sustainable’
Cr Gavin Jones has defended the South Burnett Regional Council’s original decision to increase standpipe water prices by 150 per cent.
Proston Pool Closed
Proston Swimming Pool – which only reopened at the weekend – has closed again.
Kilkivan Fire ‘Contained’
Fire crews have contained a large vegetation fire burning west of Kilkivan.
