Get Ready To Light Up Christmas!
The annual Santa Claus Lane and Santa’s Workshop competitions are on again!
Landholders Lay Almost 6350 Baits
A total of 77 landholders took part in South Burnett Regional Council’s baiting campaign in September, Cr Scott Henschen told a recent Council committee meeting.
Cricket Returns With A Blast
Cricket returned with a blast last weekend with a full round of senior games played and a local derby in the A Grade competition.
$15,100 Gift To Say ‘Thank You’
Four-year-old Charli Goodrich was a happy and healthy little girl before she unexpectedly became sick one morning last February.
Amazing Effort At 2022 Relay
The dollars are still rolling in and being counted, but it looks like this year’s South Burnett Relay For Life fundraising campaign has raised just over $116,000!
Short-Stay Unit ‘Brought Forward’
Queensland Health is considering opening a short-stay unit at Kingaroy Hospital, it has been revealed.
Feral Deer Strategy Released
The State Government has released a new strategy to deal with the impacts of growing feral deer populations.
Two Injured In Truck Crash
A man was airlifted to Royal Brisbane Hospital in a serious condition after a truck crash on the D’Aguilar Highway on Friday.
Ag Production Tops $23b
The value of Queensland agriculture, fisheries and forestry production has exceeded $23 billion for the second year in a row.
Vet Issues Snake, Tick Warning
Kingaroy vet Stephen Upton is alarmed by the number of pets being brought into his surgery recently which have suffered snake or tick bites.
Boost For Local RSL Groups
South Burnett ex-service organisations have received almost $20,000 in funding from the State Government’s Anzac Day Trust program.
21 More Deaths Added To Toll
Another 21 deaths were added to Queensland’s official COVID-19 toll on Friday, taking the total number of fatalities since the pandemic began to 2236.
Jogger’s Death Still A Mystery
Investigations into the death of a jogger at Nanango in September are still continuing, police confirmed on Friday.
New Chair At Energy Qld
Former Powerlink director Sarah Zeljko has been appointed as the new chair of Energy Queensland, the State Government corporation formed from the merger of Ergon Energy and Energex.
Passionate Plaudits For Pat
Pat Duff, with more than six decades in the industry, was the standout at last Sunday’s TAB Thoroughbred Awards ceremony at Brisbane’s City Hall.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its annual Caulfield Cup race meeting – always one of its biggest meetings of the year – at the Wondai Racecourse in Baynes Street on Saturday (October 15).
Awards Honour Mental Health Work
Not-for-profit support group Lives Lived Well – which has a centre in Kingaroy – has won an award at this year’s Queensland Mental Health Week Achievement Awards.
Councils Push For More Road Funding
The South Burnett Regional Council has joined with Western Downs council to put forward a motion at next week’s Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) conference to address some of the road-funding issues afflicting local councils.
$5000 Bushfire Grants Available
South Burnett Regional Council has grants of up to $5000 available for projects designed to build resilience and economic recovery in the region.
More Flood Grants Released
More grants have been released to help Queensland communities affected by the devastating weather events last summer.
