Kingaroy Is Charging Ahead
The mystery object in Kingaroy’s Alford Street car park was officially unveiled on Tuesday morning … a 50kW fast charging unit for electric vehicles.
SBRC Tips Extra $2.2m Into Roads
South Burnett Regional Council will spend the remaining $2.2 million of its Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Federal grant funding on roadworks.
Murgon To Turn Screws On Crime
Murgon police and Murgon Neighbourhood Watch are teaming up this Saturday morning to make life harder for number plate thieves.
Youth Parliament Seeks Local ‘MP’
The Queensland Youth Parliament is seeking someone from the Nanango electorate to join them.
GRDC Shifts Events Online
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) – a statutory body which invests farmer levies in research – has moved all its planned grower events online due to COVID.
Households Urged To Switch Off
Queensland’s heatwave could see record demand for power today and tomorrow along the eastern seaboard.
Two Hurt In Crash
Two people have been transported to hospital after a single-vehicle crash near Woolooga on Tuesday morning.
Scuba Tragedy Appeal Launched
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover the funeral costs of a Nanango man who died while scuba diving at Mooloolaba on Sunday.
Horse Rider Hurt
A teenage girl was transported to Kingaroy Hospital on Monday night after a horse-riding accident at Redgate.
Saleyard Fees To Rise 40pc
Fees at the Coolabunia Saleyards are rising by 40 per cent to help bring the facility into line with other regional saleyards.
Gondwana Appears In Murgon
The artwork along the front of the new fossil museum and art gallery in Murgon is taking shape.
New Committee For Pumpkin Festival
The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival has a new committee, the second elected since a plea went out in October last year for volunteers to “save” the festival.
South Burnett Powers Up
Kingaroy residents wondering what’s underneath a mysterious plastic-wrapped plinth that appeared recently in the Alford Street car park will have their questions answered soon.
Call Centre A Step Closer
An innovative pilot project to develop a call centre in Cherbourg – first unveiled last October – is one step closer to fruition.
QFF Appoints New CEO
Former Paroo Shire Council Mayor Jo Sheppard has been appointed CEO of the Queensland Farmers’ Federation.
Local COVID Cases Break 600
There have now been more than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in the South Burnett Regional Council area during the past month.
NAIDOC Grants Now Open
Federal Government grants are now available to support communities and organisations planning NAIDOC Week celebrations (July 3-10).
Brock’s The New King Of Kingaroy
The 2022 Kings Royal speedway meeting in Kingaroy “exceeded expectations” with crowds better than expected across the three nights and the racing as exciting as ever.
Emergency App Saves Trapped Man
A man aged in his 20s has been flown to hospital after being trapped for several hours by his hand in farm machinery at Cooranga on Friday.
Murgon Hoists T20 Shield
South Burnett junior cricketers will be back in action this Saturday after the Christmas holidays but senior players will be taking a break after their hectic T20 series wrapped up last Saturday.
