Shocking Campaign Highlights Risks
Ergon Energy has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of reporting shocks and tingles, which can be a sign of deadly electrical hazards in and around homes.
Please Lock Up, Say Police
Murgon police are appealing to homeowners to ensure their houses and properties are secure when they’re out, after a number of recent break-and-enters.
Five Face Drug-Driving Charges
Five drivers have been charged with drug-driving offences – including a woman with small children in her car – after Road Policing Unit operations at the weekend.
Wellcamp Export Hub Opens
The $17.8 million Regional Trade Distribution Centre at Toowoomba’s Wellcamp Airport – a key part of plans to link local producers to international markets – was officially opened on Tuesday.
Walkers Enjoy A Wheelie Good Day
Anitta Stallwood’s brave bid to raise awareness about spina bifida and hydrocephaly attracted about 125 walkers and runners to the South Burnett Rail Trail on Sunday morning.
Blackbutt To Plan Arts Strategy
Blackbutt’s Avocado Festival want to draw up a community plan that will guide art-related activities in the Timbertown over the next five years.
Council’s Volunteers Are Priceless
Did you know there are currently 77 residents filling important volunteer roles with the South Burnett Regional Council?
Third Unit Back Online At Callide
A third generating unit has returned into service at Callide Power Station following the explosion in May which blacked out parts of Queensland.
Olympic Campaign Starts Well
Beach volleyballer Taliqua Clancy’s Tokyo Olympics campaign has begun strongly with a win in a preliminary round of the competition on Sunday.
Gympie Mayor To Do Q&As
Gympie residents will soon be able to ask Mayor Glen Hartwig about anything that’s on their minds and get an answer in less than 90 seconds.
High Prices At Coolabunia Sale
A total of 556 steers, heifers, cows and bulls were yarded at Aussie Land & Livestock’s Fat and Store sale on July 15.
Shavers Raise Almost $40,000
A massive fundraising effort by former schoolfriends and rugby league mates at the recent “Shave For Ryley and Ben” night in Kingaroy looks to have raised almost $40,000.
COVID Sites: Gold Coast, Brisbane
Queensland Health issued a public alert on Sunday afternoon for several COVID-19 contact tracing locations in the Gold Coast region, Chermside, Nundah and Banyo.
Cameras To Nab Distracted Drivers
Roadside cameras that detect drivers illegally using mobile phones and not wearing a seatbelt will start appearing on Queensland roads from Monday.
Biker Charged After Crash
A 66-year-old Yarraman man has been charged with drink-driving after two motorbikes crashed at Curra on the Bruce Highway on Saturday night.
Racing’s Marvellous Milestone
On July 31, 25-year-old Jamie Kah will officially become Melbourne’s premier jockey for the 2020-21 season.
Women Die In Separate Crashes
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died in a fiery crash on the Wide Bay Highway at Kilkivan in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Flight Attendant Sparks Alert
Queensland Health has issued a public alert for more COVID-19 contact tracing locations in Banyo, Sandstone Point, Caboolture and Virginia.
Rugby League Rules In Murgon
The big crowd that turned out at Murgon last Saturday for the Intrust Super Cup game has proven once again that Rugby League is alive and well in the South Burnett.
Cherbourg’s Olympic Hero
Australia has sent a record number of Indigenous athletes to an Olympic Games – 16 in total to Tokyo in 2021.
