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Grants Program Offers $250,000

Grants Program Offers $250,000

Applications for ANZ Bank’s Seeds of Renewal program are now open, with grants of up to $15,000 available to not-for-profit organisations in remote, rural and regional areas.

Residents Support Cricket Plan

Residents Support Cricket Plan

Residents who attended a recent information session about the redevelopment of the cricket oval in River Road Park have supported the project, according to the South Burnett Regional Council.

Alleged Stalker Fails In Bail Bid

Alleged Stalker Fails In Bail Bid

A Tingoora woman who allegedly declared war on a South Burnett councillor, promising to ruin him, was refused bail when she appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon.

Driver Fined After Crash

Driver Fined After Crash

A man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a two-vehicle smash on Youngman Street near Kingaroy Hospital on Thursday morning.

Video Captures Business Attack

Video Captures Business Attack

Police have released a video of an incident which occurred in Nanango on June 28 during which a man smashed a business window with a baseball bat.

Mayor Wants Spillway Plan Axed

Mayor Wants Spillway Plan Axed

South Burnett mayor Brett Otto has warned councillors he is likely to oppose a plan to borrow $12 million to fix Gordonbrook Dam’s spillway.

$2m Grant For Yarraman Project

$2m Grant For Yarraman Project

Toowoomba Regional Council has received a $2 million State Government grant to put towards the upgrade of the Yarraman Waste Management Facility.

Alleged Stalker Re-Arrested

Alleged Stalker Re-Arrested

A 57-year-old Tingoora woman facing charges of stalking South Burnett councillor Scott Henschen has been re-arrested by police.

Cattle Prices Stay Sky-High

Cattle Prices Stay Sky-High

Due to good general rainfall over the weekend, yarding numbers were reduced to 600 at the fortnightly combined agents sale in Murgon on Tuesday.

Council Ups Car Park Loss Again

Council Ups Car Park Loss Again

South Burnett Regional Council has again revised the number of car parks that will be lost in the Kingaroy CBD due to the Kingaroy Transformation Project.

KTP Running 15 Days Late

KTP Running 15 Days Late

Work on the Kingaroy Transformation Project has so far consumed more than one-fifth of the project’s $13.9 million budget, according to a report to be presented to the South Burnett Regional Council on Wednesday.

Cyclist Critically Injured

Cyclist Critically Injured

A teenager was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after a mountain bike incident on the Bunya Mountains on Tuesday afternoon.

Pop-Up Recycling Takes Off

Pop-Up Recycling Takes Off

South Burnett residents eager to cash in their cans and bottles now have some new pop-up options which might be a bit closer to home.