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Mayor Queries KTP Budget

Mayor Queries KTP Budget

South Burnett Mayor Brett Otto is seeking more information about the extra $2.8 million added to the Kingaroy Transformation Project’s budget late last year.

Crash At Haly Creek

Crash At Haly Creek

One person was being assessed by paramedics after a single-vehicle crash on Stuart Valley Drive at Haly Creek on Thursday morning.

KCCI Tackles Suicide With A SMILE

KCCI Tackles Suicide With A SMILE

The Kingaroy Chamber Of Commerce and Industry has launched a program – dubbed SMILE – in a bid to address the issue of suicide in the local workforce.

Mamma Mia … Here They Go Again!

Mamma Mia … Here They Go Again!

Heads up for ABBA fans (and just about everyone else!) … tickets for the South Burnett Musical Comedy Society’s latest production – Mamma Mia!- are now on sale.

Northern Wins Challenge Shield

Northern Wins Challenge Shield

Northern Stars proved too good for the Southern Bulls in the decider of the three-game Under 17s Carl Rackemann T20 Challenge played under lights at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Friday night.

Ex-Mayor Named KTP ‘Ambassador’

Ex-Mayor Named KTP ‘Ambassador’

Former South Burnett mayor Keith Campbell has accepted an invitation from current mayor Brett Otto to become an “ambassador” for the Kingaroy Transformation Project.

Six Charged After RBTs

Six Charged After RBTs

Six people will appear in Murgon Magistrates Court later this month after roadside breath-testing stops by police in the Murgon area.

Abbie’s Off To Zone Finals

Abbie’s Off To Zone Finals

Kingaroy State High School captain Abbie Moseling will be representing Kingaroy in the Zone Final of the Lions Youth Of The Year contest.

AgForce Aims To Empower Next Gen

AgForce Aims To Empower Next Gen

AgForce Queensland’s new Young Producers’ Council met for the first time in Rockhampton last month to set its priorities for the next two years.

The Girls Were Pretty In Pink

The Girls Were Pretty In Pink

Cat lovers and omen punters would have cleaned up at the recent Nanango meeting when Kitty Kat’s Kitten licked her rivals in the Timbertowner’s Car Detailing QTIS Maiden Plate (1200m).

Vandals Burn Shade Sail

Vandals Burn Shade Sail

Police are investigating a small fire which destroyed a shade sail at CTC Youth Services in Somerset Street in Kingaroy on Friday morning.

Students Stretch Their Horizons

Students Stretch Their Horizons

It’s not often that school students get to talk to a Mars One mission astronaut, assess the quality of local waterways and study examples of rainforests all in the one week.

Man Burnt In Gas Explosion

Man Burnt In Gas Explosion

A man has been airlifted to hospital with critical burns following a gas explosion and fire at a house in Murgon on Sunday afternoon.

Two Airlifted After Fire

Two Airlifted After Fire

Two men were airlifted to hospital with burns on Sunday afternoon after a vehicle ran off the road and caught on fire on the D’Aguilar Highway at Harlin.