Petition Opposes Quarantine Plan
Toowoomba businessman Clive Berghofer has launched a petition opposing the proposed Wellcamp quarantine facility.
Musical Thieves Target School
Thieves have stolen 11 expensive musical instruments – including saxophones, trombones and clarinets – from Wondai P-9 State School.
Happy HIPPY Program Is Recruiting
You may have seen them recently at the Murgon Markets, outside Murgon IGA or at the Have-A-Go Day on Thursday at Cherbourg’s Ration Shed precinct … the team from HIPPY is very keen to get their message out.
Jocelyn’s Daring To Shave
Kingaroy resident Jocelyn Clancy is taking on a “hair dare” to help raise funds for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.
Graduate Midwives Join Hospitals
Sixteen graduate midwives began their careers with Darling Downs Health this week, starting with four days of orientation.
Callout To Would-Be Actors!
Nanango Theatre Company is calling on aspiring local actors and directors to take part in a two-day workshop later this month.
Council Seeks Input On Two Plans
South Burnett Regional Council has two different sets of community engagement sessions running at present – and they shouldn’t be confused (unlike what we did earlier!).
Coffee With A Cop Returns
After an enforced absence due to COVID, Kingaroy Police are bringing back their popular “Coffee With A Cop” at Kingaroy Shoppingworld.
Local MP To Host Meet’n’Greet
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington will be hosting the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s next meet’n’greet.
Boozers Are Losers At Sport
South Burnett police will be taking to the sporting fields again this week for the Queensland Police Service Rugby League Touch Cup.
$50,000 Boost For Festival
The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival has received a major cash injection from Gympie Regional Council ahead of its 2021 event.
Cadets Get Ready For Action
Wondai’s 135 Army Cadet Unit threw open its doors on Sunday to give young people a chance to experience what it would be like to be an army cadet.
Music Works Magic In Murgon
There’s a bunch of musicians – and budding musicians – who are really “rockin” at Murgon on Thursdays.
Leah Premieres On World Stage
Leah Purcell’s dramatic film, “The Drover’s Wife The Legend Of Molly Johnson”, will be making its world premiere at a prestigious American film festival next month.
TRC To Launch Major Planning Project
Toowoomba Regional Council will seek public input into “Toowoomba Region Futures”, a major planning project that aims to build a community vision for the region’s growth and development over the next 30 years.
Arts Forum At Bunyas
Western Downs Regional Council will be hosting a special forum for artists at the Bunya Mountains from May 13-15.
Cycling Tourists To Explore Area
Motorists should keep an eye out this weekend for a group of cycling tourists who’ll be exploring Cooyar and Upper Yarraman
Three In Blackbutt Crash
Three people were taken for hospital for assessment after two vehicles collided in Blackbutt on Monday evening.
Punters Back In The Pink
Nanango’s first race meeting for 2021 attracted a keen crowd of racegoers on Saturday, all keen to be “in the pink” for Valentines Day.
Couple Hurt In Crash
A man and woman were taken to Kingaroy Hospital for observation after a collision in the Kingaroy CBD on Monday afternoon.
