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Warriors Pick Up Bonus Points

Warriors Pick Up Bonus Points

Wooroolin Warriors picked up two bonus points when they defeated Gympie Colts by six wickets at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday.

Bonus Round For Australia Day

Bonus Round For Australia Day

The South Burnett might not celebrate Australia Day with its usual gusto in January unless more community groups apply for Council funding.

Have Your Say On Waste Upgrade

Have Your Say On Waste Upgrade

Toowoomba Regional Council is urging Yarraman residents to have a say about a concept design for an upgraded waste management facility for the town.

Donations To Help At-Risk Youth

Donations To Help At-Risk Youth

Several boxes of toiletries and other household essentials will be going to help some of the most vulnerable young people after a donation drive at Stanwell sites in the South Burnett.

$2.1m Plan Added To CBD Upgrade

$2.1m Plan Added To CBD Upgrade

The possibility of an extra $2.1 million being spent on Kingaroy’s CBD transformation project – taking the total cost to $13.6 million – has alarmed some South Burnett councillors.

High Court Ends Peanut Butter Saga

High Court Ends Peanut Butter Saga

The long-running saga about peanut butter labels may finally be over after the High Court dismissed an application by Kraft Heinz for special leave to appeal.

Bash Raises Almost $1m

Bash Raises Almost $1m

The six-day Variety Bash that passed through the South Burnett at the weekend has raised almost a million dollars so far for the children’s charity.

Art To Be Added To Bins

Art To Be Added To Bins

South Burnett Regional Council has provided a $4000 grant to enable art to be added to the industrial bins in Bunya Avenue on the Bunya Mountains.

Council Boost For BIEDO

Council Boost For BIEDO

BIEDO has entered into new partnerships with its two member organisations: the South Burnett and North Burnett councils.

Handgun Seized: Police

Handgun Seized: Police

Police have charged a man with drug and firearm offences following a traffic intercept in Murgon on October 31.

Hit-And-Run Driver Wanted

Hit-And-Run Driver Wanted

Investigations are still continuing into an incident which occurred at Ryke Fuel in August in which an employee was struck and dragged by a stolen car.

Leo Bishop: 1930-2020

Leo Bishop: 1930-2020

Former Kingaroy Shire Council Deputy Mayor – and Murilla Shire Chairman – Leo Bishop died on October 30 after a long illness.

Number’s Up For Rego Thieves

Number’s Up For Rego Thieves

The latest effort by the Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch group to lock down number plates should leave a few more would-be thieves empty-handed.

Crash Cuts Off Power

Crash Cuts Off Power

Residents in the Knight Street area of Kingaroy lost power on Monday afternoon a car slammed into a power pole near the intersection with Walter Road.