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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.

Chopper Finds Lost Rider

Chopper Finds Lost Rider

A rescue helicopter was called in on Sunday to locate a trailbike rider suffering from dehydration who was lost north of Toowoomba.

Crisafulli Announces New Team

Crisafulli Announces New Team

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington was appointed Shadow Minister for Water and the Construction of Dams by Opposition Leader David Crisafulli on Sunday.

Adelaide Declared ‘Hotspot’

Adelaide Declared ‘Hotspot’

Adelaide has been declared a COVID-19 “hotspot” by the Queensland Government following the confirmation of a novel coronavirus outbreak in South Australia.

Do You Know These Two?

Do You Know These Two?

Police are seeking to identify the two people who may be able to help them with their inquiries regarding a vehicle stolen from a Rockville address in Toowoomba.

Shop Windows Smashed

Shop Windows Smashed

A man has been charged after a string of shop windows were smashed in Lamb Street, Murgon, late on Sunday night.