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Another Pink Fundraiser In The Can!

Another Pink Fundraiser In The Can!

The “Pinking Up the South Burnett” promotion to promote the McGrath Foundation received a helping hand earlier this week through the generosity of local residents’ efforts to recycle.

Yard Numbers Drop After Rain

Yard Numbers Drop After Rain

Good rainfall in certain parts of the South Burnett saw yard numbers reduced to 600 at Murgon’s fortnightly sale on November 3, but the market remained solid throughout.

A Winning Day At Kumbia Races

A Winning Day At Kumbia Races

Kumbia Race Club has been holding meetings on Melbourne Cup Day for 50 years … which is why a visit to the “Flemington Of The Bush” has become an annual ritual for many South Burnett residents.

Mystery Lotto Winner Found

Mystery Lotto Winner Found

The missing $2 million Lotto winner has been located in Murgon … and the lucky man says he’ll never quite know how to thank his mum for giving him the ticket!

Spooky Start To Weekend

Spooky Start To Weekend

If the threat of more storms – and the State Election – weren’t scary enough on Saturday, it was also Halloween.

Grants Promote Cultural Burning

Grants Promote Cultural Burning

A total of $2 million in grants are available to Indigenous organisations to run workshops and share knowledge about traditional fire and land management practices.

Three Face Drug-Driving Charges

Three Face Drug-Driving Charges

Three drivers will face Kingaroy Magistrates Court on November 30 charged with drug-driving offences after police traffic stops in Kingaroy on Friday.

$2m Winner Still A Mystery

$2m Winner Still A Mystery

Someone in the Murgon area – or maybe a visitor to town – won $2 million in Saturday’s Gold Lotto but they still haven’t come forward to claim their prize.

Longest Day Of A Tough Campaign

Longest Day Of A Tough Campaign

It wasn’t a celebration for LNP supporters in Kingaroy on Saturday night but it wasn’t a wake, either, as tired and sunburnt booth volunteers gathered to hear the results of the State Election.

New Bid For A Big Peanut

New Bid For A Big Peanut

A GoFund me page organised to raise funds to create a “Big Peanut” in Kingaroy has raised more than $3000 in just four days.

Students Keep 2020 Relay Alive

Students Keep 2020 Relay Alive

COVID-19 put a stop to this year’s Relay For Life at Kingaroy Showgrounds, but it couldn’t stop a bunch of keen Year 6 students at Taabinga State School on Friday.