Thief Stole Keys From Ignition
Cherbourg police are investigating the theft of a set of car keys … not from a home or a parked car, but while the vehicle was being driven along a street.
Rain Can’t Stop Show Smiles
Kingaroy Show organisers would have been thanking their lucky stars it was a two-day show after heavy showers swept across the showgrounds in bursts on Saturday.
QCWA Calls For Action On Q Fever
The Queensland Country Women’s Association is agitating for government support to raise awareness about Q fever.
Woman Charged After Crash
A 21-year-old Kingaroy woman will face court following a crash in Markwell Street, Kingaroy, on April 29.
Coalition Promises Ag Show Grants
Agriculture Minister and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has promised that a re-elected Coalition Federal Government will establish a $20 million grants scheme to boost agricultural shows.
Missing Man Located
Nanango man Bradley Smith, who went missing from a music festival near Warwick on April 23, has been located at the Bunya Mountains.
Seventy Jobs To Go At Mine
Seventy jobs will be lost at Tarong’s Meandu Mine soon when the mine shuts one of its fleets
Woman Dies In Crash
Police are seeking witnesses to a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday night in which a 30-year-old South Burnett woman died.
Champions On Show At Murgon
“Top birds, equal to anything in Australia and better than the Sydney Royal.”
Centenary Caps Year Of Fundraising
A busy year of fundraising will come to an end when Kumbia’s Catholic Church celebrates its centenary on May 18-19.
Council Plans Tourism Advisory Group
South Burnett Regional Council is examining the idea of forming a tourism advisory group to help set directions for the region’s tourism marketing.
Temporary Library Opens
Nanango’s temporary library opened on Wednesday in the Scott car park
Two Killed In Crash
Two people have been killed in a single-vehicle crash at Upper Yarraman.
Suns Eclipsed In Kingaroy
South Burnett Saints have notched up their first win for 2019 with a decisive victory over the Chinchilla Suns in Kingaroy on Saturday.
Moreton Predicts First Profits
Moreton Resources – the company planning to develop a coal mine on the outskirts of Kingaroy – predicts it will start making profits in “late May, early June”.
It’s Time To Tackle Flu
Free clinics are being held in the South Burnett this week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents to receive their annual flu shots.
Law Council Backs Indigenous ‘Voice’
Law Council of Australia has backed a Labor Party election promise to establish a “Voice To Parliament” for Indigenous Australians.
Man Trapped In Truck Rollover
A man is recovering in the Princess Alexandra Hospital after he was trapped for several hours in a truck rollover on the Brisbane Valley Highway on Monday morning.
Boy Hurt In MX Crash
The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has airlifted a young boy after a motocross crash on Sunday morning.
Excitement Is Tracking On Course
The final events on the South Burnett’s April racing agenda at Nanango and Wondai summed up the degree of exhilaration generated by the Easter and Anzac Day action.
