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Man Charged Over Highway Death

Man Charged Over Highway Death

A 67-year-old Maryborough man has been charged following the death of a young woman in a single-vehicle crash on the New England Highway near Emu Creek in May.

Museum Celebrates Dairy Days

Museum Celebrates Dairy Days

Murgon’s Queensland Dairy Industry Museum is one of the South Burnett’s hidden gems although it often misses out on the limelight the region’s other features attract.

Nanango Trio Collects Key Titles

Nanango Trio Collects Key Titles

Nanango jockey Hannah Phillips was presented with the inaugural Student Of The Year award at Racing Queensland’s Thoroughbred Awards function in Brisbane last weekend

Dogless Doorknock Raises $3300

Dogless Doorknock Raises $3300

A “Dogless Doorknock Appeal” held at Kingaroy Shoppingworld in June this year has helped improve the lives of Canowindra Residential Care patients.

Three Hurt In Caravan Crash

Three Hurt In Caravan Crash

Three people were taken to Kingaroy Hospital after a crash involving two vehicles and a caravan on the Cooyar Range on Saturday afternoon.

MX Rider Injured

MX Rider Injured

The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter flew a man to hospital after he was injured in a dirt bike crash on Sunday.

Developer Fees To Be Made Public

Developer Fees To Be Made Public

Proposed amendments to the State planning system mean ratepayers will get clearer information about how councils spend developer infrastructure charges.

High Praise As Library Opens

High Praise As Library Opens

Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe lapped up plenty of local government praise when he officially opened Wondai’s renovated library and customer service area on Friday morning.

Community Pauses In Reflection

Community Pauses In Reflection

Members of the South Burnett community paused on Friday morning to reflect and honour the daily sacrifices made by Queensland police officers.