Students Brew Up Boom Businesses
A group of 15 Kingaroy State High School students now know a lot more about running a small business after completing a four-day ECOMAN Program this week.
New Aged Care Program Starts July 1
Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien is urging people who’d like to live independently at home for longer to apply for assistance from the Commonwealth Home Support Program.
Study Says Facebook ‘Most Distrusted’
A new study by market research company Roy Morgan has found that Australians trust the ABC the most, and distrust Facebook the most.
Nanango Gets CCTV Security System
Nanango has become the second town in the South Burnett to install a CCTV video surveillance system, thanks to the Federal Government’s Safer Streets program and Heritage Nanango Community Branch
Export Grants To Open Soon
State Government grants of up to $100,000 are available for eligible food businesses which are ready to export their produce.
LNP Calls For Tick Line Review
Opposition agriculture spokesman Tony Perrett has slammed the State Government for it failure to deliver a promised review of cattle tick laws.
Crackdown On Real Estate Rorts
A joint agency crackdown on real estate agents withholding tenants’ bonds in Queensland has led to investigations against 13 agents, with a further 20 targeted for follow-up.
Honour Salutes A Lifetime Of Service
Wakka Wakka elder Eric Law was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List … not a bad effort for a youngster who started school in the 1950s at what was then known as the Cherbourg Mission School.
Early FAGs Fillip For Councils
Councils will have the opportunity to start projects earlier than planned or earn some extra interest income after the Federal Government announced it will pay half of its 2018-19 Financial Assistance Grants early this year.
Service Club Signs Get An Update
Visitors to Wondai have been greeted with some refreshed, up-to-date service club signs at the town’s two highway entrances over the past few days.
Dealership Staff Win Seven Awards
Staff at Kingaroy’s John Dundas Holden have come up trumps for customer service and product knowledge, winning seven awards in this year’s Holden Guild Of Excellence program.
New Classroom Opens At Blackbutt
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says she’s pleased to see the Year 4 and 5 students of Blackbutt State School have finally got a new classroom.
CEO To Retire On Friday
The South Burnett Regional Council will lose its most senior officer this Friday when CEO Gary Wall retires after a 47-year career in local government.
Weaner Sale Yards 1200
1200 quality weaners were yarded last Friday, June 22, for Pratt Agencies’ annual June Weaner Sale.
Multi-Million Boost To Peanut Industry
Kingaroy’s peanut industry has received a massive vote of confidence with the recent multi-million dollar expansion at G. Crumpton and Son’s complex at Crawford.
Mayor Defends Rural Rate Rise
South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell has defended a decision in the 2018-19 Budget to charge rural landholders more for roadworks than town dwellers
Saints Squash Warwick Redbacks
Despite level-pegging at the first change, the South Burnett Saints went on to record a stinging victory over the Warwick Redbacks in the Darling Downs AFL competition on Saturday.
Local Singer Debuts EP In Brisbane
Kingaroy singer-songwriter Laudy, who is probably better known to her South Burnett fans as Laura Limb or Laura J. – will be releasing her first single in Brisbane this Wednesday, June 27.
$2m Quail Abattoir Opens
The first stage of a proposed multi-million dollar livestock production and processing facility in the Brisbane Valley was officially opened on Tuesday.
Driver Trapped For Six Hours
A truck driver is recovering in hospital after he was trapped inside the cab of his over-turned prime mover for more than six hours on Tuesday.
