Damp Start For Mustangs
The Murgon Mustangs took the highway north on Saturday night for a trial pre-season game against the Gayndah Gladiators.
TRC Seeks Nominations
Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on the Regional Access and Disability Advisory committee.
MP Calls For Stiffer Gun Penalties
Member for Nanango, Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington, has called for harsher penalties for weapons offences.
Crackdown On Truck Safety
Workplace Health and Safety inspectors have begun checking workplaces in a bid to cut the number of deaths caused by rolling trucks or trailers.
Music Workshops Prove Popular
Almost 20 South Burnett intermediate and advanced string players and percussionists spent last weekend at Kingaroy’s Uniting Church Hall refining their technique.
Council Helps Win Film
The South Burnett Regional Council has claimed credit for helping to bring the multi-million dollar production of the film “Danger Close” to the South Burnett.
Long Paddock Gets A Revamp
Farmers will have better access to climate data to help them make decisions about their properties thanks to a revamped website.
Airbags Force Compulsory Recall
As many as three million cars will be recalled to have potentially lethal Takata airbags replaced after the Federal Government issued the first compulsory recall in Australian automotive history.
Hollywood’s Heading To Wooroolin
Wooroolin and other locations around the South Burnett will feature in a new $15 million Hollywood movie about the Battle of Long Tan.
Get Out And Clean Up Australia
The South Burnett Regional Council will organise waste collection from Clean Up Australia Day activities on Sunday, March 4 if they are notified about them before the weekend.
Students Left High And Dry
All the recent rain hasn’t bothered the kids at Nanango’s St Patrick’s Primary School now that they have somewhere high and dry to eat.
Electricity Prices Set To Fall
Power bills could be lower next year, but any drop isn’t likely to be dramatic.
Double Demerits For Distraction
The State Government is considering introducing double demerit points for two or more mobile phone offences committed within one year.
Hospital Build To Begin In 2019
Construction work on the new Kingaroy Hospital is likely to begin in either January or February next year.
Workplaces Invited To Colour For A Cure
The Leukaemia Foundation is inviting South Burnett workplaces to “colour up for a cure” during this year’s World’s Greatest Shave on March 14-18.
Students Step Up For A Big Year
Kingaroy State High School held its annual investiture ceremony on Friday morning in a packed Indoor Sports Auditorium.
More NDIS Workshops Scheduled
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be rolling out in the South Burnett on July 1 and there’s more workshops planned to get people ready for it.
Seniors Flu Vaccines Available Soon
People aged 65 or over will be eligible for two new potentially life-saving flu vaccines free of charge.
TAFE Restaurant Running Again
Hospitality students at Kingaroy’s TAFE have been working hard over the past few weeks preparing lunch menus at the college’s Taabinga Room Training Restaurant as part of their training.
Photos Record Swickers’ Rebirth
South Burnett freelance photographer Denise Keelan has put together a special publication to record the devastating Swickers fire in 2016, and the phoenix-like recovery on the site.
