Council Launches Trail Booklet
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail features in a new walking guide launched this week by the Toowoomba Regional Council.
Bega Unveils All-Aussie Peanut Butter
Shoppers will have noticed three new varieties of peanut butter gracing supermarket shelves lately … and they all have an intimate connection to Kingaroy.
St John’s Celebrates 30 Years In Style
A wet Saturday failed to dampen enthusiasm at St John’s Lutheran School’s 30th birthday party in Kingaroy on the weekend, although it did require a few last-minute changes.
School Bags Grant For Garden
Tingoora State School is one of 538 schools across Australia which has been selected to receive a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant.
TRC Turns On Pipeline
Toowoomba Regional Council has started pumping water from Wivenhoe Dam, the first time in eight years that a $187 million water security pipeline has had to be used
State Backs Down On Council Reforms
The State Government has backed down on several controversial reforms it planned to introduce ahead of next year’s Council elections in the face of strong protests from Councils across the State.
Farm Profits In Spotlight
The 2019 Australian Summer Grains Conference will be showcasing five grains: maize, soybeans, sorghum, sunflowers and mungbeans.
Lock It Or Lose It …
Unlocked doors, an unsecured shed and an unlocked car feature in the latest crime reports from Murgon, Cherbourg and Wondai police.
Police Probe Line-Dancing Fraud
Police are investigating an alleged line-dancing fraud which may have swindled more than $120,000 out of members of the public.
Woman Rescued From Truck Crash
An elderly woman was airlifted to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious condition about 1:00pm on Monday after a crash near Woolooga.
Stacey Sashed Again In Nanango
Last year’s Nanango Miss Showgirl Stacey Sanders will be the show’s 2019 Rural Ambassador.
Extra Funds For Roads
The Federal Government has topped up funding for local councils under the Roads to Recovery program.
Bail Granted On Robbery Charge
A Nanango man charged with armed robbery following an incident at a service station on March 25 has been granted bail.
Phone Stolen At School
Nanango Police are asking the public to keep a lookout for a mobile phone stolen last Wednesday from a bag at Nanango State High School.
Soccer Games Washed Out
The weekend rain also forced the cancellation of the Football South Burnett soccer matches which had been scheduled to be played in Kingaroy and Wondai on Saturday.
Hawks Fly In The Wet
The 2019 Darling Downs AFL competition got off to a damp start in Kingaroy on Saturday with the South Burnett Saints facing up to their old rivals, the Goondiwindi Hawks, in a match that had been tipped as the Game of the Round.
Rain Delays Grand Final
The South Burnett B Grade cricket grand final will now be played next Saturday (April 6) following the washout at the weekend.
Sizzling Start To Rugby League
The 2019 South Burnett rugby league competition got off to a blazing start last weekend … and despite the loss of last year’s premiers from the competition, the season is looking promising
Season Roars Into Action
The Kingaroy Junior Motorcycle Speedway Club held its first Club Day of the season last Saturday, attracting more than a dozen young riders
Grand Final To Be A Local Derby
Blackbutt will host Nanango in the Grand Final of the South Burnett B Grade cricket competition on Saturday after the Scorpions despatched Kumbia in the Preliminary Final last weekend
