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Key Link Road Upgraded

Key Link Road Upgraded

Toowoomba Regional Council says a 12-month program to repair flood-damaged Pierces Creek Road is almost finished.

MP Promises Container Levy

MP Promises Container Levy

A future Coalition Government would legislate to tax containers imported into Australia, Nationals Leader and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud announced on Thursday.

Woman Killed In Crash

Woman Killed In Crash

A 71-year-old Murgon woman died – and a 78-year Murgon man suffered critical injuries – when a vehicle ran off the highway and hit a tree near Goomeri on Thursday afternoon.

Blue Gums To Be Cut Down

Blue Gums To Be Cut Down

A small stand of closely planted eucalypts on the corner of Haly and Albert streets in Kingaroy will be removed and replaced with five “suitable” street trees, after a split vote in the South Burnett Regional Council on Wednesday.

Cutting Edge Craft At Gallery

Cutting Edge Craft At Gallery

Well-known Kingaroy paper tole expert Rosemarie Matthews-Frederick has taken over the main space at Kingaroy Art Gallery this month to highlight her creations.

Boys Charged Over Carjacking

Boys Charged Over Carjacking

Police have charged two teenage boys in relation to an alleged carjacking in Murgon on March 12.

Woman Hit By Car

Woman Hit By Car

A woman aged in her 70s was taken by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Kingaroy on Wednesday morning.

Residents Petition For Bitumen

Residents Petition For Bitumen

Two South Nanango residents addressed South Burnett Regional Council on Wednesday morning, seeking the urgent upgrade of Whitaker Road at South Nanango to bitumen.

Council Seeks Grant For Trees

Council Seeks Grant For Trees

South Burnett Regional Council has been invited to submit a formal application for funding to replace trees lost in the Wondai area during the recent storms.

D-Day For Tingoora Hall

D-Day For Tingoora Hall

D-Day has arrived for the much-loved but dilapidated Tingoora Hall, with the South Burnett Regional Council opening tenders for its removal or demolition.

Nuclear ‘Road Block To The Lodge’

Nuclear ‘Road Block To The Lodge’

A group of disgruntled Liberal Party supporters has launched a lobby group which hopes to persuade the party to abandon its nuclear energy policy so it can have a chance to win power at the upcoming Federal Election.

Wondai Man Charged

Wondai Man Charged

A 53-year-old Wondai man has been charged with two counts of wilful damage following an incident in Wondai on Sunday.