Cyclist ‘Hit By Car’
A young boy was taken to hospital on Monday afternoon after his bicycle was allegedly hit by a car in the Kingaroy CBD.
Action-Packed Calendar For Speedway
The South Burnett Speedway Club has released its calendar for the 2017-18 racing season, which will kick off in October.
Pontoon Stolen From Dam
Police are seeking help from the public to locate a pontoon boat and trailer stolen on Saturday from Boondooma Dam.
$24m For Road Projects
The South Burnett Regional Council will spend $24.58 million on road maintenance and capital works in 2017-18.
Mayor’s Budget Speech
The full-text of Mayor Keith Campbell’s address to the special Budget Meeting of the South Burnett Regional Council on Monday morning
Injuries Force Ballin To Quit NRL
Former Kingaroy Red Ant Matt Ballin announced his retirement from the NRL on Monday, effective immediately.
South Burnett Rates Rise 2.5pc
South Burnett ratepayers will face an average 2.5 per cent rate rise after the South Burnett Regional Council handed down its 2017-18 Budget on Monday morning.
CTC Celebrates Another Big Year
South Burnett CTC – one of the region’s largest employers – held its annual CTC Day at Wooroolin recently to celebrate another 12 months of achievements, and consider some of the likely changes that lie ahead.
Three Charged With Drug Driving
The Kingaroy Road Policing Unit has detected three alleged drug drivers in Kingaroy in just two days.
Audit Report Finds APVMA Flaws
A scathing audit of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has found the agency failed to consider the risks that its relocation to Armidale would pose to staffing.
Art Workshop ‘First Of Its Kind’
Love horses? Want to learn how to draw or paint them? An art workshop for adults and children in Blackbutt on Saturday, July 1 could be the answer.
Rail Trail Sealing Completed
A year-long effort to seal the South Burnett Rail Trail between Kingaroy and Murgon has now come to an end.
Looking To The Nursery
Two Brisbane carnival results and this Saturday’s final Group One of the season draw attention to theme of nurturing.
Crash Sparks Blackout
About 300 Ergon Energy customers lost power for four hours on Friday after a motor vehicle accident
Detectives Lay 78 Charges
Detectives from Murgon and Kingaroy have joined colleagues from Dalby, Toowoomba, Roma, St George and Charleville in a blitz targeting various offences.
Students Learn Driving Survival Skills
Nanango State High School students learned a very valuable life lesson this week: how to survive on the South Burnett’s roads.
Youth Unemployment Hits 24pc
Unemployment in the Wide Bay region – which includes the South Burnett – dropped 0.3 per cent last month, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released by the State Government on Thursday.
Panthers Take Most Of The Points
Panthers notched up a narrow win against their 1st Division arch-rivals Gunners when the two teams met on the Panthers home turf at the Burnett Street sports grounds on Saturday
Polaris Recalls Youth Quads
Australian quad bike supplier Polaris is recalling 12 models in its “youth” range of quad bikes due to the presence of asbestos.
Festival Just Keeps Getting Bigger
Organisers of this Saturday’s Wondai Country Festival are very excited, because the brand new event just seems to keep getting bigger.
