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.
MP Attacks ‘Grey Nomad Tax’
Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has called on the State Government to scrap what she describes as a “heartless” tax on grey nomads.
Government Offers Interest-Free Solar
The Queensland Government is offering interest-free, seven year loans to eligible families to install 3 kilowatt solar systems and reduce their electricity costs.
The Budget ‘We Had To Have’
Cr Terry Fleischfresser has praised the Council’s 2018-19 Budget, saying it was ‘the Budget we have to have’.
Bank Boost For Students
The Centre For Supervised Distance Education – a special facility in Kingaroy for Distance Education students – now has almost $1000 worth of new equipment, courtesy of the local Westpac Bank branch.
Youth Charged Over Ram Raid
A 16-year-old Cherbourg teenager has been charged over a ram raid at a Kingaroy bottleshop in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Water And Waste Charges To Rise
South Burnett residents will pay an extra $57 a year in water, sewerage and waste removal charges from July 1, but large businesses will get some relief from high water usage charges.
