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Summer Fishing Is Fun!

Summer Fishing Is Fun!

The Christmas and New Year holiday crowds have come and gone but the fishing has remained consistent, with both South Burnett dams fishing well despite the low water levels.

Attorney-General Opens Courthouse

Attorney-General Opens Courthouse

Kingaroy’s courthouse was officially opened by Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath on Tuesday, two months after it returned to normal operations following a $5.3 million refurbishment.

Driver Trapped In Crash

Driver Trapped In Crash

A driver was trapped in the cabin of his vehicle for about half an hour after his truck clipped the end of the crash barrier on Bells Bridge on Tuesday afternoon.

Olivia’s Enjoying Her Big Break

Olivia’s Enjoying Her Big Break

Olivia Ruth has come a long way since she was a youngster on stage at the Kingaroy Peanut Festival strumming her guitar and singing … she’s now a loud and proud rock and blues singer just back from an overseas tour.

MP Meets The People

MP Meets The People

Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington will be visiting Murgon, Goomeri and Kilkivan on Thursday (February 8) and she is encouraging local residents to come along and have a chat.

Police Probe Alleged Assault

Police Probe Alleged Assault

Kingaroy Police are investigating an incident which occurred in Kingaroy on Saturday in which an elderly man suffered serious fractures from an alleged assault.

Large Crowd Attends Memorial

Large Crowd Attends Memorial

A crowd of almost 250 people turned out at Goomeri Cemetery on Monday morning to bid farewell to one of the South Burnett’s longest-serving former Mayors.

Want To Be A Politician?

Want To Be A Politician?

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is encouraging young people from the Nanango Electorate to apply for a seat at the upcoming 2018 YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament.

Beauty Therapist Is Keen To Stay

Beauty Therapist Is Keen To Stay

When former Nanango student Shanae Van Den Brink found she couldn’t find a job in her chosen career, the qualified beauty therapist decided to create her own.

Extra Money For Preschoolers

Extra Money For Preschoolers

South Burnett children will benefit from a Federal Government preschool funding boost, Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced on Monday.

Memorial Service For Former Mayor

Memorial Service For Former Mayor

A memorial service will be held in Goomeri on Monday (February 5) for former Kilkivan Shire Chairman Alec Frederick McIntosh OAM who died on January 18 in Gladstone Hospital.

Local Groups Given $593,375

Local Groups Given $593,375

Twenty organisations in the Nanango Electorate have received a total of $593,375 in funding under Round 94 of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.