Beetle Fan Spreads The Word
Dung beetles are probably farmers’ greatest – and most hard-working – little friends, but also their most easily forgotten.
Rail Trail Gets Warm Reception
The South Burnett Rail Trail is showing signs of becoming a major tourist drawcard for the South Burnett.
iPad Incentive For Gymnastics
Tingoora State School student Izabella Lytton-Hitchens has won an iPad just for taking part in a gymnastics program run by at the South Burnett PCYC.
Red Hot Bite In The Burnett!
The fishing hasn’t changed considerably in the South Burnett region since the onset of winter, with some cracking catches of our native fish being recorded.
LifeFlight To Build $4.39m Base
LifeFlight is about to get a new $4.39 million base at Toowoomba Airport thanks to funding from the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund and financial support from local philanthropist Clive Berghofer.
Human Remains Identified
Police have confirmed that human remains found inside a sunken car at Borumba Dam belong to missing Kenilworth man Stuart Gatehouse.
Piggers Warned About Disease
A disease called swine brucellosis is endemic to feral pigs in Queensland and is now emerging in NSW.
Region Does Well In NAPLAN
St John’s Lutheran School in Kingaroy has shone in the NAPLAN results released on Wednesday … but all South Burnett schools should be happy with their results.
Cafe Supports Local Causes
Kingaroy businesswoman Dawn Wolski is no stranger to fundraising, but most of it has left town
Helping Hand For Firies, RSL
The Blackbutt RSL Sub-Branch and Taromeo Rural Fire Brigade each received cheques for $575 this week after a massive fundraising effort by a local Blackbutt business.
Samantha Earns A $1000 Bursary
Samantha Crawford, from Kumbia, was presented with a $1000 Bursary in Brisbane last week
Focus On Fungi
A local expert on fungi, Dr Sandra Tuszynska, will be presenting a talk on her favourite “super heroes” of the fungus world in Kingaroy on Sunday.
MP Says Power Prices Out Of Control
Electricity prices are out of control, Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington told the Kingaroy Chamber Of Commerce and Industry at the KCCI’s latest Meet’n’Greet on Monday night.
Cherbourg Adopts $16m Budget
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council adopted its 2017-2018 Budget on Wednesday, July 20.
Singer Guilty Of Sex Charge
Well-known country music singer Neil Duddy – a fixture on the South Burnett club scene for years – appeared in Ipswich District Court on Friday to face one count of indecent treatment of a child under the age of 16.
Man Charged Over Car Wash Thefts
A 26-year-old man has been charged in connection with last month’s thefts at the Kingaroy Car and Dog Wash and a ram raid at the Colinton Service Station.
Man Extradited To NSW
A wanted man has been extradited from Kingaroy to NSW to face a string of charges linked to an alleged attempt to stab a police officer.
Hopes Fade For Yarraman Workshop
The former DPI Forestry truck workshop in Mill Street, Yarraman, looks set to be demolished despite last-minute attempts to save it.
Toy Run Needs Raffle Items
The Burnett branch of the Ulysses social motorbike club want your help to bring the joy of Christmas to needy South Burnett families this year.
Work To Improve Laneway
South Burnett Regional Council plans to begin work next Monday on improving the access lane on the southern side of Kingaroy Town Hall.
