Saints Hungry For A Win
South Burnett Saints will be looking to get back into the winner’s circle when they meet the Chinchilla Suns at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday afternoon.
Free Concert By Christian Musicians
A Christian music group will be holding free workshops at Kingaroy State High School on Saturday (June 4) for interested local residents.
Another Pole Killing Possums
A Kingaroy resident who successfully lobbied Ergon Energy in February to fix a power pole that had electrocuted three ringtail possums, now has another pole in his sights.
Crackdown Nets Rogue Truckies
Almost 30 drivers tested positive to illegal drugs – six were allegedly over the blood alcohol limit – during a statewide police operation targeting truck and bus drivers in May.
Japan Suspends Live Cattle Imports
Japan has temporarily suspended live cattle imports from Australia after dairy heifers tested posted to BJD
Blackbutt Family Fun Day Will Go Ahead
A Queensland Week Family Fun Day being held in Blackbutt on Saturday will go ahead rain or shine
Gumnut Place Wins National Award
It’s not every day that a South Burnett organisation wins a national award, which is the reason why the crew from Gumnut Place in Murgon earned a standing ovation on Wednesday.
Corey’s Cracked It
There were several delights and one stark disappointment among the experiences at Lee Park last Saturday.
ALP Candidate Wants
Good Times To Roll On
What does Goomeri do for the 364 days after every Pumpkin Festival? This is the question Lucy Stanton, the Labor candidate for Wide Bay, was asking in the wake of Sunday’s big event.
Cruising Off To Brisbane … Again
The Kingaroy Cruisers will be hitting the bitumen again soon in their annual trek to Brisbane for MS
Local Residents Named As Finalists
Huston Nissan mechanic Thomas Hunt is a regional finalist in this year’s Queensland Training Awards
Council To Scale Back Functions
The South Burnett Regional Council will scale back the number of public functions it holds after July to make room for the Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital to conduct its own fund-raising events.
Visitors Face-To-Face With Nanango
The faces of Nanango – or at least, 100 well-known faces of Nanango – went on public display for the first time on Thursday night.
Scouts Show In Sunshine
The Kingaroy annual Scouts Show’n’Shine was a victim of the very busy weekend in the South Burnett last Saturday.
Thank You To SES For Carnival Help
The South Burnett Young Leaders Association Inc has now formally become Kingaroy Christmas Carnival Inc, better reflecting the group’s main role in recent years.
Basketball News
Results from Kingaroy Basketball games played on Tuesday, May 31, and Wednesday, June 1
Woodford Hang On By Their Fingertips
Round 2 of the annual Warman Woodrow Shield was played at Woodford on Saturday, May 21. And it turned out to be a very close run thing.
Merger To Form ‘Energy Queensland’
The new electricity business formed from the merger of the two government-owned corporations Ergon Energy and Energex will be known as “Energy Queensland”.
Winter Arrives At Kingaroy Gallery
The Kingaroy Winter Craft Festival is currently underway at the Kingaroy Art Gallery – and the nearby precinct – with a range of events scheduled over the next two months.
Riders Enjoy A New Challenge
A tent city sprang up in a paddock just west of Kingaroy last weekend to house the hundreds – and hundreds – of trail bike riders who came to town for the annual Lions Charity Trail Bike Ride.
