Queensland Health Approves Hospital
The Lady Bjeke-Petersen Community Hospital has been given a tick of approval by Queensland Health
Walk With Lynda Raises $30,000
Brett and Trevor Otto’s “Walk With Lynda” to raise funds for the Melanoma Awareness Foundation’s “Lynda Geiger Young Mums Program” has raised an amazing $30,000.
Walkers Enjoy A Doggone Good Time
Memorial Park was awash with dogs and owners on Sunday, and it was all in a good cause
Big Morning Planned In Park
It’s going to be a big day next Wednesday (May 25) for some of the South Burnett’s younger residents.
Auxiliary Volunteers ‘Live Happy’
The successes of the Kingaroy Hospital Auxiliary Inc have been celebrated during National Volunteer Week (May 11-15).
Rail Trail Celebration Planned
Although the Kingaroy-Murgon Rail Trail is expected to be opened within a few months, its official opening won’t occur until October.
Fairfax Drops Out Of Race
Fairfax Media will not be bidding on the regional publishing arm of APN News & Media, the Australian Financial Review newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Thanks For Another Great Kingaroy Show!
I may be a little late, but congratulations to Cliff Seiler and the Kingaroy Show Society for another great Kingaroy Show
Would-Be MP In Crash
The ALP candidate for Maranoa at the upcoming Federal Election, Dave Kerrigan, was lucky to escape serious injury when he was involved in a head-on crash at the weekend.
Water Changeover Goes Smoothly
The commissioning of the new $7.5 million Gordonbrook Water Treatment Plant has gone smoothly and produced a couple of unexpected extra benefits.
SBRC Will Return To Half Yearly Rates
The South Burnett Regional Council will return to half-yearly rates notices next financial year
Big Day Tops Off A Big Effort
Surveying the faces in Cherbourg’s Memorial Park on Sunday morning, Ration Shed chairperson Aunty Sandra Morgan summed up the success of the 2016 Reconciliation Fun Run: “Seeing you all here makes all the hard effort worthwhile!”
Yarraman Recalls ‘Dark Ages’
Heritage House in Yarraman invited local residents to remember the era before electricity on Saturday
MH17 Gross Mass Murder: Coroner
A NSW Coroner inquiring into the death of Sister Philomene Tiernan, and five other NSW residents on board the doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, handed down his findings on Tuesday.
ACCC Secures Win Against Private College
Would-be students who racked up massive fees due to the misleading marketing of VET FEE-HELP courses have a glimmer of hope of escaping their debts following action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Rider Hurt In Crash
A man has been airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane following a crash involving a motorbike and a car near Cooyar.
Have You Seen Alan?
Police are appealing for public help to locate a 74-year-old man missing from Gayndah
TRC Votes Down New Shire
Moves to create a new Darling Downs Shire have been quashed by the Toowoomba Regional Council
‘Cowboys’ Jibe Stirs MP
Police Minister Bill Byrne’s description comparing farmers with handguns to cowboys has riled Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington.
Council To Toughen Fraud Policy
The South Burnett Regional Council is expected to toughen its policy for managing fraud and corruption risks at Wednesday’s monthly Council meeting.
