Detectives Lay 78 Charges
Detectives from Murgon and Kingaroy have joined colleagues from Dalby, Toowoomba, Roma, St George and Charleville in a blitz targeting various offences.
Students Learn Driving Survival Skills
Nanango State High School students learned a very valuable life lesson this week: how to survive on the South Burnett’s roads.
Youth Unemployment Hits 24pc
Unemployment in the Wide Bay region – which includes the South Burnett – dropped 0.3 per cent last month, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released by the State Government on Thursday.
Panthers Take Most Of The Points
Panthers notched up a narrow win against their 1st Division arch-rivals Gunners when the two teams met on the Panthers home turf at the Burnett Street sports grounds on Saturday
Polaris Recalls Youth Quads
Australian quad bike supplier Polaris is recalling 12 models in its “youth” range of quad bikes due to the presence of asbestos.
Festival Just Keeps Getting Bigger
Organisers of this Saturday’s Wondai Country Festival are very excited, because the brand new event just seems to keep getting bigger.
Online Bullying More Common In Regions
People in regional Australia are more likely to have witnessed bullying or harassment on social media than their metropolitan counterparts and are more than twice as likely to have been bullied themselves, according to a new report.
Ulysses Seek Help For Christmas Toy Run
The Ulysses club wants to spread the joy of Christmas to needy South Burnett families this December
Farm Debt Mediation Starts July 1
Queensland farmers in financial difficulty will have more protection from July 1 when mandatory farm business debt mediation comes into effect.
Fairytale Performance By Students
Once upon a time about 50 students dazzled parents and friends in Kingaroy with musical renditions of the traditional tale of Beauty and the Beast.
Community Hospital Gets Two Cheques
The Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital Foundation is now $57,902 better off thanks to two events – one big, one smaller – that ran in Kingaroy last month.
Saints Win ‘Game Of The Round’
Darling Downs AFL’s “game of the round” last weekend proved to be just that with the resurgent South Burnett Saints teaching the unbeaten University Cougars a lesson at Lyle Vidler Oval.
Hospital Staff Sock It To Mental Health
Kingaroy Health Service staff put their best foot forward for a good cause earlier this month to mark “Socks4Docs” Day.
MP Fears Cuts To Legal Service
Member for Nanango – and former solicitor – Deb Frecklington is worried that State Government cuts will force the Women’s Legal Service to stop providing key services to the South Burnett.
Hall Tender Raises No Interest
The South Burnett Regional Council’s call for tenders for the sale and/or removal of Hivesville Hall has failed to attract any interest from potential buyers.
Bowls And Burgers Draw Crowd
A “Bowls And Burgers” afternoon held at the Murgon Bowls Club on Saturday, June 3 proved to be a successful fundraiser for the Murgon Local Ambulance Committee.
Tourism Spending Breaks Record
Tourism spending in the Southern Queensland Country Tourism region – which includes the South Burnett as well as Toowoomba, the Southern Downs and Western Downs – hit a record high over the past 12 months.
South Burnett Backs Bruce Highway Upgrade
A delegation led by Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien has pressed for Bruce Highway upgrades
Alert About Dysentery Outbreak
Local health authorities are urging Murgon and Cherbourg residents to be extra vigilant with hand washing after an outbreak of dysentery in both towns.
650 Yarded At Murgon
A sizable 650 head of cattle were yarded in Murgon last Tuesday. with all descriptions selling to firm rates based on the previous sale.
