Rotary Has A $30,000 ‘Problem’
Kingaroy Rotary has $30,000 burning a hole in its pocket and is seeking ideas on how to spend it
Nanango Camera Club News
The March meeting of the Nanango and District Camera Club will be held on March 15 at St Patrick’s School library, 16 Alfred Street, Nanango.
Pamper Days Make A Comeback
The popular women’s Pamper Days which ran across the South Burnett for five years between 2008 and 2012 will be making a comeback this year, thanks to BIEDO, Centacare South Burnett and the Department of Social Services.
Dual Arts Project Visits A Special Spot
Murgon artist Lee Porter and photographer Sherianne Talon have taken Dual Arts to the road
$200,000 Upgrade For Venman Street
South Burnett residents have been quizzing Cr Damien Tessmann about all the roadwork that’s been happening in Venman Street, Kingaroy, but they should relax, it’s not being paid for out of the $50 per quarter road levy.
Thank You From Local Police
When First Ave Store owner Werner Blasius heard noises in the middle of the night on January 16 this year, he got up to investigate … and came face-to-face with some very serious looking police outside his shop.
Roadside Drug Testing To Be Expanded
The number of police officers trained in roadside drug testing in Queensland will be expanded sixfold by the end of this month after a 12-month trial detected one offender for every 13 tests.
Vehicle Rolls On Highway
A 49-year-old Hervey Bay woman was lucky to escape serious injury when her vehicle rolled on the Burnett Highway near Ban Ban Springs yesterday.
Kingaroy Ready To Face Wolves
Kingaroy will travel to Toowoomba to play Warwick Wolves on Saturday, March 14 at Clive Berghofer Stadium.
Blackbutt Rises To The Challenge
Usually the Blackbutt Show Society holds a cattle sale to raise funds … this year they went crazy and invited local residents to splash about in a bog, stack hay bales, milk wooden cows and crack open tinnies.
Motorists Keep Police Busy
Kingaroy Police have been kept busy over the past week with a string of traffic incidents.
Thieves Target Trailers … Again
Would-be thieves who targeted freight trailers at a Kingaroy business earlier this month appear to have struck again.
Marathon Weekend At Easter
Maidenwell is about to go marathon crazy with the inaugural Maidenwell Marathon Weekend next month.
Festival Moves
To New Year’s Eve
The South Burnett looks set to have a new family-oriented community New Year’s Eve celebration this year.
Sunday Spruce Up For South Burnett
Volunteers rolled up their sleeves at sites around the region on Sunday morning to help “clean up Australia”.
Cutting Edge Training
For SES Volunteers
SES volunteers attended a training course at the weekend to equip them in the use of chainsaws – a very necessary skill as demonstrated by Tropical Cyclone Marcia,
Futsal News – February 26
Results from futsal games played in Kingaroy on Thursday, February 26
No Bridge Funds This Time
The South Burnett Regional Council has missed out on receiving any money from the Federal Government for bridge works in the first round of funding from the new $300 million Bridges Renewal Program.
Roadwork At Mondure
Work began today on the reconstruction of a section of Campbells Road at Mondure.
QDO Calls For Voluntary
Code To Be Made Mandatory
The QDO has welcomed today’s announcement by the Federal Government that major retailers have agreed to sign up to a voluntary Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, but says it is not enough.
