Community Bank Reports Bumper Year
Heritage Nanango Community Bank’s model has been proven again with another year of solid profits and an extensive community grants program
Community Flavour
At Australia Day Fun
Local service clubs are working towards taking over the future organisation of Kingaroy’s Australia Day celebration
Help Available To Kill Feral Pests
Help is available for South Burnett landholders plagued with wild dog and feral pig problems.
MP Calls For Fuel Price Probe
Member for Flynn Ken O’Dowd has drawn on his personal experience to call for an investigation into fuel prices in regional Queensland.
Missing Woman Found In Murgon
Police have located a woman missing from an Atkinson Dam caravan park in Coominya since last Friday.
Would You Like To Referee Soccer?
After the loss of several referees, Football South Burnett is looking for new candidates to take up the challenge to referee local soccer.
Butter Factory Dreams Creamed
An ambitious plan to convert the former Nanango Butter Factory into a community museum, art gallery, cafe and theatrette was dashed at the weekend.
SB Notches Up Win Over Gympie
South Burnett came away with the win after a close tussle with Gympie in their Goodchild Shield match played at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Sunday
Election Veteran Launches Campaign
LNP Senator James McGrath officially launched Deb Frecklington’s election campaign on Monday night
Fight ‘Over Rum Can’
A man has been issued with a public nuisance notice after a fight erupted outside a Kingaroy hotel in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Man Charged After Kingaroy Siege
A 40-year-old man has been charged with breaching a domestic violence order and two counts of assaulting and obstructing police following a 23-hour siege in Kingaroy last week.
Community Meeting
To Discuss Town Plan
The Yarraman Progress Association will be holding a community meeting next month as part of the process of developing Stage 1 of the Yarraman Town Plan.
Pre-Poll Voting Opens
If you can’t make it to a polling booth on January 31 – or you just want to get your democratic duty done as soon as possible – there’s some good news, pre-poll voting offices for the State Election opened today.
Check Vaccination Facts
The Darling Downs South-West Queensland Medicare Local is urging local parents to ignore “debunked information” on the internet and get their children vaccinated.
Speedway Driver Injured
Kingaroy driver Ben Stead is recovering after injuring in his back in a crash at Lismore Speedway
Corey Is A Real Champion
Corey Evans, from Kingaroy’s Jen-Daview Limousin stud, has proven he’s also pretty handy with Santa Gertrudis.
Bullocks Die In Crash
Fifteen bullocks died when a B-Double carrying cattle overturned on the Burnett Highway north of Goomeri at noon on Sunday.
Missing Man Located
A 41-year-old Brisbane man who was reported missing from Kedron earlier this month has been located safe and well in Kingaroy.
Kingaroy Starts Year With A Bang
Kingaroy started 2015 with a bang and well-deserve the headlines this week
Bookie Bets On LNP
We don’t know what the internal party polling is saying, but online bookie Tom Waterhouse has the LNP at odds-on favourites at this stage of the campaign to take home the seats of Callide and Nanango at the January 31 State poll.
