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Teams Pause To Remember Hughes

Teams Pause To Remember Hughes

The Phillip Hughes tragedy was remembered at all cricket matches played in the South Burnett at the weekend, with a minute’s silence before games and players sporting black armbands.

Woman Cut Free From Crash

Woman Cut Free From Crash

A Kingaroy woman was flown to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition after a two-vehicle crash on the corner of Kingaroy-Cooyar Road and Industrial Avenue in Kingaroy on Saturday morning.

Shell Dump Catches Fire

Shell Dump Catches Fire

Firefighters were called to extinguish a fire in a peanut shell dump near Knight and Hodge streets in Kingaroy about 11:00am on Sunday.

Kilcoy Hands Out The Gongs

Kilcoy Hands Out The Gongs

A number of clubs have received some rain in the past few weeks, though nothing to compare with the weather in Brisbane and the coast. And perhaps that’s a good thing in some ways.

BGA Celebrates A Golden Milestone

BGA Celebrates A Golden Milestone

One of the South Burnett’s most iconic businesses has been celebrating its 50th anniversary … but the only present that Bean Growers Australia Managing Director Lloyd Neilsen would like to receive would be some better seasons.

Thrashers Need More Players

Thrashers Need More Players

South Burnett Thrashers rugby union club has signed up 18 players interested in playing in next year’s competition – but they still need more.

Good News For Artists

Good News For Artists

Stanwell Corporation has come on board to ensure that art workshops for people with a disability can continue at SBcare in Kingaroy.

South Burnett Form Franked

South Burnett Form Franked

It is always pleasing to see gallopers that have performed well on South Burnett tracks prosper when they take on stronger company elsewhere.

Pair Charged Over Cannabis Haul

Pair Charged Over Cannabis Haul

Two Kingaroy residents charged with possessing 1.84kg of cannabis appeared briefly in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Purser’s To Honour Old Tickets

Purser’s Coaches will honour any pre-purchased tickets sold by Brisbane Bus Lines when it takes over the Murgon-Caboolture-Murgon run on Monday.

Legal Service Fears Funding Cuts

Federal Government funding cuts of $13.41 million to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal sector will have a potentially devastating impact on the delivery of frontline legal services, the sector’s peak body warned today.

$5683 Grant To Build Archway

The Murgon RSL Sub-Branch will receive $5683 from the Federal Government to help build a new commemorative archway over the entrance to the RSL clubhouse for the Centenary of Anzac.

Choppers Damaged In Storm

Choppers Damaged In Storm

RACQ CareFlight Rescue is counting the costs of yesterday’s storm that left a trail of destruction across parts of south-east Queensland.

Memories Fade But Friendships Last

Memories Fade But Friendships Last

Every Remembrance Day local resident Denese Brown places three red poppies on the Kingaroy war memorial in memory of three men … the only problem is, she doesn’t know who they are.