Thank You For Voting!
The Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers want to say a big “thank you!” to everyone who voted for their program in the recent NRMA Insurance People’s Choice Award.
Pepper Spray Ends Wild Foot Chase
A 28-year-old Kingaroy man wanted for allegedly breaching his parole conditions led police on a merry chase in Parkside Drive on Tuesday evening.
Police Nab Twice As Many
Drug Drivers Than Drunks
A week-long crackdown by traffic police in the South Burnett has netted five drink drivers, but police are stunned that 11 drugged drivers were also detected.
Stanwell ‘Rejecting Billions In Savings’
Moreton Resources CEO Jason Elks says Stanwell Corporation is rejecting savings of hundreds of millions of dollars – if not billions – by ruling out any future use of Moreton’s coal resource at Coolabunia.
Heritage Hands Out Smiles
Community groups all over the former Nanango Shire went home a whole lot happier (and richer) on Saturday
Search Begins For A New Princess
The Nanango Funfest committee has begun a search for this year’s Heritage Nanango Mardi Gras Princess.
Workshops For Musicians
The South Burnett Community Orchestra will be hosting instrumental music workshops and a concert in Kingaroy in October.
Fun Footy At Charity Sports Day
The huge Geiger Family Fun Charity Sports Day, organised by the Kingaroy Services Cricket Club and the Kingaroy Red Ants, will be held all-day Saturday at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy.
$2m Bill For Hospital Travel
The Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service says South Burnett residents received almost $2 million in patient travel subsidies during the 2013-14 financial year.
Nominate A Neighbourhood Hero
Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking nominations for its 2015 Australia Day awards.
New Structure For Family Legal Service
The Aboriginal Family Legal Service Southern Queensland – which provides legal assistance to victims of domestic violence in Cherbourg and Murgon as well as right across southern Queensland – has a new home and a new management structure.
Roadworks At Kumbia
South Burnett Regional Council has advised that roadworks on Kumbia-Brooklands Road – between Parker Road and Ellesmere Road – will begin on Monday (August 25).
Deputy PM Comes Back ‘Home’
Former Kingaroy Shire mayor – and now Deputy PM – Warren Truss has been honoured by having the council meeting chamber in Kingaroy named after him.
Artist Shares Creative Process
Wondai Regional Art Gallery will take visitors “behind the scenes” during their September exhibition to explore the process that an artist goes through before developing a work.
Test Drives To Help Graham House
Huston Nissan in Kingaroy are putting on a special promotion on Saturday to help Graham House in Murgon to purchase three light wheelchairs.
Fatal Crash Grounds Garbos
A fatal road crash in South Australia will cause disruptions to garbage removal services in Goomeri, Kilkivan and other parts of the Gympie Regional Council area over the next few days.
$160,000 For Libraries
The South Burnett Regional Council will receive nearly $160,000 in State Government funding over the next three years to support library services in the region.
Credit Card Debt ‘Linked To Attack’
The trial of a Wattle Camp woman charged with attempting to kill her husband with a hammer began in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Monday.
Roadworks Begin At Tansey
Reconstruction work has begun on sections of the Kilkivan-Tansey Road, west of Kilkivan.
Centrelink Forms ‘Too Complex’
Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott has slammed the current application process for drought-stricken farmers trying to access help from Centrelink.
