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Murgon Maidens Bowl Over Kingaroy

Murgon Maidens Bowl Over Kingaroy

The South Burnett now has an all-girls junior cricket team playing in the local competition.

Wolves Cruise To Victory

Wolves Cruise To Victory

Strong batting performances by Will Mewburn and James Cameron helped Wondai cruise to a win over Warriors in their A Grade cricket match played at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday

Bumper Days At Yarraman

Bumper Days At Yarraman

All roads led to Rome in Caesar’s day, but the past week or so the traffic has been mostly heading to the Yarraman Bowls Club.

Wizardry Returns To Work

Wizardry Returns To Work

If you are due back to your job after an extended absence, the tip is that you should grow two more legs and go into “pre-training” with Christiene Nettelfield at The Gums.

Summer Soccer Sevens Results – Week 3

Results from Round 3 of the Summer Soccer 7s played at Tom Alford Oval, Kingaroy, on Wednesday night:

St Mary’s Adopts A Cop

St Mary’s Adopts A Cop

St Mary’s Catholic College officially welcomed Senior Constable Todd Armstrong as its new Adopt-a-Cop at a ceremony on Tuesday (November 4).

Ergon Reaches Out To
Medical Needs Customers

Regional Queenslanders reliant upon mains powered life support equipment have been urged to register with Ergon Energy’s Life Support program as the storm and cyclone season looms.

Tourism Board Holds AGM

Tourism Board Holds AGM

The 2014 Annual General Meeting of Southern Queensland Country Tourism was held in Toowoomba yesterday (November 6).

Anzac Grants For Local Groups

Anzac Grants For Local Groups

Five local projects have been successful in receiving funding through the second round of the State Government’s Anzac Centenary Community Grants.

Students Celebrate The Arts

Students Celebrate The Arts

Students, parents and teachers converged on St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy on Thursday night to celebrate the arts in all its forms.

Planning Starts For 2015 Parade

Planning Starts For 2015 Parade

Planning has begun for for the 2015 Reserve Forces Day Parade and Recognition Service in Wondai.

Film Festival Gets Reprieve

Film Festival Gets Reprieve

As predicted in July, Nanango’s Big Screen Festival will go ahead next year despite Federal Government funding cutbacks to the National Film and Sound Archives.

Exhibition Showcases Region’s Best

Exhibition Showcases Region’s Best

An idea originally dreamed up to fill an unexpected vacancy in the Kingaroy Art Gallery’s annual exhibition schedule will have its latest outing this Saturday … having grown to more than six times its original size in just three years.

South Burnett XI Named

South Burnett XI Named

The South Burnett XI to take on Bundaberg at the next Goodchild Shield match has been announced.

Car Thieves Chased By Angry Owner

Car Thieves Chased By Angry Owner

A Kingaroy resident who heard his parked car start up and drive away chased the thieves in another vehicle, Kingaroy Magistrates Court heard today.

Rotary Paves Way For New Bus

Rotary Paves Way For New Bus

Murgon Rotary has come up with a unique way to help Castra raise funds for its new bus, and allow local residents to record themselves for posterity at the same time.

Info Night To Explain
Leadership Program

Info Night To Explain<br> Leadership Program

People looking for information on how to be involved in the 2015 South Burnett Community Leadership Program have been invited to attend an information evening on Monday in Kingaroy.

11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month …

11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month …

Federal Member for Wide Bay, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss is encouraging Wide Bay residents to observe the traditional Remembrance Day one minute’s silence next Tuesday

Stolen Car Sparks Grass Fire

Stolen Car Sparks Grass Fire

A fire in a stolen car sparked a grassfire on the Nanango-Brooklands Road at Brooklands yesterday evening.

Junior Riders Create A Buzz

Junior Riders Create A Buzz

One of the South Burnett’s youngest sporting clubs has built a brand new speedway track in the heart of Kingaroy for junior motorcycle riders.