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Saints Notch Up Another Win

Saints Notch Up Another Win

South Burnett Saints’ winning streak continued on Saturday in Kingaroy, holding on against Highfields despite a fightback by the visitors in the last quarter.

Drop-In Centre Seeks Volunteers

Drop-In Centre Seeks Volunteers

A small group of people gathered at the Kingaroy Library on Friday morning to hear a heartfelt plea for help from the founder of a Kingaroy drop-in centre.

Dedicated To Two Top Blokes

Dedicated To Two Top Blokes

A special Cultural Day was held at Murgon State School on Friday to mark the official dedication of the school’s Parent Group Building to two great local men: the late Joe Button and his mate, former Murgon mayor Bill Roberts.

Mustangs Gallop Away To Victory

Mustangs Gallop Away To Victory

The Murgon Mustangs marked their first home game of the season with a thumping 58-28 victory over Nanango this evening … but for the first hour of the game, the contest could have gone either way.

Cyclists Raise $15,300 For MS

Cyclists Raise $15,300 For MS

The Kingaroy Cruisers team can now sit back and relax … they’ve raised an incredible $15,300 for MS Queensland and last weekend’s Brissie To The Bay Bike Ride is over for another year.

Country Creche Is Crucial

Country Creche Is Crucial

The riding displays by Tommy Berry and apprentice Tegan Harrison were a real highlight of the Eagle Farm meeting last Saturday.

Scammers Target Tourism Operators

Scammers Target Tourism Operators

Southern Queensland Country Tourism – the umbrella body that promotes the South Burnett – is warning tourism operators to be wary of a scam operating in the region.

Woman Hurt In Highway Crash

Woman Hurt In Highway Crash

A 36-year-old woman has been taken to Kingaroy Hospital for observation following a two-vehicle collision on the D’Aguilar Highway near Nanango this morning.

Michael’s Off To A New Challenge

Michael’s Off To A New Challenge

The South Burnett PCYC in Murgon is bidding farewell today to manager Sgt Michael Eadie who’ll be soon packing his bags and heading off to Brisbane’s prestigious Lang Park.

Slim Chance For Bridge Funding

Slim Chance For Bridge Funding

“The weather in Canberra was chilly and so was our reception,” South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann told fellow councillors when he delivered his monthly Mayor’s Report at Council’s June meeting on Wednesday.

‘Nanny State’ Killing Sports Events

‘Nanny State’ Killing Sports Events

The costs of running a “nanny state” and defending against a “victim culture” where any misadventure is seen as someone else’s fault is sucking the life out of sports and community events, says Cr Barry Green.

Curly Celebrates His 90th

Curly Celebrates His 90th

Long-time Kingaroy resident and World War II veteran Ronald Peter “Curly” Chalmers was treated to a special lunch at the Kingaroy RSL Club today to mark his 90th birthday.