Warning Over Ethanol Fireplaces
The State Government has issued a product safety notice to warn Queenslanders about the dangers of ethanol fireplaces.
Speedway Salutes A Big Year
Josh Arthur has done it again … taking home the South Burnett Speedway Club’s Champion of Champions award at the club’s annual trophy dinner for the second year in a row.
Expo Focus On Health
Cherbourg’s NAIDOC celebrations this week have attracted lots of people to town so local health workers weren’t going to miss a golden opportunity to share a healthy message with the community.
$10m Bridge Opens At Bum Bum Creek
Motorists travelling between Cooyar and Crows Nest will have a slightly more pleasant drive now
Community Service For
War Memorial Vandalism
A man who drew a skull on the floor of the Kingaroy War Memorial rotunda last month has been ordered to perform 40 hours community service and pay $432.95 restitution to the South Burnett Regional Council.
Rosemarie Shares Her Secrets
People who’d like to learn how to create paper tole artworks should mark July 19-20 in their diaries.
Full Fields For Wondai Races
The Wondai Race Club will be holding its traditional Winter Race Meeting at the Wondai Racecourse on Saturday
‘Perverse’ View Of Law
Lands Man In Trouble
A 30-year-old Kingaroy man who told police Queensland law didn’t apply to him has been sentenced to six months probation after pleading guilty to a number of charges in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
Coin Toss Smashes Pub Window
A man who threw a handful of coins at a hotel window – which to everyone’s surprise smashed the pane – was fined $300 when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
Increase In Drunken Fights Worries Police
Kingaroy police are concerned there has been a rise in alcohol-fuelled assaults occurring in the local area over the past 12 months.
Green Light For ‘No-Export’
Home Solar Power Systems
New standards introduced this month will allow Ergon Energy customers to connect solar PV systems that do no export to the network, potentially paving the way for them to add battery energy storage systems in future.
Outstanding Time At Maidenwell
“Outstanding” … that’s how South Burnett Gas Guzzlers’ spokesman Terry Mackrell described this year’s three-day Raising Hell In Maidenwell, and any car lover would have to agree.
$6500 Bonus For Keeping A Job
A new $6500 incentive to encourage young jobseekers to keep a job for two years started last week
More Than 1000 Receive Flu Shots
More than 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have benefited from the Darling Downs Public Health Unit’s “Tackle Flu Before It Tackles You” campaign.
Walters Brothers Coming To Kumbia
Kumbia State School will be hosting a visit by some Queensland rugby league royalty next week when the three Walters brothers drop in.
Nanango Camera Club News
Nanango Camera Club’s next meeting – to be held on Sunday, July 20 – will be divided into three parts.
Reward A Business
For Excellent Service
Nominations are being sought from the public for the first-ever South Burnett-wide business awards.
Wanted: A Christmas Chef
Planning has started for this year’s Salvos Christmas Lunch, but organisers are missing one major ingredient
Buy A Bale, Help A Farmer
With the cold weather biting, it could be easy to forget the South Burnett is still gripped with drought, but thank goodness there are some very good people in both the city and country who haven’t forgotten …
Crowds Celebrate NAIDOC Week
The NAIDOC Community Open Day at Cherbourg’s Ration Shed Museum on Tuesday featured everything from films to flag-raisings, from dancing to damper
