Senators Add Voices To Hospital Push
The push to build a new hospital in Kingaroy now has two strong voices in Canberra following a visit to the South Burnett by Federal senators Fiona Nash and Matthew Canavan on Wednesday
Health Expo At Cherbourg
Health workers in Cherbourg will kick off local NAIDOC Week celebrations with a health expo next Monday
Woman Knocked Out
A woman in her 60s was knocked unconscious this afternoon while working with a horse on a property at Taromeo.
A High-Tech Way To Track Your Pet
Tired of your pet wandering off? Fed up with driving around the neighbourhood looking for your elusive pooch? If so, the RSPCA says you need … Trakapet!
Angels Love Helping (and Knitting)
Once a month a group of “angels” gathers at the Kingaroy RSL Club, needles in hand, to knit, and knit, and knit (and crochet).
Power Outage In Kingaroy
About 60 Ergon Energy customers in the Kingaroy Heights area experienced brown-outs and other power disruptions this evening due to damage to the network.
Accounting Firm
Spreads Its Wings
The South Burnett’s largest accounting firm announced today it is opening a branch office in Kingaroy
Regional Views Sought On ‘Civil Society’
A hand-picked group of South Burnett movers and shakers (ie. people with “relevant views and experience in advancing civil society”) met in Kingaroy this afternoon to discuss a proposed National Centre For Excellence For Civil Society.
Concert Band Off To Brisbane
The Kingaroy State High School Concert Band is one of only 11 bands from across Queensland that have been invited to take part in the Fanfare 2014 State Festival in Brisbane.
Murgon Teachers Call
For Greater Family Support
For more than 200 years, Aboriginal failure has been pushed down Australian throats to the point where some people think it’s “culture”.
Casino Night Fun In Nanango
You don’t have to be a roulette champion to have fun at the charity “Casino in Nanango” night
New Fee For HACC Services
New “Community Care” or “Commonwealth Home and Community Care” (HACC) clients now have to pay for services, the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service announced today.
Planned Burn Tomorrow
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service will conduct a planned burn – weather permitting- within the Wondai State Forest area tomorrow (July 2) as part of the annual hazard reduction/conservation management program for parks and forests.
Grants To Honour Anzacs
South Burnett Regional Council has received a $4782 grant for a local publishing project to commemorate World War I veterans.
Chequered Flag Falls On Business
Back in 1989, Graham and Melody Black bought a little farm machinery business in Kingaroy … it was “very, very small”.
Simon Needs $8000 To Save Dingoes
Durong’s “Dingo Simon” has a problem: he needs to raise $8000 to build five new enclosures for his beloved dingoes. And he needs to do it quickly,
Proston Rural Water
Scheme May Go It Alone
People who use the Proston Rural Water Supply Scheme may soon carry the full operating costs of the scheme if a proposal to separate it from the rest of the region’s water supply scheme “pool” is accepted.
Women Use Stolen Visa
Card In Shopping Spree
Two women who went on a spending spree in Murgon and Kingaroy racking up hundreds of dollars of goods on credit – including cigarettes, alcohol, petrol and baby clothes – with a stolen Visa card appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court this afternoon.
Couple Hurt In Rollover
A Bundaberg couple were transported to Kingaroy Hospital for treatment after a single vehicle crash on the Bunya Highway on Saturday afternoon.
Radar Traps 600
Speeding Drivers
More than 600 South Burnett motorists are about to get a nasty shock in the mail
