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Ice Trip Costs Man Licence

Ice Trip Costs Man Licence

A Silverleaf man charged with driving under the influence of a drug lost his licence for a total of two and a half years when he appeared in Murgon Magistrates Court today – despite having minimal traffic history.

HOT-FM To Host Meet’n’Greet

HOT-FM To Host Meet’n’Greet

The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s next Meet’n’Greet will be hosted by Southern Cross Austereo at their Kingaroy radio studio in Glendon Street on July 14.

Digital Workshops Begin In July

Digital Workshops Begin In July

Three digital workshops which will teach South Burnett businesses how to use modern technologies to increase profits and lower costs will be held in Kingaroy and Nanango between July and September this year.

Feedback Sought On Health Plan

Darling Downs South West Queensland Medicare Local is seeking feedback on a draft five-year Aboriginal health plan which covers the South Burnett.

No Move Yet On Alcohol Plan

No Move Yet On Alcohol Plan

The State Government is yet to receive an application from Cherbourg Council in regards to the future of its alcohol management plan.

SB Teams Demolish Visitors

SB Teams Demolish Visitors

If the four Central Burnett A Grade rugby league teams who came south on Saturday expected a warm welcome, they were sadly mistaken.

Arts Dinner A First For Region

Arts Dinner A First For Region

Artists and art lovers will be painting the town red (and possibly other colours as well) this Friday night when The Wondai Hotel and Cellar holds the South Burnett’s first-ever Arts Degustation Dinner

Gumps Win Touch Grand Final

Gumps Win Touch Grand Final

The Kingaroy Touch Association wrapped up its first season this evening with six separate Grand Finals games at Kingaroy’s T.J. O’Neill Oval.

Four Accidents Keep Police Busy

Four Accidents Keep Police Busy

Police and emergency services personnel were kept busy at the weekend after a spate of potentially serious traffic crashes in the Nanango – Yarraman area.

Wet Weather Fails To Dampen Competition

Wet Weather Fails To Dampen Competition

After a week’s break for the Queen’s Birthday holiday, football returned to the South Burnett with a vengeance on Saturday for the ninth round of this year’s Evolution Solar Football League.

Alice Plans A Black Tie Winner

Alice Plans A Black Tie Winner

Just outside Kingaroy a boutique horse stud is breeding a very special type of quarter horse … so special that there’s no one else in Australia, or the southern hemisphere for that matter, doing anything similar.