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Rural Leaseholders Get
Longer-Term Certainty

Rural Leaseholders Get<br> Longer-Term Certainty

Farmers and graziers on rural leasehold land will benefit from greater security of tenure, reduced land rental costs, and better pathways to freehold title with the passing of the Land and Other Amendments Bill.

Have You Forgotten Your Bond?

Have You Forgotten Your Bond?

Do your remember the scare stories about a Federal Government “cash grab” from inactive superannuation and bank accounts? Well, the State Government is doing the same thing with forgotten rental bonds.

Greg Is Hooked On Bass Fishing

Greg Is Hooked On Bass Fishing

Murgon fisherman Greg Mitchell will be joining about 70 professional anglers from all over the country at Lake Boondooma this weekend for a round of one of the richest fishing competitions in Australia, the inaugural Atomic B.A.S.S. Australia Nation Tournament Series.

Local MP Earns Promotion

Local MP Earns Promotion

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington and Member for Pumicestone Lisa France could be heading for roles in Cabinet following a State Government ministry reshuffle.

Scrapbooking For Life

Scrapbooking For Life

A special scrapbooking day will be held at the Kingaroy Showgrounds on May 25 as a fundraiser for Relay For Life.

Stars Come Out At Blackbutt

Stars Come Out At Blackbutt

The stars came out for the 80th annual Blackbutt Show on Saturday with Gold Logie-winning actor John Wood on hand to distribute ribbons and a Monster Truck show munching up cars in the evening.

Panthers Scoop The Pool

Panthers Scoop The Pool

The 2014 President’s Cup was played in Kingaroy on Saturday afternoon, and the Nanango Panthers made a clean sweep of it.

Vandals Target High School

Vandals Target High School

Graffiti vandals struck at Kingaroy State High School at the weekend, the second major graffiti incident at the school in just over two months.

Youth Faces 35 Charges

Youth Faces 35 Charges

A 19-year-old youth had his bail revoked when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court this afternoon on five fresh charges.

Schools Call For Volunteers

Schools Call For Volunteers

Did you know that Australia’s 1.2 million volunteers put more into the economy than the mining industry? This fact came to light during National Volunteer Week which ended on Sunday (May 18).

Arrow Fired At Car

Arrow Fired At Car

A Kingaroy man had a rude shock when he saw his car on Sunday morning … a metal-tipped arrow was lodged deep into the bodywork.