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Healthy Cooking … Hop To It!

Healthy Cooking … Hop To It!

Healthy eating can have a traditional flavour, too … that was the message TV chef Mark Olive (aka “The Black Olive”) shared with Cherbourg residents on Tuesday.

Rotary Honours Six Of The Best

Rotary Honours Six Of The Best

Kingaroy has six new Paul Harris Fellows following the Kingaroy Rotary Club’s changeover meeting

Mustangs Win U14s Cup

Mustangs Win U14s Cup

The senior footballers were up in Gayndah battling out for the Burnett Cup and the Burnett Plate on Saturday, but back in the South Burnett, a full round of junior football was being played.

Junior Soccer Results – Round 8

Junior Soccer Results – Round 8

Round 8 of the Football South Burnett McDonald’s junior soccer competition was played at Nanango on Saturday.

Helping Hand From Laidley

Helping Hand From Laidley

St Mary’s Catholic School at Laidley has sent another truckload of hay bales to Cloyna to help local farmers through its “Rural Connect” project.

Futsal News – June 19

The Juniors and Youth players have been playing on Thursday afternoons from 4:00pm until 5:00pm.

Film Night For Farmers

Film Night For Farmers

Growing the Burnett, Kingaroy Landcare, South Burnett Grazing network and the Burnett Mary Regional Group are joining forces to present a free film night for farmers this Sunday.

SES Volunteers Train For Floods

SES Volunteers Train For Floods

It hasn’t started raining or flooding again yet, but the State Emergency Service volunteers are preparing!

Trailer Tips Out Popcorn

A semi-trailer load of popcorn destined for Kingaroy has ended up spilled along the side off a suburban street after an incident at Dalby on Friday.

Police Target Bad Behaviour

Police Target Bad Behaviour

A team of 13 police from various South Burnett stations patrolled Cherbourg on Saturday night in a special exercise designed to target anti-social behaviour.

Some Public Rents To Rise

Some Public Rents To Rise

The State Government is tightening rules for public housing which could see some tenants paying up to an extra $7.50 a week in rent.

Arts Dinner Proves A Winner

Arts Dinner Proves A Winner

The South Burnett’s first-ever Arts Degustation Dinner, which drew almost 40 guests to the Wondai Hotel and Cellar on Friday night, was an outstanding success according to organisers.

More Drivers Caught Speeding

More Drivers Caught Speeding

The new TruCAM radar gun operated by police in the South Burnett has caught more local motorists speeding.

Vikings Gather In Nanango

Vikings Gather In Nanango

Nanango’s CWA Hall in Fitzroy Street played host to a Viking-themed medieval day on Saturday.

Youth Pleads Guilty To 30 Charges

Youth Pleads Guilty To 30 Charges

A 19-year-old former Nanango youth was sentenced to a total of eight months jail after he pleaded guilty to more than 30 charges when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.

New Owners At Supermarket

New owners have taken over at Nanango’s Foodworks supermarket.

Saints Score Five In A Row

Saints Score Five In A Row

The South Burnett Saints notched up their fifth consecutive win in Saturday’s Darling Downs Division 2 competition

Great Derby Day For Wests

Great Derby Day For Wests

It was local derby time as Wests took on Gunners in Kingaroy on Saturday.

Youth To Face Court Over
War Memorial Vandalism

Youth To Face Court Over<br> War Memorial Vandalism

An 18-year-old man has been charged with wilful damage after the latest vandalism at the Kingaroy War Memorial.