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Emergency Tips For Business

Emergency Tips For Business

Could your business cope with an emergency? According to statistics provided by a group coming to the South Burnett tomorrow, 43 per cent of businesses affected by disasters never re-open. Another 29 per cent fail within two years …

Parcel Explodes At Dalby

Parcel Explodes At Dalby

Police are investigating an explosion on Owen Street at Dalby.

More Funds Distributed
From Mayor’s Flood Appeal

More Funds Distributed<br> From Mayor’s Flood Appeal

Four community groups have been successful in the latest round of funding from the Mayor’s Red Earth South Burnett Community Appeal.

Toowoomba Show
Holiday On Thursday

Toowoomba Show<br> Holiday On Thursday

Toowoomba Regional Council Customer Service Centres and offices will be closed for the Royal Toowoomba Show holiday on Thursday.

Brothers Charged

Brothers Charged

Two brothers have been charged with public nuisance offences following an altercation outside Kingaroy Shoppingworld this morning.

Information Sessions For Producers

Information Sessions For Producers

Gympie Regional Council, in partnership with the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, QRAA and the Australian Government Department of Human Services is hosting Drought Relief Assistance and Information sessions in the region today.

New Constables Hit The Streets

New Constables Hit The Streets

Last Thursday they were graduating from the Queensland Police Academy at Oxley … now brand new constables Chad Truscott and Christie Turner are ready to tackle crime on the streets of Kingaroy.

Teenager Charged After
Trying To Free Friend

Teenager Charged After<br> Trying To Free Friend

A 15-year-old Kingaroy girl has been charged after she allegedly tried to free a young male friend from police custody on Friday afternoon.

Riders Push On For Charity

Riders Push On For Charity

Youth worker Michael Sanford, accompanied by fellow riders, mounted his pushbike in Kingaroy on Monday morning to begin an epic three-day ride around the South Burnett to raise funds for charity.

Parents To Get Together
To Help Children Learn

Parents To Get Together<br> To Help Children Learn

Parent Get Togethers are planned to be held in Cherbourg in April to help people get the best learning outcomes for their children.

Community Forum In Yarraman

A Community Forum will be held in Yarraman next month to develop “a community action plan”.

Art Captures Essence Of Bimblebox

Art Captures Essence Of Bimblebox

Maidenwell artist Jill Sampson said she hadn’t fully appreciated how fragile life on the land could be

Communities Gather At Bunyas

Communities Gather At Bunyas

The Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation held its second annual “Community Day” at the Bunya Mountains on Saturday – a gathering of indigenous and non-indigenous people to celebrate the history and values of the Bunya Mountains.

RSL Hangs On To Defeat Wondai

RSL Hangs On To Defeat Wondai

Kingaroy RSL confirmed why they’ve finished the South Burnett cricket season on top of the ladder with a three wicket win in a keenly fought battle against Wondai at Lyle Vidler Oval on Saturday.

More NBN Towers
Start To Take Shape

Residents in the Booie and Ellesmere areas are one step closer to gaining high-speed fixed wireless broadband.

No Council Plans For Former Pub Site

A rumour that Toowoomba Regional Council will be building a Visitor Information Centre on a vacant block land in the heart of Yarraman has been denied by a council spokesperson.

Futsal Summer Champs Decided

Futsal Summer Champs Decided

The Kingaroy 2013/14 Summer Futsal competition wound up on Thursday with Finals in the Juniors, Youth and Seniors played.

Yeppoon Golfer Wins Championship

Yeppoon Golfer Wins Championship

Yeppoon golfer Kodi Louis outclassed his rivals to claim the Qld Indigenous Championship at Murgon

Shower Raises Spirits At Goomeri

Shower Raises Spirits At Goomeri

A small shower that fell over the Goomeri Showgrounds early on Saturday afternoon raised rather than dampened spirits at the 75th annual Goomeri Show.