Kingaroy Couple Heard Fatal Gunshots
St Mary’s Catholic College principal Michael Nayler and his wife Mary were caught up in yesterday’s wild shootout at Los Angeles Airport where one man was killed and up to eight people wounded.
St Mary’s Celebrates A Record Year
The Maryknoll Centre at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy was filled on Thursday night with parents, students, and teachers for the school’s annual awards night … and to farewell a record Year 12 class.
Lisa Bowls Over The Crowd
It’s a long way from the cricket pitches of Mumbai to a school stage in Kingaroy but a reunion of two Australian cricketers happened in these unusual surroundings on Wednesday night.
Historic Wagon Finds A Heritage Home
Yarraman’s Heritage House has a new “old” exhibit which will interest visitors, a massive timber wagon used to haul timber to local sawmills.
Wondai Students Get Funky
Everything old was new again at Wondai State School’s Funky Festival on Saturday. The school fundraiser included stalls manned by students and teachers which featured re-used, recycled and re-imagined items for sale.
Golden Oldies Bring Back Memories
There was lots of yarning, memories, photos, line-dancing and “Murri-oke” when about 350 “Golden Oldies” returned to Cherbourg on Saturday for the Yhurri Gurri (welcome) weekend
Shona’s Plea … Help Me Walk Again
Nine years ago, Murgon woman Shona Muckert was driving home on Reifs Road at Manyung when her Mitsubishi Pajero lost traction in some loose gravel. The 4WD slid sideways and then rolled about five times, ending up in a paddock.
Perfect Weather For Champions
Kingaroy’s weather may not have been much good for farmers lately, but it’s been almost perfect for gliders and the top-class field of competitors that the 52nd Australian Multiclass Nationals gliding championships brought to town.
Spotlight On A Healthy Lifestyle
Too often a free breakfast in Kingaroy means a sausage sizzle … but at the South Burnett Health & Lifestyle Expo it meant fruit. And lots of it … apples, mandarins and bananas.
Discover Our Best And Wurst
It won’t be the wurst way to spend Saturday night … in fact, the World Wide Bay Wurst Off at Wondai Town Hall could be a tasty treat for the whole family.
Nanango’s History Comes To Life
The “founding father” of Nanango was recalled at Heritage House on Monday evening with the launch of a new biography about Jacob Goode.
Mimics Does It Again!
Mimics has proven she’s a specialist when it comes to winning local Cups … picking up back-to-back Wondai Cup victories, hot on the heels of her success in the Nanango Cup in August.
‘Be Brave And Enjoy The Ride’
Author Tom Keneally touched on citizenship, success and the inevitability of change in his keynote address at the annual Kingaroy State High School Speech night on Thursday.
Christine’s Blood Is Worth Bottling
Christine Millar, from QML at Nanango, is the latest winner of the Kingaroy Rotary Club’s “Pride of Workmanship” Award.
An All-Round Successful Visit
The South Burnett hosted a visit by former Australian cricketer Greg Blewett this week, and like a true all-rounder he took in a charity breakfast, cricket training and a round of golf.
Mayor Answers Blackbutt Critics
About 300 people packed into the Blackbutt Community Hall on Tuesday evening to tell South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann something he probably already knew … the $200 compulsory road levy on annual rates is not popular.
Cool Theme For A Hot Day
The weather was hot … but fortunately the theme was cool for Nanango’s annual Mardi Gras Festival on Saturday.
Record-Breaking Relay Raises $116,000
A record number of teams and a record amount of money raised … the organisers of the 2013 South Burnett Relay For Life held in Kingaroy at the weekend couldn’t be much happier.
Proston Railway Lives On
Proston’s railway – which was built in 1923 but removed in the early 1970s – will live on in a new form after the official unveiling of “Railway Park” in the town on Friday.
A Recipe For Feeling Better
The South Burnett’s first Depressed Cake Shop may have had some ‘sad” bikkies, cake that was feeling “blue” and quite a few “black dog” lollies, but it has had a happy ending … it was so successful there’s a good chance there’ll be more popping up next year.
