southburnett.com.au | Archive

Drug Offences Drop For Second Year

Assaults and illicit drug use were the two most common crimes in Australia last year, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Smash Occurs Outside Hospital

Two adults were taken to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries following a head-on smash on Youngman Street in Kingaroy on Tuesday night

Is This Your Motorbike?

Kingaroy Police would like to reunite this motorbike with its rightful owner.

Motorbikes Stolen From Business

Kingaroy Police are investigating the theft of two motorcycles from the rear of a business in Haly Street last weekend.

EPIRBs Call In Rescue Chopper

Two emergency beacons triggered the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter into action on Saturday evening after a motorcycle rider was critically injured near Mount Stanley.

Solar Boost For Men’s Shed

Murgon Men’s Shed has received a nice boost from Round 18 of the Federal Government’s National Shed Development Program.

Sheds Burn In Mannuem Fire

Two small sheds and several vehicles were damaged during a large grass fire in the Mannuem area on Monday afternoon.

Seven Face Drugs Charges

Murgon police have charged seven people with drug offences after recent searches of homes and vehicles.

Five Taken To Hospital After Crashes

Five people were taken to hospital after two separate crashes on the Wide Bay Highway near Kilkivan at the weekend.

Woman, Child Escape Injury

Kingaroy Police have seized a vehicle for mechanical inspection after an incident in which a woman and a child narrowly escaped serious injury

Woman Survives Lightning Strike

A woman aged in her fifties was transported to Murgon Hospital on Thursday evening after a lightning strike in Tingoora.

CCTV Cameras ‘Working Perfectly’

The Murgon Business and Development Association has assured Murgon residents the CCTV camera system installed in the town in 2017 is working perfectly.

Have You Seen Her?

Police are seeking public help to locate a girl reported missing from Gayndah.

Murgon Calls For Action On Crime

The Murgon Business and Development Association has called on the State Government to provide the town with more help to tackle juvenile crime.

Woman Hurt In Crash

A woman aged in her 50s was transported to Kingaroy Hospital after a crash on the Burnett Highway on Wednesday afternoon.

Have You Seen Him?

Queensland Police have released the image of a young boy who has gone missing from Cherbourg.

Work To Widen Highway Curve

The Department of Transport and Main Roads plans to begin work soon to upgrade a sweeping curve on the Bunya Highway, north of Memerambi, to improve safety.

Five Boys Charged

Detectives have charged five boys after four businesses were broken into in Murgon between Sunday and Tuesday.

Free Workshop For Women

Kingaroy Police are inviting local women to look “under the bonnet” at a safer driving workshop to be held in Kingaroy next month.

Three Charged After Car Park Fracas

Three people will face charges after police were called to a disturbance in the SupaIGA car park in Kingaroy last Tuesday evening.

Roo Blamed For Rollover

A man was flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition after a single vehicle rollover on the Cooyar-Mt Binga Road on Saturday morning.

$1.5m Drugs Seized During Raids

Police have seized cannabis with an estimated street value of $1.5 million during raids across the South Burnett, North Burnett, Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast areas this week.

More Break-Ins And Vandalism

Police are investigating another string of break-ins, attempted break-ins and rock-throwing incidents in the Murgon and Cherbourg areas.

Fundraising Barbecue Beyond Expectations

More than 600 eggs, who knows how much bacon and not enough bread … by any measure the “Beyond the Boundary” fundraising barbecue was a big success in Kingaroy on Wednesday morning.