Injured Van Driver Flown Out
A man has been evacuated by emergency helicopter after a head-on crash on the Bunya Highway north of Wondai today.
Parents Fined After
Girl Quits High School
A South Burnett couple who refused to send their 15-year-old daughter to school after she claimed she was being bullied, have been fined $250 each in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
$3.1m Upgrade To Local Courthouses
More than $3 million will be spent during 2015 on much-needed upgrades to the Kingaroy and Nanango courthouses.
Police Add New Bike To Road Arsenal
Motorists tempted to put the pedal to the metal on South Burnett roads over the Christmas break will have a fresh hazard to deal with … a new brightly coloured police motorbike looming in their rear-view mirrors.
Ky Ky Hops To The Rescue
Cherbourg Junior Police Ranger Ky Ky Warner was asleep when she was awoken by yelling
Man Hurt In Rollover
A man aged in his twenties has been airlifted to hospital with suspected head injuries after the car he was in rolled in a single vehicle accident on Greenview Road near Wondai this morning.
Car Flips On Highway
A woman suffered minor injuries when the vehicle she was driving overturned on the D’Aguilar Highway south of Benarkin this afternoon.
Woman Hurt In Crash
A 68-year-old Yarraman woman has been taken by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital after a two-vehicle traffic crash in Nanango this afternoon.
Lock It Or Lose It
Kingaroy Police are urging local residents to not let thieves spoil their Christmas cheer.
Lucky Escape As Driver
Slams Into Parked Car
It was lucky that no one was severely injured when the driver of a vehicle turning into Albert Street, Kingaroy, on Friday afternoon lost control.
Youth Charged Over ‘Handgun’
A 17-year-old Kingaroy youth has been arrested and charged after he allegedly entered the foyer of the Kingaroy Courthouse on Monday morning brandishing what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun.
Teelah Fire Flares Up
The Teelah bushfire – which looked to have been finally extinguished – is causing more headaches for local fire crews.
Motorbike Rider Dies
A rider has died after his motorbike ran off the D’Aguilar Highway.
Public Thank You To Volunteers
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Lee Johnson has publicly thanked the more than 40,000 emergency services volunteers in Queensland.
Watch Out For Christmas Email Cons
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning internet users to watch out for scammers trying to cash-in on the Christmas mail rush by posing as postal services.
Woman Cut Free From Crash
A Kingaroy woman was flown to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition after a two-vehicle crash on the corner of Kingaroy-Cooyar Road and Industrial Avenue in Kingaroy on Saturday morning.
Shell Dump Catches Fire
Firefighters were called to extinguish a fire in a peanut shell dump near Knight and Hodge streets in Kingaroy about 11:00am on Sunday.
Pair Charged Over Cannabis Haul
Two Kingaroy residents charged with possessing 1.84kg of cannabis appeared briefly in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Thursday.
ACORN Targets Cyber Crooks
Police are encouraging members of the public to report cybercrime using a new national policing system known as ACORN, the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network.
Teelah Fire Still Burning
QFES advised on Wednesday evening that fire crews are still at the scene of the Teelah fire but no homes are at risk and the ‘Advice” message has been cancelled
