Truckload Of Thanks – Murgon
Police Minister Jack Dempsey has urged Queenslanders to “go orange” on Wednesday
Crash Blocks D’Aguilar Highway
Queensland Police have notified southburnett.com.au that the D’Aguilar Highway is closed in both directions due to a crash at Woodford.
Firies Kept Busy At Ballogie
A slow-burning bushfire on McLucas Road at Ballogie has been keeping rural fire crews in the area busy over the past few days.
Police Put Drinkers To The Test
Patrons put on their beer goggles at Taras Hall in Nanango tonight but it was all for a good cause. In a short time, they learned about alcohol’s effects on their bodies, how to drink responsibly and what their individual safe drinking limits were.
Traffic Stop Leads To Six Charges
Police patrolling Kingaroy-Cooyar Road at Brooklands on August 30 pulled over a Ford Falcon after they saw it cross double lines to overtake a slower vehicle.
Man Jailed For Breaching DVO
A man who punched a woman during an argument, causing her to fall to the ground, then kicked and struck her with a “stick-like object”, was sentenced to seven months jail when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
Four Escape 4WD Smash
Four people – including a two-year-old child – were lucky to escape injury when their 4WD crashed in a single vehicle accident on the Bunya Highway between Kingaroy and Kumbia this afternoon.
Task Force Targets Rebels MC
Australia’s law enforcement and Commonwealth agencies have joined forces to establish a national Task Force to target the Rebels motorcycle club.
An Opportunity To Say Thanks
There’s no doubt the South Burnett owes our SES volunteers a “Truck Load Of Thanks” in the wake of last year’s floods, and here’s an opportunity for residents to come along and say it.
MPs Keep Busy In Town
The visiting Cabinet ministers are taking the opportunity of their trip to Kingaroy to visit local government offices and promote various State Government initiatives.
Burn-Off Sparks Alarm
Concerned neighbours called 000 when they spotted flames and smoke coming from a property on Malar Road at Booie on Saturday night.
Boy Hurt In MX Fall
A 12-year-old boy who crashed his motocross bike at the Manar Park track, near Proston, yesterday was airlifted to hospital by the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter.
Drink Rite At Nanango
Nanango police will be holding a Drink Rite event at the Nanango RSL on Thursday, November 8, from 5:00pm-8:00pm.
Pilot Dies In Mustang Crash
Well-known Toowoomba businessman Terry Kronk was killed this morning when his P-51 Mustang crashed near Helidon.
Car Snaps Power Pole
A 55-year-old Wondai man was transported to Kingaroy Hospital after his car struck a power pole in Alford Street in the early hours of this morning, snapping the pole and blacking out part of Kingaroy.
Large Fire At Kinbombi
Multiple fire crews are on site trying to establishing containment lines for a large grass fire burning near Kinbombi Road and the Wide Bay Highway, east of Goomeri.
Youth Pelted Police With Bottle
An 18-year-old youth was placed on a 12 months intensive correction order – basically prison in the community – after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during a disturbance at Cherbourg on August 30.
$6000 Fine For Cruelty To Bull
A man who tried to euthanase an injured bull by shooting it “four or five” times in the head with a .22 calibre rifle – and then came back the following afternoon to finish the job off – was fined $6000 in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
Cyclist Dies At Murgon
A 46-year-old man has died after the bicycle he was riding collided with a truck at Murgon this morning.
Angler Fined $2000
Recreational anglers have been reminded to brush up on their fishing gear rules after a fisher charged by Kingaroy patrol officers was fined $2000.
