Truckie Hurt In Crash
A truck driver was taken to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries after his vehicle apparently blew a tyre before running off the road and hitting a tree on Monday afternoon.
Road Blitz Nets 47 Drivers
Police have charged 47 people with 63 traffic offences following a six-day road safety blitz, Operation Auster, across the QPS’s Southern Region.
Operation Lionrock: 31 Charged
Police have charged 31 people with a total of 94 offences after a four-day operation targeting property, drug and motor vehicle offending in the South Burnett.
Motorbike Rider Injured
A man aged in 60s suffered leg and pelvic injuries when his motorbike hit a cow on the Kilcoy-Murgon Road on Sunday morning.
Crash Woman Cut Free
A young woman had to be cut free from the wreckage of her vehicle after a single-vehicle crash near Kingaroy on Wednesday night.
Operation Auster Targets Road Safety
You weren’t imagining it if you thought there were a lot more police out and about in the South Burnett this week …
Focus On Forestry Offences
Police, QPWS rangers and HQPlantations staff conducted joint activities in State Forests and National Parks at the weekend.
Cooking Fire Sparks Alarm
A small cooking fire on a stove top sparked a callout to firefighters in Blackbutt on Wednesday morning.
More Coffees With A Cop!
Coffee With A Cop is coming to Murgon and Blackbutt!
Missing Man: Second Podcast Airs
A second podcast investigating the disappearance of Jack McLennan from Ficks Crossing in 2024 has hit the airwaves.
Two Hurt In Two Crashes
Two people were injured in separate crashes on the D’Aguilar Highway on Monday.
SES Volunteer Receives Award
SES Deputy Local Controller (South Burnett) Amanda Johnson has been presented with an Emergency Services Medal at Government House.
Card-Skimming: Two Charged
Two men have been charged by Brisbane police with card-skimming offences, including alleged incidents in Kingaroy.
Rotary Drives Home Road Safety
Kingaroy State High School is this week hosting the annual RYDA – Rotary Youth Driver Awareness – program for South Burnett Year 11 students.
Man Jailed After Hospital Attack
A man shot by police during an incident at Kingaroy Hospital two years ago will serve six months in prison.
Boy Impaled By Tree Branch
The LifeFlight Sunshine Coast-based aeromedical crew airlifted a teenage boy to hospital on Saturday after a 4WD incident at Manar Park, near Boondooma.
Fatal Crash At Widgee
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash which occurred at Widgee.
Grand Final Brawl Ends In Court
A brawl which erupted at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy after the 2023 South Burnett Rugby League Grand Final has finally had its last day in court.
Truck Driver Dies In Crash
A truck driver has died after his vehicle ran off the highway and hit a tree on the Burnett Highway at Boonara on Monday morning.
Motorbike Rider Critically Injured
A 21-year-old Kingaroy man suffered critical injuries in a motorcycle crash on the Blackbutt Range on Sunday morning.
