Police

Crash Sparks Grass Fire

Crash Sparks Grass Fire

One person was transported to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries after a single-vehicle crash on the Burnett Highway on Thursday afternoon.

$1.5m Fire Station Opens

$1.5m Fire Station Opens

After sharing digs with the local ambos for the past 27 years, Yarraman firefighters finally have their own base, right in the heart of town.

Two MX Riders Injured

Two MX Riders Injured

Two injured teenagers have been airlifted to hospital after separate motorbike crashes at a South Burnett motocross park on Wednesday.

Fire Ban In Yarraman, Cooyar

Fire Ban In Yarraman, Cooyar

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services have imposed a local fire ban for residents in the Toowoomba Regional Council area – which includes Yarraman and Cooyar.

QAS Called To Two Crashes

QAS Called To Two Crashes

Emergency services were called to two potentially serious traffic crashes in the South Burnett region on Wednesday morning.

Crews Control Grass Fire

Crews Control Grass Fire

Fire crews have contained a grassfire burning near the intersection of Haly Creek Road and Flagstone Creek Road at Haly Creek.

Fire Ban In Somerset Region

Fire Ban In Somerset Region

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services have imposed a local fire ban for some south-east Queensland areas, including the Somerset Regional Council area.

Boy Hurt In Quad Bike Crash

Boy Hurt In Quad Bike Crash

The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has flown a boy to hospital after a quad bike crash on a private property, north of Crows Nest.

Samantha Awarded For Caring

Samantha Awarded For Caring

Senior Constable Samantha Giles has done something no other police officer has done before in the South Burnett  . . . been nominated for the prestigious Joy Kite Award.

Chopper Called To Crash

Chopper Called To Crash

A teenage girl was reportedly trapped in her vehicle for more than 30 minutes after it rolled on Silverleaf Road, west of Murgon, on Monday afternoon.

Watchhouse Officer Suspended

Watchhouse Officer Suspended

An assistant watchhouse officer in Brisbane has been suspended from duty following the death in custody of Sherry Fisher Tilberoo.

Police Study Videos Of Brawl

Police Study Videos Of Brawl

Police investigations are continuing into a public brawl which occurred outside a house in Alford Street, Kingaroy, on Friday afternoon.

NATSILS Plea After Latest Death

NATSILS Plea After Latest Death

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (NATSILS) is calling for urgent national leadership and action following the latest death in custody.