26 Charged After Drug Raids
Police have charged 26 people after police raids this week targeting drug distribution in Kingaroy, Nanango, Yarraman and Blackbutt
Teenage Girl Charged With
Attempted Armed Robbery
Police from the Murgon Child Protection Investigation Unit have arrested a 13-year-old girl following the investigation of an alleged armed robbery at a Murgon supermarket car park last Friday night.
Brazen Thieves Clean Out Property
Brazen thieves have stolen up to $60,000 worth of goods from the owners of the historic Stonehouse at Moore … taking everything from quad bikes and tools right down to soap and toothbrushes from the bathroom.
Rural Firies Reject Blue Cards
The Rural Fire Brigades Association of Queensland (RFBAQ) has called on the State Government to rethink its policy of forcing rural fire brigade volunteers to have Blue Cards from January 1.
Fire Bans Extended
Local fire bans in the South Burnett, Cherbourg, Gympie and North Burnett council areas have been extended again.
Councillors Help Injured Rider
The South Burnett Regional Council’s “Listening Tour” to the Bunya Mountains turned into a medical emergency on Monday afternoon when a motorcycle rider crashed on the Bunya Mountains Road.
13 Fire Crews At Goodger
Thirteen fire crews are at at a bushfire burning on a property on Neale Road at Goodger.
Man Hurt In Crash
A man suffered head and leg injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Nanango on Sunday morning.
Pumpkins Roll On Range
Traffic was slowed on the D’Aguilar Highway when a B-Double carrying pumpkins tipped on its side near the top of the Blackbutt Range on Saturday morning.
Hit-And-Run Driver Paroled
A Kingaroy man charged over a fatal hit-and-run on the New England Highway outside Yarraman on Christmas Day in 2017 walked free from Brisbane District Court on Friday.
Man Charged With Assaulting Police
Four people have been charged after an incident in Glendon Street, Kingaroy, on Tuesday night which left a police officer with a split lip.
Fire Bans Extended Again
Local fire bans in the South Burnett, Cherbourg, Gympie and North Burnett council areas have been extended again.
Car Thief Pointed Knife At Man
A young thief tried to bum a smoke off a man aged in his 60s in Murgon on Monday morning … and when he refused, stole his car instead.
CCTV Helps Police Catch Thieves
Blackbutt police are urging rural residents to consider buying CCTV cameras to help protect their properties from thieves.
Teenager Missing In Kingaroy
UPDATE October 19: The young man has been located safe and well.
Driver Taken To Hospital
A driver was taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash just outside Kingaroy on Thursday evening.
Truck Driver Escapes Injury
The female driver of a cattle truck escaped without injury when her semi-trailer rolled on the Burnett Highway, south of Goomeri, on Thursday morning.
Man Hurt On Quad Bike
A man aged in his 20s was treated by ambulance paramedics at Wattle Grove after a quad bike crash on Monday evening.
BOM Issues Fire Weather Warning
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Fire Weather Warning for Tuesday for the Wide Bay-Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Central Highlands and Coalfields, and South-East Coast.
Durong Man Charged
Police have charged a man with several drug offences after a search of a property in Durong last week.
