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High School To Mark Centenary

A special reunion weekend has been planned on September 8-9 to mark the 100th anniversary of Kingaroy State High School.

Murray Named Principal Of The Year

Coolabunia State School principal Murray Johnston has been named “Principal of the Year” in the Darling Downs South West Region.

Students Brew Up Boom Businesses

A group of 15 Kingaroy State High School students now know a lot more about running a small business after completing a four-day ECOMAN Program this week.

Honour Salutes A Lifetime Of Service

Wakka Wakka elder Eric Law was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List … not a bad effort for a youngster who started school in the 1950s at what was then known as the Cherbourg Mission School.

New Classroom Opens At Blackbutt

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says she’s pleased to see the Year 4 and 5 students of Blackbutt State School have finally got a new classroom.

Bank Boost For Students

The Centre For Supervised Distance Education – a special facility in Kingaroy for Distance Education students – now has almost $1000 worth of new equipment, courtesy of the local Westpac Bank branch.

Junior Debaters Head To Area Final

A team from St Mary’s Catholic College will be flying the flag for the South Burnett at the Area finals of the Apex High School Debating competition following a close contest last week.

Feedback Sought On NAPLAN

Queensland parents have just over a week to have their say about NAPLAN.

Students Sign Reconciliation Pledge

Kingaroy State High School marked National Reconciliation Week with special lunchtime activities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students on Thursday.

Entries Open For Farm Safety Calendar

The annual Farm Safety Calendar competition is on again, with Workplace Health and Safety Queensland calling for entries from local schoolchildren for the 2019 edition.

St John’s Gets Licence For Park

St John’s Lutheran School will get a licence to use a portion of Adermann Park in Kingaroy for an hour a day after the South Burnett Regional Council agreed to the school’s request at its monthly meeting on Wednesday.

Students Test Their Skills On Horseback

The South Burnett Cowhorse Competition for schools roared back into life last Friday at the Nanango Showgrounds.

Kindy Celebrates Golden Anniversary

About 100 people came through the doors of the Yarraman Kindergarten on Saturday to share memories and celebrate the kindy’s 50th birthday.

Students Breathe New Life Into Old School

The old Greenview State School building has seen generations of young children come and go through its doors, so it seemed a shame that for the past five years it has been sitting vacant in Kingaroy.

Rotary And Police Thank Students

Kingaroy State High School is now the proud owner of a painting by Kumbia artist Jenny Gemmell, thanks to the community spirit of 19 students.

Students Learn Some Real-Life Lessons

Road safety should be uppermost in the minds of another group of South Burnett Year 11 students after several hundred students were put through another RYDA program in Kingaroy this week.

Fundraising Was On A Rock’n’Roll

St Mary’s Rock and Roll Trivia Night at the weekend was definitely musical but it was anything but a trivial pursuit.

Record Bid Becomes Fun For All

They didn’t break a record but they had a lot of fun … the attempt to break the world record for disco dancing fell short but the organisers haven’t given up hope of making it happen

Kumbia Celebrates 25 Years Of Trivia

The organisers of the 2018 Kumbia Drain are gearing up for a big celebration this year … the 25th anniversary of the extremely popular annual trivia night fundraiser for the Kumbia State School P&C.

Sarah Celebrates Another Success

Murgon student Sarah Jensen, 23, was one of 600 Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts students who received their graduation certificates at USQ Toowoomba on Friday.

Ag Traineeships Help<BR> Rural Parents And Students

Ag Traineeships Help
Rural Parents And Students

Rural students in Years 10, 11 and 12 can now access agricultural training at home by completing a Certificate III in Agriculture with TAFE Queensland.

Kids Have A Cracking Time Out West

A bunch of tired but happy families returned to the South Burnett on Thursday after enjoying a whip-cracking time in western Queensland over Easter.