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
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.
Adermann Park: Round 2 Begins?
Residents living near Adermann Park in Kingaroy are gearing for Round 2 of a stoush with St John’s Lutheran School over the future usage of the park … but the school insists they have nothing to worry about.
Students Bid A Sad Farewell To Susan
Principal Susan Beatty will be taking away a lot of fond memories from her time at Taabinga State School, if her farewell last week is any indication.
Dancers Aim To Break Disco Record
No, this isn’t an April Fool’s Day joke … a bunch of Kingaroy High School students is hoping to break a world record, for disco dancing!
Pre-Schoolers To Learn A New Language
Almost 100 children in Kingaroy and Nanango are about to get the chance to learn a second language …before they even start school.
