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Kingaroy High Tops Art Competition

Kingaroy High Tops Art Competition

Kingaroy State High School walked away the winners of this year’s South Burnett High School Art Competition when the results were announced on Friday night.

Greatest Gift Is Donating Life

Greatest Gift Is Donating Life

Talking about organ donations can be tricky subject, especially when the people you’re talking to are in the prime of their life … but former Kingaroy resident Bianca Topp is an old hand at it now.

Students Rock It To Success

Students Rock It To Success

It’s that time of the year when South Burnett parents get bowled over by all the young talent on show on school stages … on Friday night, it was the turn of St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy.

Try For 5 And A Football!

Try For 5 And A Football!

If the secret of success in rugby league is training, training, training … the secret to success at school is pretty much the same: make every day count.

Students Profit From Business Experience

Students Profit From Business Experience

A bunch of Kingaroy State High School students now know a lot more about running a small business – and a fair bit about manufacturing and marketing coffee machines – after completing a three-day ECOMAN Program this week.

$5m Boost For Clontarf

$5m Boost For Clontarf

The Clontarf Foundation – which is working with Indigenous youth at Cherbourg State School and Murgon and Kingaroy State High Schools – will receive $5 million under the latest round of funding from the Federal Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy.

Teachers Rough It During Sleepover

Teachers Rough It During Sleepover

Thirty school principals had the opportunity to experience a brief taste of life in the old days on an Aboriginal Mission when they had a sleepover at Cherbourg this week.

Stig Comes to Town!

Stig Comes to Town!

Stig Wemyss – not be confused with the popular character Stig from the British motoring show Top Gear – paid a flying visit to Kingaroy on Tuesday.

Students Get A Taste Of Uni Life

Students Get A Taste Of Uni Life

About 40 Year 11 and 12 students from Saint Mary’s Catholic College travelled to the University of the Sunshine Coast last week to experience the different pathways available to them if they choose to pursue tertiary studies.

Former Principal Now A Professor

Former Principal Now A Professor

Former Cherbourg State School principal Chris Sarra has been appointed a Professor of Education at the University of Canberra.

School Celebrates ‘The Coolabunia Way’

School Celebrates ‘The Coolabunia Way’

For the hundreds of past students, old school friends and official guests, Saturday’s 125th anniversary of Coolabunia State School was an opportunity to swap memories, tell tall tales and, perhaps, get lost in the hay bale maze set up for the day.

New Buildings On Show At Open Day

New Buildings On Show At Open Day

Saint Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy hosted an open day on Friday morning