Chappies Celebrate Special Week
School chaplains across the South Burnett have been celebrating Chappy Week with various activities at their schools and in the community.
Building Resilience To
Make ‘Better’ Brains
The brain is a wonderful thing, but it’s also a source of mystery to most people, full of hidden thoughts and impulses.
Kilkivan’s Song Unveiled
Kilkivan and its residents have been immortalised in song by country music singer Josh Arnold
TAFE Open Night Draws Crowd
An Open Night at the Kingaroy TAFE College on Wednesday drew a good crowd of potential new students eager to find out what the South Burnett’s leading vocational training centre has to offer.
Hands-On Look At Uni Life
Kingaroy State High School Year 11 student Cortney Sonter wants a career in engineering so she jumped at the chance to take a trip across to Toowoomba today for a hands-on look at the University of Southern Queensland’s programs.
School Plans An Historic Weekend
Organisers of the Combined Anniversary Celebrations at St Mary’s Catholic College – to be held at the end of this month – have dug out some historic photographs during their research ahead of the big weekend.
Road Safety Becomes Real
In 2009, two 18-year-old girls were killed in a head-on crash in the Yarra Valley in Victoria … the ripple effect of their deaths is still being felt today, even as far away as Kingaroy.
Extra Funding For Dist Ed
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced extra funding for Queensland’s Schools of Distance Education to help relieve the financial pressures faced by drought-affected families.
Learning Can Be Fun
Kingaroy State High School students have been visiting the South Burnett Child Care Centre in Kingaroy recently as part of their Early Childhood course.
PCYC School Camp Gives Inspiration
Murgon State High School students got a buzz from showcasing their talent, culture and hanging out with others doing their best at school.
School Hours Shop Ban Helps Community
Kingaroy Shoppingworld would like to see one of their policies spread all over the South Burnett
Kilkivan Wins Song Competition
Kilkivan has won country music singer Josh Arnold’s Small Town Culture project – and will now have a song and video made about the town.
School First … And Then Football
Cherbourg Hornets’ rugby league player Dennis Sandow says education should always come before footy.
Education Gap Starts To Close
A record number of Cherbourg children are graduating from Year 12 and going onto further study
Students Tour Sewage Plant
Year 7 students from Nanango State High School visited the Nanango Sewage Treatment Plant recently.
Students ‘Adopt-a-Cop’
The students at Tanduringie State School near Maidenwell have a new “Adopt-a-Cop”
Former Principal Dies
Former Kingaroy State High School principal Alan Whitmee died in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Marathon Weekend At Easter
Maidenwell is about to go marathon crazy with the inaugural Maidenwell Marathon Weekend next month.
What A Cracking Good Effort!
St Mary’s students whipped the opposition into shape at the recent Queensland Whipcracking Titles held at Clifton.
School Reaches Out To Families
A local school has created a new staff role this year to get families more engaged in their school community.
