Sport

Saints Prepare For Pre-Season Match

Saints Prepare For Pre-Season Match

South Burnett Saints will kick off their 2019 campaign with practice matches against fellow Darling Downs AFL club, Toowoomba Tigers, at Fernvale on Saturday, March 23.

Blackbutt Finishes On Top

Blackbutt Finishes On Top

The South Burnett B Grade cricket competition has hit the sharp end of the season with a Semi-Final and Elimination Final scheduled to be played this weekend.

Anderson Does It Again

Anderson Does It Again

Hivesville horseman Lindsay Anderson’s strike rate is phenomenal. His last fifty starters (since September 24, 2017) have accumulated 14 wins, 12 seconds and six thirds

Young Cricketers Net $34,500

Young Cricketers Net $34,500

Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has congratulated the Kingaroy Junior Cricket Club on receiving $34,500 for new cricket nets.

Street Corner Tip

Street Corner Tip

Back in the day, radio panels previewing upcoming racing would mention that a horse was a “street corner tip”.

Merry Weekend For Soccer Fans

Merry Weekend For Soccer Fans

Tom Alford Oval was a sea of colour and action last weekend with 32 teams chasing glory in Kingaroy Senior Soccer Club’s annual Soccer Sevens carnival.

Bowhunters To Hold Open Days

Bowhunters To Hold Open Days

Eleven participants took part in the Barambah Bowhunters & Field Archers Association handicap shoot last Sunday at their field in South Nanango.

Murgon Locks In Grand Final Spot

Murgon Locks In Grand Final Spot

Murgon Crusaders are through to the Grand Final in the A Grade Gympie Cricket competition after downing Gympie Colts in the semi-final played at Murgon Sportsground last Saturday

Council Cash Backs Dam Festival

Council Cash Backs Dam Festival

The South Burnett will get a new fishing competition this year despite concerns it might undermine already successful events run by community groups.

Sports Share $400,000 In Grants

Sports Share $400,000 In Grants

South Burnett sporting groups will share almost $400,000 in grants from the latest rounds of the State Government’s “Get In The Game” grants programs.

Jockeys And Racegoers In The Pink

Jockeys And Racegoers In The Pink

It was a special day for the ladies at Nanango’s Lee Park racetrack on Saturday … there was a sea of pink in the stands for Valentine’s Day and women also starred on the track.