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Rocket Rod Takes Golden Helmet

Rocket Rod Takes Golden Helmet

The only hitch during another great night of racing at the Kingaroy Speedway last Saturday was a blackout which knocked out the lights for a short time.

Champs On Fire At Murgon

Champs On Fire At Murgon

2015 champions Kimberley Crawley and Craig Dodd have taken out the latest Queensland Indigenous Golf Championships, played at Murgon at the weekend.

Netball Numbers Almost Double

Netball Numbers Almost Double

The Nanango and Districts Netball Association has had a membership explosion this year, and the evidence was in plain view on Friday afternoon.

Anxiety, Joy And Relief At Esk

Anxiety, Joy And Relief At Esk

After Blackbutt trainer Wayne Farrington legged Hannah English on to the favourite Striking Warrior for the API Maiden Plate (1200m) at Esk last Saturday, the gelding paraded and warmed-up without a problem before his first run since last July.

Tennis Rebounds In The Timbertowns

Tennis Rebounds In The Timbertowns

Blackbutt’s tennis courts were officially re-opened on Sunday morning, eight years after the Blackbutt Tennis Club went into abeyance and four years after the 2013 floods extensively damaged the courts.

Hamblin Hits Home Targets

Hamblin Hits Home Targets

Jumps jockeys are used to covering plenty of ground – but Paul Hamblin, the former Darling Downs horseman now based in Melbourne, doesn’t find any hurdle when it comes to his work travels.

Racing Crowd Thinks Pink

Racing Crowd Thinks Pink

Nanango’s Lee Park was a sea of pink on Saturday as race goers braved the hot, sunny weather to enjoy the South Burnett’s first race meeting of the year.