Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says rural volunteer firefighters are one step closer to getting a fair deal after the Labor MPs on the Finance and Administration Committee endorsed the LNP’s workers compensation policy.
Eight fire crews were called to a large grass fire on the northern outskirts of Kingaroy on Wednesday.
The Kingaroy Community Police Consultative Committee will be marking its 25th birthday with a community celebration next Thursday, September 17
A grass fire on Shellytop Road at Durong on Sunday afternoon was quickly brought under control with no loss of property,
Firefighters are urging South Burnett residents to become familiar with the Fire Danger Rating system as the weather warms and bushfire season starts to pick up.
A 24-year-old Kingaroy man has been arrested and charged as part of “Operation North Gulf 2”
Several people escaped injury when a powerline at Wondai Sportsground suddenly snapped on Saturday
Urban and rural fire crews attended a chimney fire in a home at Haly Creek on Thursday evening.
A high-set timber home in the Marshlands / Mondure area was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Thursday morning.
A single-storey house in Faulkners Road at Booie was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday afternoon.
Firefighters are urging seniors to book a free Safehome visit.
A large house fire at Esk has caused delays on the Brisbane Valley Highway.
Fire investigators probing Wednesday night’s devastating house fire in Millar Street, Yarraman, are also investigating a second fire that started in a nearby house.
Rural firefighters are urging residents to be vigilant with heightened fire conditions predicted today and in coming days.
Firefighters have been unable to save a Queenslander which became engulfed in flames on Wednesday evening in Yarraman.
Two waterbombers were called in to help control a large grassfire burning in the Coolabunia-Hodgeleigh area on Wednesday afternoon.
The Rural Fire Service Queensland has reminded landowners who plan to conduct hazard reduction burns on their properties to seek advice from their local Fire Warden and obtain a permit to burn before they start.
Urban and rural fire crews were called to fight a grass fire burning close to a house in Malar Road at Booie on Sunday afternoon.
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service will be conducting a planned burn within McEuen State Forest on Tuesday (August 11), weather permitting.
Firies warn the recent cold snap that hit the South Burnett has greatly increased bushfire risks
