Firies Hit The Streets For Movember
Kingaroy’s annual Postie Bike Ride – a four-day Movember fundraiser – hit the streets again on Wednesday.
Ringsfield Dinner Tops Up Fundraising
The Pinking Up The South Burnett October fundraiser ended with a bang on Friday night … literally.
Lunch Aids Women’s Health Care
More than 80 guests gathered at Hillview Cottages near Kingaroy recently for a sophisticated fundraising event to support the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation.
Trilogy Takes Over Kilkivan Care
Kilkivan & District Community Care Association has handed over its popular “Kilkivan Care” service fully to Trilogy Care and Mable.
Relay Celebrates 20 Years Of Hope
The 20th South Burnett Relay For Life attracted a string of teams to Kingaroy’s T.J. O’Neill Oval on Saturday, all eager to raise funds for Cancer Council Queensland.
Are You Ready To Pink Up?
The South Burnett’s annual fundraising campaign to support the McGrath Foundation was officially launched on Wednesday morning with a generous $5000 donation.
Nurses Warn About Flu Complacency
Influenza deaths in the first seven months of 2025 are worse than for the same period in 2019 – the most recent severe flu year – according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Snake Bite Victim Offers Advice
A school teacher bitten by a snake near Kilkivan is urging people to attend LifeFlight’s free trauma training workshops so people will know how to help in an emergency … like he was.
There’s Now An E-Bike For Everybody
South Burnett residents – and visitors – with a disability have been unable to explore the South Burnett Rail Trail properly, but that’s all about to change!
QAS Hands Out Awards
The achievements of QAS Assistant Commissioner Peta Thompson were recognised at an awards ceremony in Brisbane on Friday.
LAC Reviews Past 12 Months
The Kingaroy Local Ambulance Committee held its Biennial General Meeting on August 19.
Farmers Push For Q Fever Focus
AgForce and the Q Fever Interest Group have joined forces to push for urgent government funding to reduce the rates of Q fever in Australia.
Laughs Add Some Winter Warmth
Kingaroy’s annual Winter Warmers event, traditionally held in the Town Hall Forecourt, moved indoors on Wednesday night to cater for a special guest.
EOIs Sought For Health Board
Expressions of interest are now open for 2026 appointments to the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board.
Uni Students Welcomed At Orana
Lutheran Services has included Kingaroy in a program to help fast-track third-year nursing students into careers in aged care in regional Queensland.
‘Hospital In The Home’ On Its Way
Patients living within 50km of Kingaroy will soon be able to access high-level health care in their own homes.
Spike In Respiratory Diseases
Toowoomba Hospital was forced to reschedule eight non-urgent elective surgeries on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Flu, COVID-19 Cases Rising
Queensland Health has issued an alert over the rising number of hospitalisations in Queensland for influenza and COVID-19.
Vape Shops Raided … Again
Two businesses allegedly selling illegal tobacco products or vapes in Kingaroy were temporarily shut down after raids last week by the Darling Downs Public Health Unit.
Feedback Sought On Health Strategy
Darling Downs Health is asking the local First Nations community to have a say on a proposed 2025-2028 Health Equity Strategy to improve health outcomes for the region’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
