Urgent Call For Flood Alerts
Landholders in the Goomeri region – inundated during the January floods – are pressing for flood warning gauges to be installed to give them an alert before the next disaster strikes.
Driver Blew 0.234: Police
A 50-year-old Goomeri woman has been charged with driving more than four times over the legal limit after her vehicle was pulled over by police in Goomeri on Sunday.
Police Probe Recent Break-Ins
Police are investigating recent break-ins and thefts which have occurred in the Goomeri, Kilkivan and Widgee areas.
Flood Emergency Hits Region
Emergency crews were called to more than 31 rescues from houses and cars on Friday night and Saturday morning.
Men’s Shed Finally Opens
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has congratulated members of the Kilkivan Veteran’s and Community Men’s Shed for their perseverance and determination with the long-awaited opening of their new facility this week.
Kilkivan P-10 Wins Award
Kilkivan P-10 State School has won an award at the 22nd annual Showcase Awards for Excellence in Schools.
$16.6m Roundabout Almost Finished
Work is almost complete on the new $16.6 million single-lane roundabout at the notorious Bells Bridge highway intersection.
Life Journey Explored After Loss
Kilkivan school teacher and author Amelia Olsen has bared her soul in her first work, “Dirt And Dust”, a true story of loss and journey peppered with humour.
Woman Airlifted After Crash
A woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after her vehicle rolled into a ditch in Kilkivan on Saturday morning.
Rider Airlifted After Horse Fall
A woman aged in her 50s has been airlifted to hospital with serious leg injuries after a horse-riding accident near Kilkivan on Friday afternoon.
Injured Farmer Phones For Help
A farmer in the Kilkivan area used his mobile phone to call for help after he was injured falling from a horse during a mustering accident on Saturday morning.
Kilkivan School Named State Finalist
Kilkivan State School has been named as a State Finalist in the 2021 Showcase Awards.
Wayne Is Our Top Volunteer Firey
Firefighter Arthur “Wayne” Croydon has a very good reason to celebrate Rural Fire Service Week (August 1-7).
Women Die In Separate Crashes
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died in a fiery crash on the Wide Bay Highway at Kilkivan in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Clinics In Four More Towns
The Darling Downs Health mobile women’s health nurses have clinics planned in Goomeri, Kilkivan, Blackbutt and Kingaroy next month.
MP Renews Push To Upgrade Road
The decision to reduce traffic to one lane on the Wide Bay Creek Bridge is an admission by the State Government that Kilkivan-Tansey Road has been neglected for too long, says Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington.
Gympie Rates Rise 3.2pc
Gympie Regional Council ratepayers will face a 3.2 per cent increase in their rates bills after the Council handed down its $157.66 million 2021-22 Budget on Wednesday.
Kilkivan, Goomeri Share Grants
Two community organisations – one in Goomeri, the other in Kilkivan – will share in Gympie Regional Council’s latest round of community grants.
Cyclist Killed In Highway Crash
A 78-year-old man was killed in a cycling crash on the Wide Bay Highway on Saturday morning.
Answers Sought Over Roads
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington wants to know when the State Government plans to upgrade Kilkivan-Tansey Road and the Running Creek Bridge on Brooweena-Woolooga Road.
