The spirit of giving is strong in the South Burnett at Christmas time … Year 6 students at St Mary’s Catholic College have handed over a ute-load of non-perishable foodstuffs to be distributed to local residents by the St Vincent de Paul Society.
A 22-year-old barmaid pleaded guilty in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today to two charges of supplying methylamphetamine.
South Burnett Regional Council says that due to emergency repairs, it has been forced to turn off the water supply in parts of Kingaroy and Wondai this morning.
The South Burnett’s art galleries are preparing for the Festive Season with extended showings. And two of the new summer exhibitions will go on display in Wondai and Kingaroy this weekend.
The Electrical Trades Union has denied there has been any union orchestrated boycott of a Kingaroy small business.
A Kingaroy-based business has won a $1.5 million 12-month contract to supply gourmet food oils to Woolworths.
Summer school holidays – and empty houses – can be a tempting target for criminals
Saturday night’s Shave For A Cure raised about $5000 for the Leukaemia Foundation
There were more than the usual number of Harleys out and about on South Burnett roads on Saturday … all part of a local bike club’s Poker Run.
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry wrapped up its 2012 activities with a Christmas break-up at Accents Restaurant in Kingaroy on Friday evening.
The State Emergency Services training area in Kingaroy will soon be boasting a new concrete slab
BreastScreen Queensland’s brand new mammography bus has rolled into Kingaroy
Nanango State School student Taj Jones has been named Wide Bay Primary Sports Person of the Year at the South Burnett Primary School Sports night.
A 29-year-old man charged after a fatal traffic crash that killed two women at Booubyjan in August has been committed to face trial in the District Court.
Three people were remanded in custody when they appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court this afternoon on charges linked to an alleged firebombing attempt on a Kingaroy house.
Christmas shoppers had the opportunity of purchasing some unique local gifts at the Kingaroy Information, Art and Heritage Precinct markets
A Big Night Out fundraiser for the World’s Greatest Shave (ie the Leukaemia Foundation) will be held at the Kingaroy Sports Club at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy – just next to Beangrowers – from 6:00pm on Saturday, December 1.
Christmas can be a difficult time for families … stretching some relationships to breaking point.
A 40-year-old woman with a tragic life story of physical and sexual abuse has been jailed for drink driving and driving while disqualified.
The South Burnett Chorale heralded the festive season at the weekend with the first round of their popular annual Christmas Charity Concerts – one at Nanango’s Uniting Church in Gipps Street on Sunday afternoon, and a second at Kingaroy’s Church Of Christ Hall later that evening.
