Students Earn Silver Medal
Three students from St Mary’s Catholic College have earned a silver medal at the UQ titration competition.
New Timetable For Kingaroy Bus
South Burnett Regional Council has released a new route and timetable for the Kingaroy “Get on Board” Bus Service.
Business Workshops In Murgon, Kingaroy
Is your business suffering? Are you frustrated at dealing with staff who aren’t productive and don’t want to sell? Are you sick of trying to make your business successful?
Night Market In Haly Street
Preparations are underway at the South Burnett Regional Council for a “night market” to be held at the Kingaroy Information, Art and Heritage Precinct, opposite the peanut silos, later this month.
Lap Records Fall At Speedway
Despite threatening clouds, the rain held off for Saturday night’s racing at Kingaroy Speedway with the big crowd enjoying some very fast racing as well as the usual thrills and spills.
Chocolate Treats To Die For
There’s fund-raising … and then there’s “fun raising”. And what better way to have fun than eating chocolate?
MPs Mingle Under The Stars
Cabinet Ministers mingled with businesspeople, teachers, farmers, rural firefighters – in fact, representatives from all sorts of groups from all over the South Burnett – at an open-air Civic Reception held in Kingaroy tonight.
Six Turns Out To Be A Really Magic Mix
Six different artists mounting a joint exhibition isn’t common in the South Burnett – most exhibitions usually feature the works of one to three artists, unless they’re a competition or an acquisitive…
Protesters Greet MPs
Having all 19 Cabinet Ministers in one place provides a perfect opportunity for protest groups to make a point which is what happened in Kingaroy this evening.
MPs Keep Busy In Town
The visiting Cabinet ministers are taking the opportunity of their trip to Kingaroy to visit local government offices and promote various State Government initiatives.
Free Workshop On Wednesday
South Burnett businesspeople have been invited to attend a free workshop to be held in Kingaroy on Wednesday night to find out how they can benefit from a Federal Government program to assist skills development in the workforce.
‘Australia Is Still The Lucky Country’
Senior public servant Michael Manthorpe – a former School Captain at St Mary’s Catholic College – was the guest speaker at the school’s annual Awards Night, held last Thursday.
Kingaroy Shopping Centre For Sale
Expressions of interest are being sought from buyers interested in purchasing “Kingaroy Town Centre”
Families Consulted Over Farrhome Closure
Families likely to be affected by the 2014 closure of Farrhome have met with Health Department officials
KCCI AGM On Nov 20
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual general meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 20.
Car Snaps Power Pole
A 55-year-old Wondai man was transported to Kingaroy Hospital after his car struck a power pole in Alford Street in the early hours of this morning, snapping the pole and blacking out part of Kingaroy.
Farrhome ‘Earmarked To Close’
A protest meeting organised by the Queensland Nurses Union in Brisbane today has been told Kingaroy’s Farrhome has been earmarked for closure by the State Government.
Remembrance Day Update
As Remembrance Day (November 11) falls on a Sunday this year, Kingaroy’s commemoration activities won’t be held in Memorial Park.
Curtain Rises On Performing Arts Centre
Stage 1 of the long-discussed South Burnett Performing Arts Centre in Kingaroy has hosted its first public function to great acclaim … which means fund-raising for the all-important Stage 2 of the project can now begin in earnest!
Youth Pelted Police With Bottle
An 18-year-old youth was placed on a 12 months intensive correction order – basically prison in the community – after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during a disturbance at Cherbourg on August 30.
