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.
A 37-year-old man has narrowly escaped going to jail after a “wild west”-style brawl in a mining camp left two men nursing minor injuries.
A 19-year-old man charged with raping a former flatmate in Kingaroy on July 10 has been ordered to face trial in the District Court.
A 17-year-old teenager who pleaded guilty to four offences after a stolen BMW was driven from Brisbane to Cherbourg on February 16 has been ordered to perform 100 hours community service.
Sometimes artists like to just potter around … with clay, of course! The Nimué Art Gallery in Kingaroy held its first clay modelling workshop on Saturday for people interested in learning how to work with modelling clay.
It seems we’re a crafty lot … shoppers looking for Christmas ideas had the choice of two expos
South Burnett CTC held its annual general meeting at the South Burnett Enterprise Centre in Kingaroy last week.
.Ten kindergartens and childcare centres in the Nanango electorate – including seven in the South Burnett – will share in more than $393,000 to complete renovation projects and support the ongoing delivery or expansion of their kindergarten programs.
Champion athlete Raelene Boyle enjoyed going for gold for Australia … but these days she’s also a big fan of pink.
Kingaroy photographer Aleesha Webb has put together a calendar full of photos of local new-born babies to help raise money for baby Vincent.
A new electricity substation is planned for industrial land in River Road, Kingaroy, with construction due to begin in 2018.
Year 7 students from St John’s Lutheran School in Kingaroy enjoyed a visit to South Burnett Kart Hire in Nanango this week as part of their “Incentive” activities.
Well-known South Burnett photographer Max Walters has won a national award for a photograph he took of horse breakers at the Bell Show.
The inaugural Kingaroy Night Markets will be held at the Arts and Heritage Precinct in Haly Street, Kingaroy from 4:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday, November 28.
The South Burnett Chorale will be performing their first two Christmas Charity Concerts this weekend.
Police are out in force on South Burnett roads as part of Operation Q-Blitz in the lead up to the busy holiday period.
The South Burnett Regional Council has announced it will spend $1.17 million to widen three local roads … but road users may have to wait as long as 18 months for the work to be completed.
