Olympic Star Coming To Kingaroy
Raelene Boyle – Olympian, commentator and Australian Living Treasure – will be coming to Kingaroy on November 23 as a guest speaker at a fund-raising dinner to be held at Orana Lutheran Complex.
Joyride Ends 15 Years Later
A joyride in a stolen car 15 years ago – when he was just 15 years old – has finally caught up with a local man.
Road Renaming And Renumbering Planned
The South Burnett Regional Council will consult 60 property owners on roads straddling the border areas of the old Nanango and Kingaroy Shires about making road names more consistent and/or fixing up the properties’ rural addresses.
Musical Does It By The Book
Overture, dim the lights, this is it … The South Burnett Musical Comedy Society’s latest production …
Free Kingaroy Concert On Saturday Afternoon
The South Burnett Community Orchestra (SBCO) will be holding a completely free “Meet The Orchestra” concert at St John’s Lutheran Primary School Hall in Ivy Street, Kingaroy at 3:00pm on Saturday, August 18.
Gallery Welcomes Back Artist
Brisbane-based artist Harriet Posner definitely made a mark on the South Burnett when she entered the local council’s Acquisitive Art Competition earlier this year.
Speedway Returns Next Month
Racing returns to the Kingaroy Speedway on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend (September 29-30) with the 28th running of the Queensland Street Sedan Title.
Council To Apply For Traffic Lights
Two dangerous intersections in Nanango and Kingaroy will get traffic lights installed if applications for “Blackspot” road funding are successful.
KCCI Meet & Greet At VIC
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be holding it latest Meet’n’Greet at the Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre in Haly Street, Kingaroy from 5:30pm on Monday, August 20.
Council To Host Meet’n’Greet
The South Burnett Regional Council has volunteered to host the August Meet’n’Greet of the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
$1500 Boost For Chaplaincy Program
Kingaroy State High School vice-captains Scott Barry and Amy Harch, and school captain Berni Bunker, presented a cheque for $1500 to School Chaplain Ruth Wright at the school assembly this morning.
More Than 400 Patients A Month
Admitted To Kingaroy Hospital
More than 1300 patients were admitted to Kingaroy Hospital during the first three months of this year – and 109 babies born – according to statistics released by Queensland Health.
Vietnam Veterans To Gather On Saturday
South Burnett Vietnam Veterans will be commemorating the Battle of Long Tan on Saturday
Film Night Raises Funds For Relay
Women’s running club the Go Getta Girls held a movie night at the Satellite Cinema in Kingaroy on Sunday night to help raise funds for the 2012 Relay for Life.
QCWA Celebrates Its 90th Birthday
Exactly 90 years ago, a meeting was called in Toowoomba to discuss the idea of an association to assist country women in Queensland.
Christmas Carnival Looking For Helpers
The South Burnett Young Leaders Association will be running the Kingaroy Christmas Carnival again this year, and planning for 2012 begins next week.
Celebration Of The Old And New
The South Burnett’s second annual combined schools NAIDOC Day celebration – a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture – was hosted by St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy last Friday.
Amy Named Student Of The Year
Kingaroy State High School student Amy Harch was named Quota International’s Student of The Year at the District finals held in Murgon on Saturday.
Man Charged With Torture
A man charged with torture after allegedly tossing petrol on his de facto wife, and then walking towards her while flicking a cigarette lighter, was refused bail when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates’ Court this morning.
History Heads Out On The Highway
If you were out and about on any of the local highways at the weekend, you would probably have noticed small processions of unusual vehicles enjoying a spot of motoring in the sunshine.
