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.
Expo Highlights Career Options
High school students from across the South Burnett, eager to find out more information on their future job options, flocked to Kingaroy today to attend the annual South Burnett Careers Expo.
Insurance Firm Wins $11,000 Dinner
It’s not everyone who gets to sit down to an $11,000, five course dinner for 10 personally prepared by celebrity chef Hayden Wood. But the staff of Kingaroy insurance brokers Burnett Insurance are preparing to just that some time in the next few months.
School Becomes A Winter Wonderland
St Mary’s Catholic College’s Maryknoll Centre in Kingaroy was transformed into a winter wonderland on Saturday night as more than 70 staff members and parents celebrated “Christmas in July”.
Kingaroy SHS Bows Out of Fanfare
Kingaroy State High School’s Concert Band bowed out of the 2012 Fanfare competition at the State finals held at the Old Museum in Brisbane last night.
Doing The Hard Yards For Country Kids
There’s garage sales and then there’s GARAGE sales … of the type only a car dealership could arrange.
Students Compete For $2000 Bursary
Murgon’s Quota International club will be hosting the District finals of the organisation’s Student of the Year competition on Saturday (August 4).
Students Show A Flair For The Stage
The Kingaroy Town Hall was packed this evening for the local State High School’s annual “Flair” concert.
