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.
$3925 Raised For Hospital
This morning’s inaugural Mayoral Charity Breakfast has raised $3925 to purchase an electric examination bed for the South Burnett Private Hospital.
South Burnett Is Open For Business
The decision to vote in favour of a $3.7 million funding grant for the construction of the Link Road in the Sunnyvale Development sends a message that “Council is open for business”, Mayor Wayne Kratzmann said today.
Students Get To Horse Around …
The students at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy got an opportunity to horse around a bit last week …
Council Gives Go-Ahead To
$3.7m Sunnyvale Link Road
The South Burnett Regional Council has given the green light to a controversial $3.7 million “link road” in the Sunnyvale land development in Kingaroy after a week of public consultation.
Rotary Wants Your Books!
The Taabinga Rotary Club wants your books!
Local Cycle Race On SBS
SBS-TV’s Cycling Central TV show will feature a segment on the recent Queensland Road Teams Series cycle races held in Kingaroy and Maidenwell.
