The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s new strategic plan for 2024-25 will tighten the business group’s focus more firmly on to Kingaroy – “the commercial hub of the South Burnett” – and benefits for KCCI members.
Pilgrims on a journey to raise $250,000 for a vital homeless shelter in Brisbane walked into Kingaroy on Thursday on Day 6 of a week-long trek to Cherbourg.
Harmony Day – an annual celebration of Australia’s cultural diversity – filled the Glendon Street Forecourt in Kingaroy with music, dancing and colourful costumes on Saturday.
A small presentation was made at Kingaroy Library on Tuesday to one of the region’s long-serving Justices of the Peace who will be leaving the area soon.
Emergency services were called to a string of incidents in the South Burnett area over the past few days.
Police have charged a 15-year-old Maryborough boy with 13 offences following an alleged dangerous driving incident in Kingaroy on Tuesday.
Six South Burnett sporting clubs will share in more than $1.8 million after successful applications in the State Government’s Minor Infrastructure and Inclusive Facilities Fund grant.
A dozen not-for-profit community groups will share more than $322,400 in the latest round of Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants.
A fault in an underground cable has been blamed for a blackout which hit Kingaroy Shoppingworld on Tuesday afternoon, forcing Woolworths to dump thousands of dollars worth of stock.
Eight artists shared $5200 in prize money at the biannual David Bryce Rural Art Awards which were announced on Friday night.
Kingaroy Men’s Shed members are looking forward to a break after another very busy Dinner Under The Stars fundraiser on Saturday.
Flames were shooting from the window of a Kingaroy flat when fire crews arrived on the scene on Tuesday afternoon.
Police are investigating the sudden death of a man in Kingaroy in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A man aged in his 50s was airlifted to hospital after a single-vehicle crash near Kilkivan on Saturday night.
A fun day held in the grounds of the Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club has been hailed “a resounding success”.
The SES will be holding an Open Day in the South Burnett later this month so residents can find out more about the service.
Small business owners in the South Burnett have been invited to take advantage of a visit to Kingaroy by representatives from the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT).
Members of the Kingaroy’s St Vincent de Paul Society gathered together with friends and supporters on Sunday to celebrate 80 years of helping the local community.
The toxicity of social media meant many good people in Queensland’s 77 councils will not be recontesting their positions at the upcoming March 16 elections, a candidates’ forum held in Kingaroy heard on Monday night.
A 42-year-old Kingaroy man is in a critical condition after being slashed in the neck late on Saturday night.
