Kingaroy Getting Ready For A Big Weekend
The Kingaroy Bowls Club are sprucing up for their next big competition, the annual Mens Open Age Fours Carnival, which will be held this weekend (July 9-10).
Swickers Upgrade Forces Road Closure
Kingaroy’s Clark and Swendson Road will remain closed between Keith Shaw Drive and the Kingaroy Barkers Creek Road until the end of the year.
District Fours And Pairs Decided
The Burnett District Men’s Champion of Champions fours and pairs were decided at Nanango Bowls Club
Nannas Take To The Highway
Members of the Kingaroy Knitting Nannas and the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group braved the icy weather on Saturday morning to demonstrate their determination that no new coal mine should be allowed near Kingaroy.
$35,000 Grant For Statue Project
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has congratulated local community groups which received funding through Round 88 of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Team Effort Pays Off In Spain
The John Dundas Holden dealership in Kingaroy is sporting a new trophy thanks to a top team effort
Sprints Will Be Bigger In 2017
The Wondai Sprints were worth the years of planning it took to get the event up and running in the South Burnett, Cr Roz Frohloff says.
New Name For Car Park
Kingaroy’s newly upgraded Glendon Street car park will be renamed “Roger Nunn Place” in honour of former Kingaroy Mayor Roger Nunn.
Between A Rock And Taabinga Village
Trying to get KCCG members and Moreton Resources together could be almost impossible
Stig Comes to Town!
Stig Wemyss – not be confused with the popular character Stig from the British motoring show Top Gear – paid a flying visit to Kingaroy on Tuesday.
Carnival Draws Big Roll-Up
More than 500 junior rugby league players, officials and volunteers from throughout the Central Division converged on Kingaroy over the weekend to take part in the inaugural Central Division Junior Carnival
Gallery Hosts A Crafty Exhibition
Kingaroy Art Gallery was riot of colour last Tuesday night when the Kingaroy Winter Craft Festival opened
Police Locate Missing Boy
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 14-year-old boy missing from Kingaroy.
Donation Boosts Hospital Unit
Staff at the Kingaroy Hospital have thanked the Lions Club of Nanango for a generous donation to the Women’s and Children’s Unit.
Winners Are Grinners
Last Monday was Ladies One Day Fours at the Kilcoy Bowls Club, and it drew a very big roll-up.
$3.2m Expansion Hits New Heights
The commissioning of Proteco’s new $3.2 million specialist edible oil refinery in Kingaroy began this week after two years of construction and three years of planning.
Students Get A Taste Of Uni Life
About 40 Year 11 and 12 students from Saint Mary’s Catholic College travelled to the University of the Sunshine Coast last week to experience the different pathways available to them if they choose to pursue tertiary studies.
‘Brick With Eyes’ A Big Surprise
Rural and regional Queenslanders are fed up with the major political parties and want diversity in the Senate to ensure that Medicare, health and education are protected from cuts.
Country Kitchen To Offer Night Classes
The QCWA’s “Country Kitchens” program has been so successful it will soon offer extra courses
Water Changeover Goes Smoothly
The commissioning of the new $7.5 million Gordonbrook Water Treatment Plant has gone smoothly and produced a couple of unexpected extra benefits.
