Chorale Plans Easter Performances
The South Burnett Pantry and drought relief will benefit from two performances of an Easter Cantata by the South Burnett Chorale on Palm Sunday.
‘Mates’ Program To Support Families
A pilot program designed to give local volunteers the skills to provide on-farm support for drought-affected farming families in the South Burnett will be holding an induction in Kingaroy next week.
Hats Off To Saint Patrick!
You weren’t imagining it … there have been a lot more South Burnett citizens wearing green – and funny hats – around the place in the past few days than you’d normally see in the area.
Woodcrafters On Show At Shoppingworld
The South Burnett Woodcrafters held their monthly general meeting on Saturday, March 8.
Tarong Restart Creates 50 Jobs
The restart of two units at Tarong Power Station will lead to 50 jobs being created at Meandu coal mine, Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce members heard on Wednesday night.
Jobseekers Urged To
Read The Fine Print
A local employment agency is urging job seekers to carefully investigate the long-term costs of apparently free training schemes.
Kingaroy Writers Association News
The Kingaroy Writers Association held a workshop on Tuesday, March 4.
Festival Fun Leaves A Hangover
It was looking like a perfect day out … people were having fun, eating, drinking and enjoying live music in Kingaroy’s Memorial Park on Saturday but the aftermath of this year’s Wine and Food in the Park Festival has left both police and organisers with a big hangover.
Garden Gifts For Jorja
A report last week about the theft of pots from a little girl’s garden touched a reader’s heart
Junior Touch Teams Shine At Caboolture
Five local teams went to the Sunshine Coast Regional Touch Footy Carnival on Saturday, March 1.
Local Student Selected For Master Class
Kingaroy State High School flautist, Yoko Henderson, was one of six students chosen from across the Toowoomba/South Burnett regions to attend a Master Class last Thursday with world-renowned flautist Jane Rutter.
Futsal News – March 6
Futsal results from games played on March 6
Almonds Hit New Heights
Kingaroy is known as the peanut capital of Australia, but the way things are looking at Proteco Gold, perhaps it should be adding almonds to the tourist signboards.
Kingaroy To Host FFA Cup Match
In a great coup for our region, Nanango will take on 2013 Toowoomba Premier League Grand Finalists, Willowburn, on Saturday March 15 in Kingaroy at 5:00pm.
Kate Wins Youth Of The Year
The Kingaroy Lions Club held their annual Lions Youth Of The Year Quest club finals last week.
Students Ready To
Make A Difference
Year 8 students from St John’s Lutheran School attended a special meeting in Brisbane on Monday.
Keren’s Works Line Cafe’s Walls
Nanango photographer Keren McSweeney will be giving customers at Kingaroy’s Utopia Cafe something to think about over their coffee this month.
$10m Council Grant Approved
Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney has made good on his promise to give the South Burnett Regional Council $10 million towards the cost of upgrading Kingaroy’s ageing Wastewater Treatment Plant.
New Exhibition Recalls Floods
An exhibition recalling the 2011 floods will open at the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery on Monday.
Toasting A New Location
Kingaroy business people turned out in force on Friday night to toast the re-opening of TASTE South Burnett in a new location.
