Jane Wins Veterans Championship
The Kingaroy Golf Club was well represented at the recent Queensland Veterans State Championships at the Woodford Golf Club, with 9 players attending.
War Hero To Be Special Guest
Victoria Cross winner Keith Payne, OAM, will be the special guest at this year’s Vietnam Veterans’ Day service in Kingaroy.
Schoolboys Take On The Best
Kingaroy’s TJ O’Neill Oval hosted one of the biggest football crowds seen in Kingaroy for years on Thursday with the official kick off of the four-day 18yrs State Secondary Rugby League Carnival.
Man Crushed At Tip
Workplace Health and Safety inspectors have been called in to investigate an incident which occurred at the Kingaroy tip on Monday in which a man suffered severe crushing injuries.
Choir Sings Out In Shoppingworld
Members of Sing Australia Kingaroy sang a selection of their favourite songs at Kingaroy Shoppingworld last Saturday.
Cadets Learning To Save Lives
Commissioner Peter McMurtrie, AO, was the special guest at Monday night’s meeting of the St John Ambulance Cadets in Kingaroy.
Do You Remember Kindy?
Do you remember your first day of kindy? Were you scared or excited? Were you one of the thousands of children taught and nurtured at Kingaroy Kindergarten?
Death Charges Adjourned
Charges against a 29-year-old man after a fatal traffic crash that killed two women at Booubyjan last August were mentioned in the District Court in Kingaroy on Monday.
Chooks Flock to Kingaroy
Birds of different feathers also flock together … there were 600 chooks of various colours, shapes and sizes at the South Burnett Feather Club’s annual show and sale at Kingaroy Showgrounds on Sunday.
Paws Hit The Pavement
There weren’t quite a million paws but the organisers of the Millions Paws Walk were happy
Kingaroy QCWA Twilight Branch Report
The Kingaroy Twilight QCWA branch held their meeting on Wednesday evening, May 15.
Ten-Year Project Drawing To An End
A 10-year project to upgrade Kingaroy’s water supply system took one of its final steps this week when the South Burnett Regional Council accepted a $1.11 million tender for the supply of 7.2 kilometres of water pipes from Iplex Pty Ltd.
Here’s Cheers To 20 Years!
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is celebrating a big birthday! It’s been 20 years since the simple idea of small groups of people getting together to host a morning tea became an important fundraiser for the Cancer Council.
Digital Support For Local Radio Station
Independent Kingaroy radio station K-FM 96.3FM has been given the opportunity of receiving six months support to develop a digital marketing strategy.
Ultimate Queensland Competition
What could be the ultimate Queensland prize? Spending two nights on Hayman Island with three friends and Kingaroy’s own Matthew Hayden …
Locals See Red Over Kidney Disease
Kingaroy renal unit nurses will be getting behind Kidney Health Week (May 23–June 1) by dressing in red and inviting residents to learn more about kidney health at a special education morning tea.
A Fun Run Way To Celebrate
Can you think of a better way of celebrating Mother’s Day than getting up at the crack of dawn on a chilly morn and running 8km? Or maybe walking a leisurely 4km?
Salvos Call For Volunteers
Can you help the Salvos by knocking on a few doors for the Red Shield Appeal?
Firebombs ‘Bounced Off House’
Two men and a woman decided to firebomb a Kingaroy house after one of the occupants allegedly threatened the woman’s two young children, the District Court sitting in Kingaroy was told today.
Cooking Made Easy
Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE has organised “Cook For Life” classes at Kingaroy and Cherbourg to encourage local residents to learn how to prepare quick, easy and healthy meals.
