Taabinga Estate: The Arguments

Taabinga Estate: The Arguments

At the South Burnett Regional Council’s special meeting on Friday, April 11 there was heated debate about rescinding a motion made at Council’s March 19 meeting to reject a development application for the Taabinga Downs Estate.

Pollies Back Behind Bars

Pollies Back Behind Bars

Apparently some of our local politicians haven’t learned a thing

Competition Commemorates WWI

Competition Commemorates WWI

Almost 30 works have been entered in this year’s South Burnett Regional Council Acquisitive Art Competition.

Rare Art Going On Sale

Rare Art Going On Sale

Kingaroy’s Nimue Art Gallery will be opening an unusual exhibition on Friday night (April 11).

Upgrade For Haly St Crossing

Upgrade For Haly St Crossing

An intersection and pedestrian crossing which have been identified by local police as one of the most dangerous in Kingaroy looks set to have an upgrade to improve safety.

Show Society On An Upswing

Show Society On An Upswing

The Kingaroy Show was on the brink of losing its Sideshow Alley in 2011 until things changed

Students Exercise Their Skills

Students Exercise Their Skills

Kingaroy State High School students – and teachers – have no excuse not to keep fit with the official opening of new fitness equipment in the school grounds on Thursday.

Million Paws Opens Doors

Million Paws Opens Doors

The Million Paws Walk – RSPCA Qld’s largest fundraising event – will be bigger than ever in 2014

Looking For Miss Showgirl 2014

Looking For Miss Showgirl 2014

Calling all would-be Miss Showgirls, Rural Ambassadors, Show Queens and Show Princesses … the organisers of the annual Kingaroy Show want to hear from you asap.

Happy Return To Wondai For Barambah

Happy Return To Wondai For Barambah

Senior football returned to Wondai for the first time in well over a decade on the weekend, and it marked a happy occasion for Barambah who pulled off the majority of wins.

Cycling Marathon Finishes On A High

Cycling Marathon Finishes On A High

A three-day cycling marathon to raise funds for epilepsy awareness has finished on a high note

Focus On Fashion

Focus On Fashion

Nine models have taken to the catwalk to show what Year 12s could be wearing to their formals

Kingaroy Writers Association News

The Kingaroy Writers Association held a workshop on Tuesday 18th March. We had nine members present and welcomed new member Abby Andersson.

Quilt Auction Will Help Depression

Quilt Auction Will Help Depression

A high tea and quilt auction being held near Kingaroy on Saturday, March 29, will help raise funds for Beyond Blue, the national organisation devoted to combatting depression.

Harmony And Hay Bales

Harmony And Hay Bales

St Mary’s Catholic College students in Kingaroy yesterday raised $900 towards hay bales for the region’s struggling farmers … while at the same time celebrating cultural diversity via Harmony Day.

Students Wax For A Cure

Students Wax For A Cure

When it came to The World’s Greatest Shave, four Kingaroy boys decided shaving their heads wasn’t going far enough.

Barbecues Help Build Bridges

Barbecues Help Build Bridges

Students at Southern Queensland and Bremer Institute of TAFE Kingaroy and Nurunderi TAFE campuses have acknowledged both ‘Close the Gap’ and ‘Harmony Day’ events with informal barbecues and open discussions to discuss multicultural issues.