Truckie Charged Over Text Threats

Truckie Charged Over Text Threats

A magistrate has requested that a man charged with stalking and sending threatening text messages be placed on suicide watch after he was refused bail in Kingaroy Magistrates Court this afternoon.

Girl Guides Mark Anniversary

The Kingaroy Girl Guides will be holding a High Tea between at their Guides Hut in Mant Street, Kingaroy, on Wednesday (November 27) to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the building.

Man Hurt In Bike Jump

Man Hurt In Bike Jump

RACQ CareFlight Rescue is airlifting a man in his 20s with multiple injuries after he fell from a dirt bike on a Kingaroy property this afternoon.

St John Cadets Say Thank You

St John Cadets Say Thank You

The Kingaroy Combined Division of the St John Ambulance Cadets have $5000 worth of new equipment thanks to a grant from Stanwell Corporation.

Kingaroy Writers Association News

The Kingaroy Writers Association held a workshop on Tuesday, November 19.

South Burnett Bowls News: 16-Nov-13

South Burnett Bowls News: 16-Nov-13

What’s been happening on the bowling greens around our part of South East Queensland over the last week?

Students Scale The Heights

Students Scale The Heights

Students from St John’s Lutheran School walked to the top of Mt Wooroolin last week as part of an Adventure Journey towards their Bridge Award.

Asbestos Removed From Hospital

Asbestos Removed From Hospital

Work has begun to remove asbestos at Kingaroy Hospital as part of a $50.6 million maintenance program across the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service.

Deb Congratulates Local Students

Deb Congratulates Local Students

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington presented certificates to 28 enthusiastic Kingaroy State School students this week who successfully completed the eighth annual Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Storms Can’t Stop The Smiles

Storms Can’t Stop The Smiles

The clouds threatened – and drizzle started to fall – but even the threat of a thunderstorm couldn’t dampen spirits at the Kingaroy State High School Year 12 formal on Thursday night.

Howdy Pardner! Jest Call Me Cowboy

Howdy Pardner! Jest Call Me Cowboy

A new theatre-restaurant production will erupt into life at Kingaroy RSL this Friday night

Online Map Shows Growth Predictions

Online Map Shows Growth Predictions

The State Government has released the second round of demand maps showing where future schools could be needed across Queensland over the next 20 years.

Is That The Melbourne Cup?

Is That The Melbourne Cup?

The race that stops a nation also stopped a couple of well-known South Burnett citizens in their tracks last Tuesday

We Still Remember Them

We Still Remember Them

Residents across the South Burnett paused at 11:00am on Monday to mark the 95th anniversary of the moment the guns fell silent in World War I

Can You Help? (No Pressure)

Can You Help? (No Pressure)

This year’s organising committee of the Kingaroy Christmas Carols will break tradition and NOT be asking businesses for sponsorship and donations.

Santa’s Elf Helping Salvos

Santa’s Elf Helping Salvos

A Kingaroy business will raise money for the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal by helping Santa send letters to well-behaved children.

Thumbs Up To A Great Day!

Thumbs Up To A Great Day!

Morning shoppers in Kingaroy could have been forgiven for thinking they had stumbled into a motor show in Haly and Youngman streets on Saturday.