Perfect Weather For Champions

Perfect Weather For Champions

Kingaroy’s weather may not have been much good for farmers lately, but it’s been almost perfect for gliders and the top-class field of competitors that the 52nd Australian Multiclass Nationals gliding championships brought to town.

Goanna Watches Over Children

Goanna Watches Over Children

Art comes in many shapes and sizes … and children at Kingaroy’s South Burnett Child Care Centre recently got to see one of the South Burnett’s own special art forms come to life right in the Centre’s grounds.

Art Gallery Pops Up In Shoppingworld

Art Gallery Pops Up In Shoppingworld

Visitors to Kingaroy Shoppingworld are in for a bit of a surprise this week.

Take A Test Drive For Charity

Take A Test Drive For Charity

Can you guess what the world’s best-selling car is? Would you like to test drive one

Focus On Building Resilience

Focus On Building Resilience

Summer is just around the corner which means the threat of bushfires, storms, blackouts and floods

Council Newsbriefs

Council Newsbriefs

Newly elected Division 6 Cr Ros Heit was ceremonially sworn in at yesterday’s monthly South Burnett Regional Council meeting.

Kingaroy Writers Association News

The Kingaroy Writers Association held a workshop on Tuesday, October 15.

Thank You To JPs

Thank You To JPs

An afternoon tea was held at Kingaroy Courthouse on Friday afternoon to thank the team of volunteer Justices of the Peace who provide a free service in Kingaroy Shoppingworld.

Championships At Airport

Championships At Airport

The 52nd Multi Class National gliding championships will take off at Kingaroy Airport on Tuesday (October 15).

Woman Hurt In Smash

Woman Hurt In Smash

A 77-year-old woman had to be freed from her wrecked car after a crash on the D’Aguilar Highway

Hey! Jest Call Me Cowboy…

Hey! Jest Call Me Cowboy…

The Nanango Theatre Company is getting their cowboy and indian on for their next production.

Fast Food That’s Also Healthy!

Fast Food That’s Also Healthy!

South Burnett chef Jason Ford will be demonstrating “healthy fast food cooking” as part of the South Burnett Health and Lifestyle Expo.

Art Celebrates Hidden Skills

Art Celebrates Hidden Skills

The 2103 Mental Health Week Art Competition was officially opened at the Kingaroy Art Gallery on Friday night.

Youths Charged Over Crash

Youths Charged Over Crash

Police have charged two Kingaroy teenagers after a stolen car rammed into the wall of the Carrolls Buildings overnight, leaving a gaping hole.

Exhibition Opening At Nimue

Exhibition Opening At Nimue

Karol Oakley and Joanne Tollefson are opening a new exhibition at Nimue

‘Nursing Was The Only Life For Me’

‘Nursing Was The Only Life For Me’

Even when she was 10 years old, Lola Ashurst wanted to be a nurse: “I can remember it now. We would be out travelling about and I would get excited when I saw a hospital. I was just attracted to hospitals …”

Play Bocce And Enjoy Bubbles!

Play Bocce And Enjoy Bubbles!

The South Burnett is home to many unique things. Visitors can either travel all over the region to find them, or save time and find many of them at one place: Taste South Burnett in William Street, Kingaroy.

Keneally To Be Guest Speaker

Keneally To Be Guest Speaker

Award-winning Australian author and playwright Thomas Keneally, AO, will be the special guest speaker at Kingaroy State High School’s annual speech night at Kingaroy Town Hall on October 17.