Peanuts fascinate many people who visit the South Burnett. Kingaroy is nationally known as the Peanut Capital of Australia – and peanut silos dominate the town’s skyline – but most visitors usually know surprisingly little about this everyday foodstuff.
Former members have travelled from near and far for the official re-dedication of Apex Park in Kingaroy
An elderly man who apparently lost control of his 4WD in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, early on Saturday morning demolished a set of traffic lights on the corner of Markwell Street.
As Father’s Day is on Sunday, most of the region’s clubs are holding Father’s Day bowls events today so that Dad could relax at home with the family the next day.
Tourism opportunities in the South Burnett received a major boost on Friday (August 30) in the form of a $550,000 grant from the Federal Government to develop a “rail trail” linking Murgon to Kingaroy.
The South Burnett Regional Council has been allocated more than $500,000 to improve River Road in Kingaroy
At a recent meeting of the Kingaroy-Memerambi RSL Sub-Branch, members present spoke about the lack of support that widows that are not looked after by Legacy receive.
Fears that Stanwell employees would leave the area were wrong, Kingaroy businesspeople have been told
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service Board chairman Mike Horan is asking communities across the South Burnett to have input into the plan that will steer health service provision over the next 10 years.
There’s still tickets available for Kingaroy Kindergarten’s big “Cards, Canapes & Cocktails” casino night which will be held at Kingaroy Town Hall on Saturday night.
If you’re at a loss how to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, how about getting down to Kingaroy’s Memorial Park to enjoy a fun day for fathers?
The Kingaroy Local Ambulance Committee held its Biannual General Meeting at the temporary station in Haly Street on Thursday night (August 22).
The auction of collectibles from the House of Rocks in Kingaroy drew bidders from across Australia on Sunday, including representatives from the National Museum in Canberra.
Voters who cannot make it to a polling booth for the September 7 Federal Election may be eligible to cast an “early vote” from today.
Are you – or your team of mates – fit enough, strong enough and fast enough to pull a semi-trailer 20 metres? Well, here’s your chance to find out …
The South Burnett’s 2013-14 swimming season will kick off soon with warmer pools.
The students from St John’s Lutheran School were privileged to have a visit from Mr Keith Payne VC OAM earlier this week.
A pregnant woman driving home after a night out swerved to miss pedestrians crossing the road, mounted the footpath and ended up with her car on top of a metal fence, Kingaroy Magistrates Court was told today.
More than 10,000 collectibles – everything from model cars and hundreds of dolls to full-size wagons, farming machinery, petrified wood and a dinosaur footprint (collected somewhere in the South Burnett) – will be going under the hammer on Saturday in Kingaroy.
The South Burnett has been recognised as home to one of the top ten Nissan dealerships in Australia.
