Council Axes $3.7m Road Project
South Burnett Regional Council today voted to turn down a $3.7 million Federal Government grant to build a road through the proposed Sunnyvale real estate development in Kingaroy.
Megan’s Skills Are Back Home
Who says young people don’t come back after they head off to uni? Megan Weller, from Wooroolin, graduated from the University of Queensland last Wednesday as a Bachelor of Veterinary Science, and started work in Kingaroy on Monday.
Water Supply Off Tomorrow
The South Burnett Regional Council will be turning off the water supply in parts of Kingaroy tomorrow (December 18) to connect a new water main.
Christmas Fun CTC-Style
Most companies and organisations are holding Christmas break-ups at this time of the year but probably most didn’t go to the trouble that South Burnett CTC did on Friday.
Christmas At Nimue
Nimue Gallery’s planning changes but visitors will have to wait to find out what they are
Hot Racing At Speedway
Lachlan Onley edged out Wayne Randall by centimetres to win an action-packed Round 3 of the National Super Sedan Series at Kingaroy [Photo: Ash Media]
Clubs Raise $9000 For Chopper
The Kingaroy and Murgon Quota clubs presented the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter Service with cheques totalling $2150 today.
Kingaroy Celebrates In Style
An unusual thing happened in Kingaroy this evening … a Christmas Carnival was held and it DIDN”T rain
Dozens Of Reasons To Celebrate
Exactly 12 years ago today Scott Landers and Michelle Simpson met at Mt Wooroolin, so it seemed fitting for the couple to plan to exchange vows there … at 12:12pm on 12/12/12.
Senior Bureaucrat To Be Guest Speaker
One of the most senior and experienced bureaucrats in Queensland will be the guest speaker at a business breakfast to be held in Kingaroy in early January.
QCWA End Of Year Report
Members of the Gympie & South Burnett Division of QCWA met at the Kilkivan QCWA Rooms on Friday, December 7, for their final meeting of 2012.
Council Ponders Pound St Solution
South Burnett Regional Council will consider a proposal to revamp Pound St to overcome drainage problems
Amy’s Had A Positive Year
It’s been a big year for Tingoora’s Amy Harch. The former Kingaroy State High School Year 12 student topped the school in physics and received an Excellence in Physics award from the Australian Institute of Physics.
Superstars Coming To Kingaroy
Australia’s finest Super Sedan stars are set to hit the Kingaroy Speedway on Saturday night for the first-ever National Super Sedan Series held at the track.
Work Starts On Passing Lane
Construction has started on building a new overtaking lane on the D’Aguilar Highway between Nanango and Kingaroy.
Decked Out For The Gallery
Skateboards and schoolwork don’t using go hand-in-hand but for a bunch of Year 10 art students it was all part of the curriculum this term.
Art That Comes From The Heart
The South Burnett Disability Art Show began back in 2007 … and it just keeps on growing.
It’s A Time For Giving …
The spirit of giving is strong in the South Burnett at Christmas time … Year 6 students at St Mary’s Catholic College have handed over a ute-load of non-perishable foodstuffs to be distributed to local residents by the St Vincent de Paul Society.
Barmaid Pleads Guilty to Selling Drugs
A 22-year-old barmaid pleaded guilty in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today to two charges of supplying methylamphetamine.
Water Supply Off
South Burnett Regional Council says that due to emergency repairs, it has been forced to turn off the water supply in parts of Kingaroy and Wondai this morning.
