Coin Toss Smashes Pub Window
A man who threw a handful of coins at a hotel window – which to everyone’s surprise smashed the pane – was fined $300 when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
Increase In Drunken Fights Worries Police
Kingaroy police are concerned there has been a rise in alcohol-fuelled assaults occurring in the local area over the past 12 months.
Cyclist In Critical Condition
A man has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after being found unconscious near a bicycle at Wondai this afternoon.
Police Warning Over Email
Queensland Police are warning members of the public about an abusive email currently circulating.
Driver Charged, Car Seized
A 26-year-old Brisbane man has been charged after he allegedly sped away from police in Kingaroy on Thursday night.
Man Crushed By Vehicle
A man has died following a fatal traffic incident at Googa Creek, south of Blackbutt, yesterday afternoon.
Truck Overturns At Yarraman
A semi-trailer overturned on the D’Aguilar Highway this morning at Yarraman – the second major truck incident in the town in less than two months.
Man Charged After Crash
A 19-year-old Cherbourg man has been charged following a traffic incident in the early hours of Saturday morning which has left a car abandoned on Cherbourg Road.
Woman Knocked Out
A woman in her 60s was knocked unconscious this afternoon while working with a horse on a property at Taromeo.
Planned Burn Tomorrow
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service will conduct a planned burn – weather permitting- within the Wondai State Forest area tomorrow (July 2) as part of the annual hazard reduction/conservation management program for parks and forests.
Women Use Stolen Visa
Card In Shopping Spree
Two women who went on a spending spree in Murgon and Kingaroy racking up hundreds of dollars of goods on credit – including cigarettes, alcohol, petrol and baby clothes – with a stolen Visa card appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court this afternoon.
Couple Hurt In Rollover
A Bundaberg couple were transported to Kingaroy Hospital for treatment after a single vehicle crash on the Bunya Highway on Saturday afternoon.
Radar Traps 600
Speeding Drivers
More than 600 South Burnett motorists are about to get a nasty shock in the mail
Vote Online To Help Police Rangers
Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers have been selected as one of four outstanding NRMA Insurance Community Grant recipients in the running to win the NRMA Insurance People’s Choice Award – but it’s now up to you to make sure they win!
Scammers Target Tourism Operators
Southern Queensland Country Tourism – the umbrella body that promotes the South Burnett – is warning tourism operators to be wary of a scam operating in the region.
Woman Hurt In Highway Crash
A 36-year-old woman has been taken to Kingaroy Hospital for observation following a two-vehicle collision on the D’Aguilar Highway near Nanango this morning.
Michael’s Off To A New Challenge
The South Burnett PCYC in Murgon is bidding farewell today to manager Sgt Michael Eadie who’ll be soon packing his bags and heading off to Brisbane’s prestigious Lang Park.
Police Seize $110,000 Bitcoin
A 21-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with a tainted property offence relating to a substantial amount of Bitcoin police say he obtained as a result of computer hacking offences he allegedly committed earlier this year.
Police Target Bad Behaviour
A team of 13 police from various South Burnett stations patrolled Cherbourg on Saturday night in a special exercise designed to target anti-social behaviour.
More Drivers Caught Speeding
The new TruCAM radar gun operated by police in the South Burnett has caught more local motorists speeding.
