Man Charged Over Wounding
Police have charged a man following an incident at Nanango last night.
Police Enforcing Party Crackdown
Organisers of parties and events have been put on notice that police are enforcing “Out-of-Control Event” legislation recently passed in State Parliament.
Charges Adjourned
A manslaughter charge laid following the death of Kingaroy resident Shaun Miles in May last year was mentioned briefly again yesterday in Brisbane Magistrates Court.
Drug Unit To Test Drivers
Plan to have fun but plan not to drink and drive … this is the message from Kingaroy Police ahead of the South Burnett Wine and Food in the Park Festival on Saturday week.
Cattle Killed In Crash
The D’Aguilar Highway was blocked for five hours last night after a semi-trailer carrying cattle overturned between Elouera Drive and Berlin Road about 8:30pm.
Cigarette Lighter May
Have Sparked Inferno
Investigators believe children playing with a cigarette lighter may have sparked a blaze at Ellesmere
Ute Collides With Guardrail
An 18-year-old Wanora man was lucky to escape serious injury when his Ford ute collided with a guardrail near Goomeri on Friday morning.
Ellesmere Home Gutted By Fire
The local community is rallying around a family whose house was gutted by fire at Ellesmere on Saturday afternoon.
Choppers Kept Busy
RACQ CareFlight helicopters were kept busy in the South Burnett region at the weekend.
Maccas Charge Adjourned
A 27-year-old Kingaroy man appeared by videolink in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today charged with attempted armed robbery following an incident at the McDonald’s Family Restaurant in Kingaroy on December 9 last year.
Rescue Chopper
Lands At Crash Site
A 65-year-old man has been flown to Nambour Hospital after a two-vehicle collision near Goodger
New Wide Road Centre Line Markings
New wide centre line markings being introduced by the Department of Transport and Main Roads have made their first appearance in the South Burnett at Coolabunia.
Thieves Target The Peanut Van
Nothing was stolen but a few hundred dollars worth of stock had to be dumped after a break-in at The Peanut Van in Kingaroy in the early hours of this morning.
Rollover At Cooyar
Traffic on the New England Highway was briefly reduced to one lane this morning after a single-vehicle traffic accident near Cooyar.
Woman Bitten By Snake
The RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter flew into Kingaroy last night to airlift a woman in her 50s who had been bitten by a suspected brown snake on her property near Murgon.
Fire At Moffatdale
Multiple fire crews have been called to a vegetation fire burning near the Burnett Highway at Moffatdale.
Are Your Doors Locked?
Kingaroy Police are urging local residents to be conscious of security in their homes following a number of reported thefts over the recent holiday season.
Break-Ins At Yarraman
A string of attempted break-ins has occurred in the Blackbutt and Yarraman areas over the past few days.
Minor Fire At Bakery
A minor electrical fire damaged a switchboard and wiring at a Kingaroy business this evening.
Hayden Fined $1750
A saga that began with a police manhunt in bushland on the outskirts of Kingaroy in January last year came to a conclusion today in Kingaroy Magistrates Court.
