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.
Lock It Or Lose It
Kingaroy Police are reminding South Burnett residents to “lock it lose it”, especially when it come to parked vehicles.
Juveniles To Be Named And Shamed
The State Government has introduced tough new laws into Parliament to crack down on repeat juvenile offenders.
Road Attack Risks Lives
A Goodger woman and her two small children are lucky to have escaped injury when an object was thrown at their moving vehicle as she was driving home on Saturday.
Death Charge Adjourned Again
A manslaughter charge laid following the death of Kingaroy resident Shaun Miles in May last year was mentioned briefly again today in Brisbane Magistrates Court.
Police Crackdown Nets Speeders
The Queensland roll toll is weighing on the minds of local police with 25 fatalities recorded already
Smoke Sparks Mall Evacuation
Kingaroy Shoppingworld was evacuated for about 30 minutes this afternoon after a small amount of smoke was seen coming from an air conditioning vent.
Youth Charged Over Fire
A 15-year-old Murgon youth has been charged with a string of offences after a fire was lit inside a hairdressing salon in Gore Street this morning.
