Dry Conditions
Spark Fire Hazards
Firefighters are reminding residents one spark could be enough to start a significant bushfire right now
Dry Conditions
Car Runs Off Highway
A 61-year-old Murgon driver was taken to Murgon Hospital with minor injuries after a single-vehicle crash on the Wide Bay Highway this morning.
Kumbia Turns Purple For A Purpose
Kumbia Memorial Hall became a sea of purple on Friday to help mark International Women’s Day.
Man, 63, Charged Over Cannabis Plants
A 63-year-old Nanango man will appear in Nanango Magistrates Court on April 22 after police seized a number of cannabis plants in a house on Smith Road at Booie on Wednesday.
Bushwalker Airlifted
A man in 50s has been airlifted by the RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter from rugged terrain in the Woolooga National Park after suffering severe back pain.
Water Tank Crushes Man
A man has been airlifted to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after a water tank rolled and crushed him this morning on a rural property in South Nanango.
Grassfire At Kumbia
A couple of fire crews have remained to monitor the site of a grassfire at Kumbia this morning.
$1.2m Cannabis Seized
Police from Wide Bay Burnett Tactical Crime Squad, acting on information received from the public, have seized about $1.2 million worth of cannabis from a rural property north of Woolooga.
Festival Fun Leaves A Hangover
It was looking like a perfect day out … people were having fun, eating, drinking and enjoying live music in Kingaroy’s Memorial Park on Saturday but the aftermath of this year’s Wine and Food in the Park Festival has left both police and organisers with a big hangover.
Garden Gifts For Jorja
A report last week about the theft of pots from a little girl’s garden touched a reader’s heart
Search Ends In Tragedy
A man missing in the Oakdale area since Saturday morning has been found deceased.
Search Continues For Missing Man
The search of a rural property and surrounding areas by police and SES personnel for Melvyn Hansen continues today.
Dirt Bike Riders Hurt
Motor sports in the South Burnett have been keeping the RACQ CareFlight chopper crews busy this weekend.
Second Rally Driver Hurt
RACQ CareFlight Rescue has airlifted a second person injured in the Aussie Bush Rally 2014 at Manumbar.
Biker Hurt In Crash
RACQ CareFlight Rescue has flown to the aid of a 45-year-old man who was knocked from his motorcycle after hitting a wallaby this afternoon.
Rally Driver Injured
A driver taking part in today’s Aussie Bush Rally in the Gallangowan forestry near Manumbar has been flown to hospital with spinal injuries after a crash.
Have You Seen Melvyn?
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 73-year-old man reported missing from a property at Oakdale near Murgon this morning.
Fire Blackens Murgon Airstrip
A large grass fire which broke out about 1:15pm in windy conditions on the outskirts of Murgon has blackened most of the Angelfield airstrip but fire crews have protected buildings in the area.
Man Admits Armed Robbery Attempt
A man charged with the attempted armed robbery of the Kingaroy McDonald’s restaurant in December has been committed to the District Court for sentence.
Thief Steals Little Jorja’s Garden
Forget about green thumbs. It seems a would-be gardening enthusiast may have light fingers
