Angry Driver Charged With
Assaulting Lone Policeman

Angry Driver Charged With<br> Assaulting Lone Policeman

A driver angry that his Toyota LandCruiser was about to be impounded under the State Government’s new “anti-hoon” laws allegedly took his frustration out on a lone Blackbutt police officer in a frightening attack on the D’Aguilar Highway on Sunday.

Drivers Lucky In Crashes

Drivers Lucky In Crashes

An ambulance was called but fortunately wasn’t needed after a traffic crash in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, about 7:00pm on Monday night.

Rider Airlifted After Crash

Rider Airlifted After Crash

A 52-year-old man has been flown to hospital after a motorbike crash on the Wondai-Proston Road

Man Charged With Using Taser

Man Charged With Using Taser

A 22-year-old man arrested at a house in Haly Street, Kingaroy, on Friday morning has been charged with a string of offences, including assault occasioning bodily harm and deprivation of liberty.

Elderly Man Dies in House Fire

Elderly Man Dies in House Fire

Investigations are continuing into a house fire that claimed the life of an 87-year-old man at Goombungee last night.

Man Hurt In Angle Grinder Accident

Man Hurt In Angle Grinder Accident

A Benarkin man has suffered a serious eye injury after an angle grinder blade shattered

Police Raids Target Rebels

Police Raids Target Rebels

Twenty-one Rebels Motorcycle Club “participants” have been charged with 35 charges over the past week, police announced today.

Airport ‘Emergency’ Tests Crews

Airport ‘Emergency’ Tests Crews

Anyone who noticed the flashing emergency lights and fire engines at Kingaroy Airport this evening shouldn’t be alarmed … it wasn’t an aviation emergency or plane crash.

Youths Charged Over Break-In

Youths Charged Over Break-In

Lyn Lawrence, from the Timbertown Art & Craft Cafe at Yarraman, is angry … her business has suffered four break-ins in the past five weeks.

Sawdust Sparks Fire

Sawdust Sparks Fire

Two fire crews were called to the Parkside sawmill in the Wondai Industrial Estate on Friday morning after a fire broke out in a 5m bin of sawdust.

Anti-Hoon Laws Net Local Driver

Anti-Hoon Laws Net Local Driver

The State Government’s tough new anti-hooning legislation came into operation on Friday …

Making Halloween A Little Less Scary

Making Halloween A Little Less Scary

The Queensland Police have issued some tips to help make Halloween are bit safer …

Man Jailed For Spitting On Housemate

Man Jailed For Spitting On Housemate

A 43-year-old Murgon man struck his 62-year-old housemate with a pedestal fan and repeatedly spat on her after a dispute over the collection of the narcotic oxycontin from a pharmacy, Kingaroy Magistrates Court was told on Monday afternoon.

11 Charged Over Alleged
Attack At Police Station

11 Charged Over Alleged<br> Attack At Police Station

Eleven people have been charged with a total of 27 offences following an alleged attack on a family seeking shelter at Murgon Police Station on Sunday night.

Charges After Drug Raids

Charges After Drug Raids

Kingaroy Police conducted a series of raids last week which have resulted in a number of people being charged with drug offences.

Driver Issued With Ticket

Driver Issued With Ticket

A 14-year-old girl suffered bruised ribs in a two-vehicle traffic accident on the corner of Avoca and Kingaroy streets about 1:30pm on Sunday.

Man With ‘Appalling Record’ Jailed

Man With ‘Appalling Record’ Jailed

A 34-year-old Cherbourg man with an “appalling” record of domestic violence was sentenced to 12 months jail when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.

Murder Charge In Brisbane

A  man charged with murder after a death at an engagement party in Nanango appeared briefly this week in the Brisbane Supreme Court.

Fire Damages Kingaroy House

Fire Damages Kingaroy House

A fire at Fairview Drive in Kingaroy around lunch-time caused damage to the roof space of a house and its attached garage.

Fire Bans Ordered

A local Fire Ban will come into force from midnight on Wednesday, October 23, until midnight on Tuesday, November 5, in parts of the South Burnett.