$750 Fine For Lighting Fire

$750 Fine For Lighting Fire

A man who lit an unauthorised fire in the Cushnie area in August last year was fined $750 in Murgon Magistrates Court this morning.

Don’t Leave Clues For Thieves

Don’t Leave Clues For Thieves

Kingaroy Police are urging residents not to leave clues that their homes may be unattended over the school holidays.

Police Warning On Break-Ins

Police Warning On Break-Ins

Kingaroy Police are urging residents to make sure they secure their homes and sheds, especially if they’re planning to go away this Easter.

Stay Safe This Easter

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is urging all residents to slow down and drive with caution during the 2013 Easter period.

Horrific Road Statistics

Horrific Road Statistics

Police keep on saying it … if it’s flooded, forget it! And there’s a good reason why … six people have been killed on Queensland roads since the start of the year after they drove on flooded roads.

Release ‘Put Police At Risk’

Release ‘Put Police At Risk’

Kingaroy resident and former Special Branch police officer Barry Krosch has been giving evidence this afternoon at the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee inquiry into the release and destruction of Fitzgerald Inquiry documents.

Van Rolls On Highway

Van Rolls On Highway

The Burnett Highway near Goomeri was briefly reduced to one-lane this afternoon after a traffic crash about 15km south of the town.

Found Stray Livestock?

The Kingaroy Stock Squad has received numerous calls regarding the loss or location of stray livestock following the flood events since January.

Police Crackdown On Illegal Hunting

Police Crackdown On Illegal Hunting

Police from Gympie, the South Burnett, and the Kingaroy Stock Squad will be patrolling Crown and freehold land for the next two months, targeting people trespassing for the purpose of hunting deer and other feral animals.

Teenager Fined For Freight Thefts

Teenager Fined For Freight Thefts

A third man charged with stealing from a Kingaroy freight company has been fined $2000 and ordered to pay $2757 compensation to his former employer when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court.

Truck Comes Unstuck

Truck Comes Unstuck

A semi-trailer was briefly jammed against a shop awning in Nanango on Tuesday

Ambos Shift Into New Home

Ambos Shift Into New Home

Kingaroy ambulance officers have bid a fond farewell to their old station in Kent Street

Mondure Man Airlifted

A 66-year-old Mondure man has been airlifted to hospital after a car crash on the Bunya Highway near Wondai this afternoon.

Woman Hurt In Highway Crash

Woman Hurt In Highway Crash

A 62-year-old woman has been airlifted to a Brisbane hospital in a serious condition after a collision at the corner of Taylors Road and the Bunya Highway in Kingaroy this morning.

Police Drop Nine Fire Charges

Police Drop Nine Fire Charges

Police have dropped nine charges against a man who had been accused of lighting unauthorised fires in the Cushnie area.

Zero Tolerance

Zero Tolerance

Under no circumstances should motorists ignore “Road Closed” signs. police warn

Driver Critical After Crash

Driver Critical After Crash

Police are investigating a serious single vehicle traffic crash which occurred on the D’Aguilar Highway near Coolabunia on Friday night.

Fatal Crash At Fernvale

A man in his fifties has died in a traffic crash on the Brisbane Valley Highway at Fernvale this evening.

An Officer And A Gentleman

An Officer And A Gentleman

A much-loved Nanango police officer was remembered in the South Burnett last week at a medal ceremony at Murgon Police Station.

Man Drowns In Creek

Man Drowns In Creek

Police have confirmed the death of a 77-year-old man after an incident at Sandy Creek near Kilcoy this afternoon.