Police Rescue Pet From Blaze
A Blackbutt police officer has been praised after helping rescue a family dog from a house fire in Blackbutt North earlier this month.
Crime Scene After House Fire
A crime scene was declared by police after fire destroyed a house at Coominya on Saturday night.
Five Escape Injury In Crash
Five people – including three children – were lucky to escape injury in a collision near a notorious intersection at Chelmsford on Saturday morning.
Carjacking: Two Boys Charged
Police have charged two teenagers after a violent carjacking in Kingaroy on Wednesday.
Youths Steal Car At Knifepoint
An elderly Murgon couple who had been attending the Kingaroy Eisteddfod were assaulted at knifepoint on Wednesday evening and their vehicle stolen.
Motorbike Rider Dies
A motorcycle rider has died after a crash on Peachtree Access Road at Jimna on Wednesday morning.
Missing Girl Located
UPDATE: The missing girl has been located safe and well
Man Jailed For Possessing Drugs
A 46-year-old South Burnett man, who pleaded not guilty to a serious drugs charge, has been sentenced to 18 months’ jail after a two-day trial in Brisbane.
‘If You See Something, Say It’
South Burnett residents are being urged to step up and share information to Crime Stoppers about drug dealing – and drug use – in the region.
Truckie Hurt In Crash
A truck driver was taken to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries after his vehicle apparently blew a tyre before running off the road and hitting a tree on Monday afternoon.
Road Blitz Nets 47 Drivers
Police have charged 47 people with 63 traffic offences following a six-day road safety blitz, Operation Auster, across the QPS’s Southern Region.
Operation Lionrock: 31 Charged
Police have charged 31 people with a total of 94 offences after a four-day operation targeting property, drug and motor vehicle offending in the South Burnett.
Motorbike Rider Injured
A man aged in 60s suffered leg and pelvic injuries when his motorbike hit a cow on the Kilcoy-Murgon Road on Sunday morning.
Crash Woman Cut Free
A young woman had to be cut free from the wreckage of her vehicle after a single-vehicle crash near Kingaroy on Wednesday night.
Operation Auster Targets Road Safety
You weren’t imagining it if you thought there were a lot more police out and about in the South Burnett this week …
Focus On Forestry Offences
Police, QPWS rangers and HQPlantations staff conducted joint activities in State Forests and National Parks at the weekend.
Missing Man: Second Podcast Airs
A second podcast investigating the disappearance of Jack McLennan from Ficks Crossing in 2024 has hit the airwaves.
Two Hurt In Two Crashes
Two people were injured in separate crashes on the D’Aguilar Highway on Monday.
Card-Skimming: Two Charged
Two men have been charged by Brisbane police with card-skimming offences, including alleged incidents in Kingaroy.
Rotary Drives Home Road Safety
Kingaroy State High School is this week hosting the annual RYDA – Rotary Youth Driver Awareness – program for South Burnett Year 11 students.
