Six Injured In Crash
Six people – including a 54-year-old Murgon woman and a five-year-old child – required hospitalisation after a high-speed collision on the Wide Bay Highway near Widgee this morning.
Tough Laws Target Hoons
The State Government has passed tough new anti-hooning laws that will see cars seized on a first offence.
Copper Thieves Cause Chaos
Police are asking the public to be alert and contact them if they see any suspicious activity in or around electricity sub-stations, construction sites, or Queensland Rail properties.
Sunglasses Stolen
Police are investigating a break-and-enter that occurred at Kingaroy Shoppingworld over the weekend.
Funeral At Boyne Island
A funeral service will be held tomorrow at Boyne Island for Renee Peta Todd who was found dead in suspicious circumstances last week in Kingaroy.
‘Throw The Book’ At Vandals
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann has asked police “to throw the book” at drunken vandals who have been trashing Kingaroy street signs.
Youth Jailed For Breaching Order
A youth who was sentenced to a 12-month intensive correction last September after pleading guilty to seven charges was back before Kingaroy Magistrates Court today on six new counts.
Duggan Charged With Murder
Glen Brian Duggan, 37, entered no plea when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court this morning, charged with the murder on Wednesday of Renee Todd at Kingaroy.
Man Charged With Murder
Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a woman in Kingaroy early this morning.
Thieves Risk Death During Break-In
Would-be thieves who broke into a Kingaroy electricity sub-station risked electric shock and death, Ergon Energy warned today.
Teenager Hurt In Rollover
A 16-year-old youth has been flown to hospital after the vehicle he was travelling in rolled in the Jimna State Forest this afternoon.
Senior Police Accept Payouts
More than 80 senior police officers have taken voluntary redundancies as part of the changes to the structure and governance of the Queensland Police announced in January.
Deadline Looms For Gun Amnesty
Police Minister Jack Dempsey has praised Queenslanders for surrendering more than 4000 firearms as part of the state-wide weapons and firearms amnesty but has warned there’s less than a month left to take advantage of the program.
If You Can’t Do The Time …
Some of the most unlikely people will be going “behind bars” this week, doing time to stop youth crime and helping out the South Burnett PCYC.
Man Charged Over Cattle Deaths
Detectives from the Kingaroy Stock and Rural Crime Squad (SARCIS) have charged a man in relation to the unlawful killing of two stock breeding cows on March 23.
Chopper Helps Injured Riders
A 32-year-old trailbike rider who suffered serious injuries after crashing at a motocross track in Cooyar this morning has been airlifted to hospital.
Biker Dies In Forest Crash
A 41-year-old Maroochydore man died when he lost control of his motorbike while riding in the Mt Binga State Forest near Cooyar yesterday.
Drugged Driver Hit Tree
A driver who ran off the road and hit a tree near Goodger had taken three times his normal dose of the anti-anxiety drug oxazepam, smoked two joints of cannabis and drank some beer, Kingaroy Magistrates Court was told today.
Man Suffers Head Injuries
A man has been flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane after a car crash on the Cherbourg Road today.
Car Rolls On Highway
A 19-year-old Nanango man was lucky to escape serious injury when his car rolled on the D’Aguilar Highway just outside Kingaroy this afternoon.
