A recent spike in juvenile crime in Murgon and Cherbourg prompted the South Burnett Regional Council to call a public meeting on Thursday night to allow residents to air their grievances, and suggest solutions to the problem.
Murgon detectives have charged a man with drug offences following the search of a property at Durong last Friday (November 21).
A pedestrian suffered minor injuries when he was struck by a stolen vehicle in Cherbourg on Saturday.
Three people were injured in two unrelated motorcycle crashes at the weekend.
South Burnett Regional Council will be holding a public meeting in Murgon next week in the wake of the recent spike in crime.
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy in relation to an alleged robbery with violence in Murgon on Sunday.
Two people were taken to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after a falling tree struck their vehicle on Saturday afternoon.
A woman aged in her 50s was injured in a single-vehicle crash near Marshlands on Thursday afternoon.
Seven people have been arrested after a surge in juvenile crime in Murgon this week which included five vehicles being stolen in the early hours of Wednesday.
A man aged in his 30s died in a collision involving two cars and a truck on the Brisbane Valley Highway south of Fernvale on Wednesday afternoon.
Police are investigating the theft of a Kia Seltos from Murgon which was located on fire in Cherbourg early on Friday morning.
A former Mondure farmer whose conviction for rape was overturned on appeal will not face a new trial.
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash which occurred at Brooklands on Sunday afternoon.
A two-storey brick home and a caravan parked nearby were extensively damaged by fire in Blackbutt on Thursday afternoon.
Dates for a retrial for former Tingoora resident Judith Ann Schulz, charged with stalking a former South Burnett councillor, have been set for 2026.
A 23-year-old Proston man was allegedly watching a video on a mobile device when he was pulled over by police in Murgon last Thursday.
Four vehicles were damaged – and a driver taken to hospital – during a chaotic incident in Fitzroy Street, Nanango, on Thursday.
UPDATE: The missing Blackbutt man has been located safe and well.
A man suffered serious leg injuries in a single-vehicle crash into a tree at Tingoora on Thursday night.
Kingaroy police will taking part in “Operation Auster”, a road safety blitz which will be taking place from Sunday.
