RACQ Brings Safety Message
A team from the RACQ will be visiting Cherbourg on Friday (September 4) to give local children lessons in how to be safe in and around cars.
Students Pledge To Pedal Safely
Pedestrian and pedal power were the focus of Road Safety Week at Kilkivan State School recently when Adopt-a-Cop Acting Sergeant Llew O’Brien dropped in to speak with students.
Sports Star To Help Build Bridges
Footy hero Petero Civoniceva and local police are issuing a challenge to Murgon and Cherbourg children … catch us if you can!
Goomeri Wins Trophy … Again
The annual South Burnett Interschool Equestrian Competition was held at the Kingaroy Showgrounds during Catholic Education Week in July and attracted 75 riders from schools across the region.
Fundraiser Turns Mayor Into Pizza Chef
St John’s Lutheran Primary School student Hughie Wyvill achieved the impossible on Tuesday.
Students Do Well In Equestrian Competition
Students from Saint Mary’s Catholic College have continued their run of success at the annual Fraser Coast Equestrian Competition in Maryborough.
Ergon Grant Powers Plant Nursery
The Barambah Environmental Education Centre near Gallangowan will install a solar-powered water pump to recycle rainwater used in its native plant nursery thanks to a $5000 grant from Ergon Energy’s Community Fund.
Trio Wins Prestigious Competition
Three Kingaroy State High School students have earned a 40 per cent scholarship to Bond University to study law after winning the 2015 grand final of the prestigious Bond University High Schools Mooting Competition.
Students Sing The Praises Of Saint
Singers from across SEQ – including a group from Kingaroy – gathered in Brisbane at the weekend
Debaters Head Off To Gympie
Kingaroy’s Apex Club doesn’t meet any more but that hasn’t stopped a revival of its school debating competition
Former School Principal Dies
Sister Dolores Carroll – a Good Samaritan nun and the first secondary principal at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy – has died in Brisbane aged 101.
Nanango Named State Finalist
Nanango State School has been named a State finalist in the 2015 Showcase Awards for Excellence in Schools.
Mooting Teams Prove A Point
A Year 12 mooting team from Kingaroy State High School will be competing in the finals of the Bond University competition on Saturday.
Downer Mining Subsidises Biloela Trip
Downer EDI’s Mining division will provide $3,000 to enable six female South Burnett students to attend the Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN) State Conference in Biloela in September.
Careers Day Draws A Crowd
The 2015 South Burnett Careers Market had something for just about everyone on Thursday.
Local Schools Join Federal Program
Deputy Prime Minister and Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss says four South Burnett schools in his electorate have signed up to be a part of the Federal Government’s new “Sporting Schools” initiative.
More Fun Than A Teddy Can Bear
The teddy bears came out to play at St John’s Lutheran School in Kingaroy on Wednesday when the school put on its very first Under 8s day.
School Plans Pathway To
Commemorate Centenary
Tanduringie State School will be marking their upcoming Centenary in September in an unusual way.
Lindsay Clocks Up 25 Years
There was a special celebration at Taabinga State School’s morning assembly on Friday … a big “thank you” to groundsman Lindsay Kath.
Parents Win Rock Competition
The Maryknoll Centre at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy was packed out on Friday night when the school held its annual Rock On Stage Concert … and this year, after seven years in the wilderness, the school’s Parents and Friends finally had a win against the teachers.
