Young Singers Go ‘Beyond Barambah’
Children from nine South Burnett schools will be the stars in country singer Josh Arnold’s latest music video.
St Mary’s Celebrates Its History
St Mary’s Catholic College principal Michael Nayler, staff and students are now breathing a little bit easier … the school’s huge anniversary reunion weekend is over and it was a great success.
Mayor Gives Kindy A Boost
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann dropped into the Wondai Kindergarten on Tuesday to make good on a promise he made to the kindy’s committee members.
JP Magistrate Rules With Love
Cherbourg Elder Aunty Lillian Gray believes nearly all children have the ability to succeed at anything they want to … and she’s not afraid to tell them!
Futsal Fever Hits St John’s
Some senior St John’s students travelled to Toowoomba last week to compete in the South West Schools Futsal Championships
Top Class Action At Nanango
The Nanango Race Club’s Autumn Race Meeting drew an above-average crowd on Saturday, and hosted a lot of family reunions as well.
Kids Walk To Stamp Out Violence
Cherbourg State School children have done their bit to help stamp domestic violence out by marching around the town to spread the message that domestic violence isn’t ok … “Not Now, Not Ever”.
Murgon Teachers Want A Fair Deal
Teachers at Murgon State High School say their students are not getting their fair share of government funding.
Chappies Celebrate Special Week
School chaplains across the South Burnett have been celebrating Chappy Week with various activities at their schools and in the community.
Building Resilience To
Make ‘Better’ Brains
The brain is a wonderful thing, but it’s also a source of mystery to most people, full of hidden thoughts and impulses.
Kilkivan’s Song Unveiled
Kilkivan and its residents have been immortalised in song by country music singer Josh Arnold
TAFE Open Night Draws Crowd
An Open Night at the Kingaroy TAFE College on Wednesday drew a good crowd of potential new students eager to find out what the South Burnett’s leading vocational training centre has to offer.
Hands-On Look At Uni Life
Kingaroy State High School Year 11 student Cortney Sonter wants a career in engineering so she jumped at the chance to take a trip across to Toowoomba today for a hands-on look at the University of Southern Queensland’s programs.
School Plans An Historic Weekend
Organisers of the Combined Anniversary Celebrations at St Mary’s Catholic College – to be held at the end of this month – have dug out some historic photographs during their research ahead of the big weekend.
Road Safety Becomes Real
In 2009, two 18-year-old girls were killed in a head-on crash in the Yarra Valley in Victoria … the ripple effect of their deaths is still being felt today, even as far away as Kingaroy.
Extra Funding For Dist Ed
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced extra funding for Queensland’s Schools of Distance Education to help relieve the financial pressures faced by drought-affected families.
Learning Can Be Fun
Kingaroy State High School students have been visiting the South Burnett Child Care Centre in Kingaroy recently as part of their Early Childhood course.
School Hours Shop Ban Helps Community
Kingaroy Shoppingworld would like to see one of their policies spread all over the South Burnett
Kilkivan Wins Song Competition
Kilkivan has won country music singer Josh Arnold’s Small Town Culture project – and will now have a song and video made about the town.
School First … And Then Football
Cherbourg Hornets’ rugby league player Dennis Sandow says education should always come before footy.
