Kate Represents Lions In Gladstone
Kingaroy State High School student Kate McCormack represented the Kingaroy Lions Club and the local region at the District Finals of the Lions Youth of the Year competition held in Gladstone on March 29.
Bugs Hook In Students To Ag Science
The State Government has launched a schools-based competition, Bug Attack, aimed at getting students hooked on agriculture.
Police Go Back To School
Taabinga State School “adopted” Kingaroy police officer Constable Chris Barron in a special ceremony during morning assembly today.
Student Is Cooking Up A Future
Sabastian Fisher is working to achieve two lifelong goals: he’d love to play in the NRL and become a top notch chef.
Murgon Students Shine At Show
Twelve students from Years 9 to 12 represented Murgon State High Cattle Team at the Murgon Show this year.
A Taste Of Farming Life At School
Prep students from four local schools enjoyed an opportunity yesterday to learn first-hand all about farm life (and where their food comes from), courtesy of Kingaroy State High School’s ag program.
Young Field Archers On Target
Just 18 months ago, two young Nanango residents took up field archery as a sport … and already they’re on their way to competing at a national championship.
Cherbourg Experience Wins
Mum An International Award
A parenting skills trainer has won the Triple P International Presenter Of The Year award because of what she learned in Cherbourg over the past two years.
Parents To Get Together
To Help Children Learn
Parent Get Togethers are planned to be held in Cherbourg in April to help people get the best learning outcomes for their children.
Harmony And Hay Bales
St Mary’s Catholic College students in Kingaroy yesterday raised $900 towards hay bales for the region’s struggling farmers … while at the same time celebrating cultural diversity via Harmony Day.
Students Wax For A Cure
When it came to The World’s Greatest Shave, four Kingaroy boys decided shaving their heads wasn’t going far enough.
A Famous Bookworm Turns 45
Today is the 45th anniversary of a famous childhood classic, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle.
Hats Off To Saint Patrick!
You weren’t imagining it … there have been a lot more South Burnett citizens wearing green – and funny hats – around the place in the past few days than you’d normally see in the area.
Police Rangers Move Into New Era
Three St Mary’s Catholic College students return to their former primary school every Wednesday to become Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers.
TV Campaign Draws National Praise
A TV campaign featuring South Burnett schoolchildren has drawn nationwide praise.
Childcare Workers Join Together For Training
South Burnett child care educators have been undergoing some special training recently
St John’s Looks To The Future
Twenty-five years ago St John’s Lutheran School in Kingaroy opened with just 26 students and two staff members in the renovated (and relocated) Mannuem Creek school buildings.
Local Student Selected For Master Class
Kingaroy State High School flautist, Yoko Henderson, was one of six students chosen from across the Toowoomba/South Burnett regions to attend a Master Class last Thursday with world-renowned flautist Jane Rutter.
School Celebrations Ready To Kick Off
St John’s Lutheran School’s big 25th anniversary celebrations will kick off at 10:00am tomorrow (March 8) with the ringing of the old school bell.
Kumbia Chalks Up A Record Crowd
Kumbia State School had its biggest roll-up ever on Saturday when more than a thousand students, ex-students and their families packed into the grounds for the school’s centenary celebrations.
