Jack’s Career Is Taking Off At Boeing
For most high school graduates, securing a job with a global aerospace leader such as Boeing is something they can only dream about.
Students Host Mother’s Day
Students from Saint Mary’s Catholic College hosted an afternoon tea in honour of Mother’s Day on Thursday.
Meet JT At Free Community Event
Rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston will be coming to the South Burnett next month to talk to local schoolchildren, but there will also be an opportunity for everyone else to meet him!
Dignity For High School Students
Murgon and Kingaroy State High schools are among the first eight schools in the Darling Downs region which will receive a Dignity Vending Machine, courtesy of the State Government and the Share the Dignity charity.
Junior League Starts To Fire Up
It’s starting to feel a lot like league season, with players trying out for South Burnett schoolboy sides on Wednesday, and junior Eagles teams heading out to Charleville.
Jacob Awarded $1000 Bursary
St Mary’s Catholic College graduate Jacob Sutton is the winner of the 2021 Nanango Electorate Year 12 School Leaver’s Bursary.
LNP Seeks Support For School Camps
The suspension of school camps until at least March 4 is having a devastating effect on an often overlooked industry sector, the LNP has warned.
Scholarships To Aid Country Students
School leavers across the South Burnett have been invited to apply now for Federal Government scholarships worth up to $18,000 to support their tertiary education.
Vax Blitz At Local School
Cherbourg State School has been included in a “Back-to-School vaccination blitz” announced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Friday.
Top Prep Teacher Marks 10 Years
A teacher who was voted the region’s best educator in 2019 still deserves that honour today, according to St Mary’s Catholic College.
Special Thank You To Rotary
Kingaroy State School students recently attended a Kingaroy Rotary Club meeting to say a special “thank you” to members.
Students Celebrate Successes
The auditorium at TAFE Queensland’s Nurunderi campus in Cherbourg was filled with proud students, their friends and family members on Wednesday for the college’s annual graduation ceremony.
College To Back-Pay $2.4m To Staff
St Peter’s Lutheran College will back-pay staff more than $2 million and has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Murgon Formal Makes History
Murgon State High School’s 2021 formal was a night to remember for the proud Year 12 students and their relatives and friends.
Taliqua Joins Wave Of Change
Volleyball champion Taliqua Clancy – a silver medallist at the Tokyo Olympics – has been made the official ambassador for the Wave of Change program, a joint environmental education program between Containers for Change and Plastic Oceans Australasia.
RARE Chance To Trial Healthy Futures
Peering through a virtual reality headset is one way South Burnett teenagers can open their minds to the possibility of scientific careers timed to bloom at the 2032 Olympic Games.
$60,000 Grants For Two Groups
Two South Burnett organisations have been big winners in the latest round of “Tackling Tough Times Together” funding.
Rain Stopped, Smiles Started
The rain came … and went, but it wasn’t enough to wash away the smiles at the recent Kingaroy State High School Formal.
Students Explore Future Jobs
Year 10 students from Saint Mary’s Catholic College recently took part in work experience opportunities across the South Burnett.
Students Take Bull By The Horns
Year 9 and 10 STEM students at Saint Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy have been working on solutions for common problems faced by farmers.
