Tinny Tower Still Being Negotiated

Tinny Tower Still Being Negotiated

NBN Co is still hopeful it will be able to erect its NBN tower in a forestry area near Tingoora, rather than a site north of town at Swartzs Road that residents object to.

Towering Problem May Be Solved

Towering Problem May Be Solved

The problem of an NBN Tower being built at Tingoora may be a step closer to a solution after a public meeting on Thursday night was told NBNCo’s original (and already approved) tower site may be available again.

Driver Dies In Hospital

Driver Dies In Hospital

A 79-year-old man injured in a two-vehicle collision at Tingoora on Monday has died in hospital.

Vehicle Runs Off Highway

Vehicle Runs Off Highway

The occupants of a red Hyundai have been transported to Kingaroy Hospital for treatment after a single-vehicle accident just north of Tingoora this afternoon.

Green Light For Murgon-Kingaroy Rail Trail

Green Light For Murgon-Kingaroy Rail Trail

Tourism opportunities in the South Burnett received a major boost on Friday (August 30) in the form of a $550,000 grant from the Federal Government to develop a “rail trail” linking Murgon to Kingaroy.

Signs To Highlight Danger

Signs To Highlight Danger

The keys to control three new “fire danger” signs have been handed over to local Rural Fire Brigades in the South Burnett.

Tailgater Jailed For Road Rage

Tailgater Jailed For Road Rage

A drunken tailgater who chased a car in a road rage incident from Wooroolin to near Murgon on Wednesday afternoon, causing the occupants to fear for their lives, was sentenced to nine months’ jail when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.

Tinny Pub In Liquidation

Tinny Pub In Liquidation

A manager will take over the running of the Tingoora Hotel on Monday following an application for a winding up order against the controlling company, Lodgefern Pty Ltd.

Council Will Consult Over Halls

Council Will Consult Over Halls

The South Burnett Regional Council will consult local communities over the next twelve months about the future use of their halls.

Healthy Fun At Tingoora

Healthy Fun At Tingoora

Pupils from Crawford and Wooroolin State schools joined with students at Tingoora this morning to celebrate NAIDOC Day.

Firies Prepare For Summer

Firies Prepare For Summer

There’s been some dire predictions recently about a hellish bushfire season ahead of us … but not if the local rural fire brigades can help it.

Fetes Full Of Fun Times

Fetes Full Of Fun Times

It’s springtime and it seems that fetes are in the air … two South Burnett schools held their annual fetes at the weekend and both looked to be big successes.

A Dingo Took My Town Name

A Dingo Took My Town Name

What is it with people naming things after Tingoora?