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Banking on safe driving

Earlier this year the Year 12 students from Nanango State High School were able to participate in a defensive driving safety course run by...

A vegetation fire in Binjour

There is currently a fire growing in the Binjour area. The vegetation fire, in the vicinity of Darlingtons Road, was called in at 3pm...

3G shutdown starts today – here’s what you need to know

Australia's 3G network will shut down gradually over the next week starting from today, potentially preventing hundreds of thousands of phones and medical alarms...

Last call for next youth council

Have you got what it takes to be on the 2025 South Burnett Regional Youth Council? South Burnett Regional Council has put the call...

Is this your bike?

A mountain bike has been handed into the Murgon Police station. Police are attempting to reunite the mountain bike with its rightful owner after...

Thunderstorm warning: Damaging winds, hailstones

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Wide Bay and Burnett region. The BOM issued the warning at 1.14pm...

Now’s the time to prepare for extreme weather

Queenslanders are being urged to prepare for extreme weather as part of Get Ready Queensland Week. Get Ready Queensland Week, 8 – 12 October, is...

Free breast screen service in South Burnett

BreastScreen Queensland Toowoomba Service has returned to the South Burnett region, visiting Nanango and Kingaroy. The Mobile Service bus is currently located at Nanango Hospital...

Community starts search for Jack as ‘specialist’ cops join investigation

Over the weekend, members of the public launched into a survey of the Wondai forestry to search for missing 27-year-old Jack McLennan. A group of...

GUIDE: 2024 State Election

This Saturday, 26 October, Queenslanders will go to the polls to decide their state representative. However, some residents took advantage of early polling booths...

Reminder, it’s pink scone day

Kingaroy QCWA reminds the Kingaroy community that it is their breast cancer awareness fundraiser this Friday. The group, who hold regular scone days, will...

Search for Jack scaled back as murder squad takes over

Police have scaled back the search for 27-year-old Jack McLennan, who went missing in the South Burnett two and a half weeks ago, with...

Prep artist’s a farm safety expert

Nanango State School Prep student Charlotte Black's drawing is featured in the 2025 farm safety calendar. Five-year-old Charlotte submitted her drawing, along with 1,500...