Nail techs, sparkies, gyms: Meet Burnett’s ‘best of’ winners for 2023
As the year reaches an end look back on the Best of Burnett’s winners from across the past year and meet the people locals trust for everything from coffee to electrical work.
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Car window smashed, woman hit in spate of rock attacks near school
Investigations are under way after multiple people claimed they were struck by rocks in night-time attacks near a South Burnett primary school which damaged cars and reportedly hit one woman in the head.
Trainer tells court she grew pot to feed her horses
A Burnett horse trainer busted with 2kg of cannabis in clip sealed bags, 64 cannabis seedlings, 34 cannabis plants, three bongs and meth claimed she’d grown the cannabis to feed her horses in the drought.
$130m development will catapult South Burnett into the future
A mega health hub that will generate hundreds of jobs, inject millions of dollars into the local economy and open up multiple health career pathways will include a new hospital and aged care facility in Kingaroy.
NAPLAN: South Burnett’s best and worst performing schools of 2023
Analysis has revealed the best primary and secondary schools for NAPLAN results across the South Burnett. CHECK YOUR SCHOOL
‘No money tree out back’: Council split over $72k owed by dog owners
A heated debate preceded a vote on whether South Burnett council should chase dog owners who owe more than $72,000 in unpaid registration fees, with the vote going down to the wire.
Women threatened in terrifying carjackings
South Burnett police are on the hunt for a group of youths after a spate of increasingly disturbing crimes in the region, including a brazen car theft where a woman was threatened with a gun, and a violent carjacking in Wondai.
‘Taking advantage’: Council slams revenue-raising cameras
A South Burnett councillor has gone on the attack against speed cameras positioned across the region after a woman caring for her terminally ill husband copped $1000 in fines.
Businessman tried to incite brawl between two groups of children
A Qld father who claimed his six-year-old child had been held up at gunpoint by a teenager from a rival group in a country town has fronted court after trying to incite a fight between the two groups.
‘Downward spiral’: Stockyard worker convicted of $11k fraud, drugs
A young Burnett man who took $11,000 from his father’s bank account has been convicted of 40 counts of fraud.
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