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Murgon Music Muster

It's back for 2025! Today is Day 5 of the six-day Murgon Music Muster at the Murgon PCYC in Macalister Street, Murgon. Invited guest artists - which this year include Allan Caswell, Brendan Radford, Lindsay Waddington, Paul Ricketts, Dean Perrett, Amber Goldsmith, Alice Benfer, Clyde Cameron, Lloyd Back and Clarrie Weller - will be taking to the stage today. Entry fees for this year's Muster are $70 per person for a four-day pass covering Thursday to Sunday; or $45 for today only. Entry for Sunday's Gospel session is free. Tickets will be available at the gate or at the entry door. You can find out more details about this year's event on the Murgon Music Muster website.

Garage Sale - Nanango

Nanango State School P&C will be hosting a fundraising garage sale and bake sale from 7:00am to 10:30am today in the schoolgrounds in Drayton Street, Nanango. There'll also be school furniture and equipment for sale. Cash and EFTPOS will be available.

Comedy For A Cause - Blackbutt

Three international comedy festival comedians - Craig Quartermaine, Mike Van Acker and Joshua Coutinho - will be bringing their comedy show to the Blackbutt Memorial Hall this evening as a fundraiser for the Blackbutt & Benarkin Aged Care Association's "Greenhills Villas Project". Tickets are $35 per head or $55 which includes a picnic box meal and drinks voucher). Doors at open at 5:30pm with live music provided by Warren Gould. The official opening will be at 6:00pm. The comedy show will start at 7:30pm. There'll also be auctions and raffles. Tickets can be booked online

30th Annual Kumbia Brain Drain

The 30th Annual Kumbia Brain Drain will be held at Kumbia Hall on the Bunya Highway in Kumbia from 5:30pm until late tonight. This event - a major annual fundraiser for Kumbia State School P&C - is a trivia-style tournament where teams of six compete for great cash prizes. As usual, guests at this year's Brain Drain are encouraged to dress to this year's theme ("A Night At The Races") to be in the running for great prizes. There'll also be prizes for round winners, the best dressed team, the best team name as well as the overall winners, with the usual fun-filled audience participation games and raffles. Admission is $240 per table of six. Tables can be booked online. NB. This is a 15 years event.

Cent Auction - Nanango

The Nanango Hospital Auxiliary will be holding its annual cent auction today at Tara's Hall (next door to the Nanango RSL Club in Henry Street). Doors open at 11:30am with the auction starting at 1:00pm. Morning tea / coffee and biscuits will be available. Admission is $5:00, which includes a free sheet and a lucky door ticket.

Nanango Country Markets

The Nanango Show Society will be holding their regular monthly Country Markets at the Nanango Showgrounds in Cairns Street from 6:00am to 11:30am today. As usual, the markets will feature a wide variety of craft stalls, new and used goods, plants, poultry and pets, but they'll be operating in a COVID Safe way. The Nanango Markets are the largest rural market in south east Queensland and attract up to 420 stallholders. But new stallholders are always very welcome too! More info? Phone the Market Co-Ordinator on 0427-631-273 during business hours.

Ringsfield House Open Day - Nanango

Historic Ringsfield House, 41-45 Alfred Street, Nanango, is hosting an Open Day today! Local artists will be featured in the art gallery from 9:00am to 12:30pm, plus tea and scones will be available on the verandah for $10.00 per person from 9:00am to 11:00am.

Archery Muster - Nanango

The Barambah Bowhunters and Field Archers Association will be holding Day 2 of their three-day Traditional Archery Australia National Muster at their archery range at Bow Hunters Road, off the D'Aguilar Highway (south of Nanango's CBD) today. Archers will be coming from all over Queensland to take part, and spectators are very welcome to watch from the clubhouse. The canteen will be open all days. Free camping is also available onsite. Cost to take part is $60 adults, $30 juniors or $20 cubs. For more information, contact Joh on 0407-455-016.

Red Ant Round-Up - Kingaroy

The annual Red Ant Round-Up medical conference will be held at Kingaroy Town Hall today. The conference is organised by the Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN and since it routinely attracts medical professionals from all over the region and beyond, accommodation in Kingaroy might be in short supply this weekend.

Proston Khanacross

Proston Car Rally Club will be holding Day 1 of their weekend-long Proston Khanacross at their race track today (the club's track is located 7.5km west of Proston at 757 Proston-Boondooma Road). Racing will start at 9:30am and wrap up towards nightfall, when there'll also be a burnout competition after dark from 6:00pm. Competitors come from all over Queensland and spectators are very welcome to watch the drivers pushing their vehicles to the limit! The canteen will be open all weekend. There's free camping available with hot showers. Admission for spectators is free and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone 0435-313-409.

Cooyar Trail Bike Ride

The annual two-day Cooyar Trail Bike Ride, a fundraiser for the Cooyar State School P&C, will be held from 10:00am today at the Cooyar Showgrounds, 1 Cooyar-Rangemore Road. Nominations via Ridernet (NB. Numbers are capped). More info? Phone Shane on 0407-119-822.

Go Getta Girls - Kingaroy

Members of the Go Getta Girls running club, for women aged over 18, meet every Monday, Thursday and Saturday morning from 5:30am at the wooden shed in Memorial Park, Burnett Street, Kingaroy, for a run. More info? Phone Donna on 0409-620-923 or Annette on 0407-670-084.

Pig On The Spit Night - Wooroolin

The Grand Hotel on the Bunya Highway at Wooroolin will be holding their monthly Pig On A Spit Night from 5:30pm until late this evening. Apart from a great roast pork meal there'll also be a Lucky Door prize, raffles and live music by Natalie Fenton. Tickets are $32.50 for adults, $21 for pensioners, $16 for high school students and $10 for primary school children (U5s are free). Everyone is welcome but bookings are essential for catering. Phone the Grand on (07) 4164-2261.

Saturday Night Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Senior Citizen's club hosts bingo every Saturday evening from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Kingaroy Town Common Hall in Oliver Bond Street, Kingaroy. Everyone is welcome! More info? Phone Ellen on 0478-607-054.

Murgon RSL Sub-Branch Meeting

The Murgon RSL Sub-Branch meets from 10:00am on the first Saturday of every month at the Murgon RSL Drop-In Centre, 44 Stephens Street West, Murgon. More info? Phone (07) 4313-3018.

Come'n'Try Cricket Social Day - Tingoora

Tingoora Viking will be holding a social day from 12:30pm today at Tingoora Sportsground. Everyone is welcome (any skill level). More info? Phone 0487-474-686.

South Burnett Cricket

The South Burnett Cricket Association games will be played today at locations across the South Burnett. In Round 4 of the Senior competition, Kingaroy Services v Saints at Taabinga State School; Wondai Wolves v Nanango Scorpions at Wondai Cricket Ground; and Wooroolin Warriors v Murgon Diggers at Lyle Vidler Oval, Kingaroy. Senior games start at 12:30pm.

Peanut Kids Open Day - Kingaroy

The Peanut Kids Kindy at 6a Glendon Street, Kingaroy, will be holding a free Open Day from 10:00am to 2:00pm today. There'll be a Deadly Australians wildlife show, craft workshop, sausage sizzle and mini market.

Fitzy - Linville

Popular local musician Fitzy (aka Rob Fitz-Herbert) will be performing at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville from 4:00pm this afternoon. The hotel's kitchen will also be operating from 11:00am for lunch, dinner and snacks and there's free camping across the road or paid accommodation at the pub if you want to stay overnight. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.

DJ BRZ43 - Kingaroy

DJ BRZ43 will be spinning discs in the Sports Bar from 9:00pm tonight at the Commercial Hotel, on the corner of Glendon and Haly streets, Kingaroy. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open for dinner and snacks. More details? Phone (07) 4162-1380.

Cathy Drummond - Kingaroy

Cathy Drummond will be performing in the Tobruk Room in the Kingaroy RSL Club, Markwell Street, from 7:00pm until late tonight. Admission is free. More details? Phone (07) 4162-1755.

Live Music - Blackbutt

The Radnor Hotel in Blackbutt will be hosting a local musician live in the beer garden at the back of the pub from 6:00pm tonight until late.

Bingo Buzz - Nanango

Saturday morning bingo will be held today at the Nanango Cultural Centre, on the corner of Drayton and George Streets. Doors open at 10:00am with eyes down at 11:00am. Bring your friends for a fun day playing bingo!

Proston Men's Shed

The Proston Men's Shed will be meeting at their building at 5-23 Rodney Street, Proston from 9:00am until around 12:00 noon today. The Men's Shed opens on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and new members are always very welcome! More details? Phone the Men's Shed on 0477-235-429.

Nanango Men's Shed

The Nanango Men's Shed at the corner of Mt Stanley Road and Heathermore Lane, Nanango, will be open from 8:30am to around noon today for its regular Saturday get-together. The Men's Shed meets most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome! More details? Phone 0491-102-087.

Yarraman Men's Shed

The Yarraman Men's Shed at the end of Mill Street, Yarraman will be holding one of its regular get-togethers from 8:00am to noon today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Murgon Men's Shed

The Murgon Men's Shed will be holding a meeting at their shed in Macalister Street, Murgon (the shed next to the former Murgon Railway Station) today. The Men's Shed meets every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday between 7:30am and 12:30pm to work on projects and new members are always welcome! Contact Dave on 0407-409-335.

Saturday Library Day - Maidenwell

The volunteers from the Maidenwell QCWA will be supervising the regular weekly Saturday Library Day (featuring books loaned from Kingaroy Library) from 2:00pm to 4:00pm this afternoon. A library day is held in the Maidenwell Hall in Pool Street every Wednesday and Saturday.

Wondai Parkrun

The Wondai parkrun group will be holding their weekly 5km timed walk/run from Coronation Park in Wondai at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the South Burnett Rail Trail and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event. More details? Send an email.

Ros Gregor Parkrun - Nanango

The Nanango parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run along the Ros Gregor Trail at Tipperary Flat next to the D'Aguilar Highway south of Nanango at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the trail and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Railway Parkrun - Proston

The Proston parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the former railway line and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Parkrun - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Blackbutt from 7:00am this morning. The starting line is adjacent to the Roy Emerson Museum, off Bowman Road. Runners follow a course along the former railway line and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online (it's officially called the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail parkrun) and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Narcotics Anonymous - Kingaroy

Are drugs a problem? NA members have been there and can help! An NA meeting is held from noon to 1:00pm every Saturday in Kingaroy. More info? Phone 1300-652-820.