Honey Bee Festival - Hivesville
The Hivesville Progress Association will be holding their second annual Honey Bee Festival from 10:00am to 3:00pm today at the Hivesville Sportsgrounds at 9 Edward Lane, Hivesville. There'll be bees and beekeeping, live music, market stalls, honey tasting, food and drink vans and fun competitions. Children will receive a free Bee Happy Show Bag at the gate. Gold coin entry.
Art Exhibition - Maclagan
- Local artists Lisa Brandt and Jenny Ballon will have an exhibition from 10:00am to 4:00pm today at the Maclagan Memorial Hall on Dalby-Cooyar Road. There'll also be a display by the Maclagan Men's Shed.
Melbourne Cup Calcutta - Kumbia
Kumbia Race Club will be holding their annual calcutta on Melbourne Cup runners from 2:00pm today at the race clubhouse. Doors open at 12:30pm. There'll be complimentary nibbles, courtesy of the Kumbia QCWA, and the licensed bar will be open. EFTPOS will be available for ticket and auction purchases. More info? Phone 0407-645-574.
Cooyar Trail Bike Ride
- Day 2 of the annual two-day Cooyar Trail Bike Ride, organised by the Cooyar Agricultural Society, will be held today at the Cooyar Showgrounds, 1 Cooyar-Rangemore Road. UPDATE: Entries are booked out and no late registrations will be available at the gate.
Spring Sing Spectacular - Kingaroy
Day 2 of the two-day Spring Sing Spectacular will be held today at the Kingaroy Town Hall, in Glendon Street. The weekend will bring singers from across the region together under the direction of internationally acclaimed conductor Joshua Clifford. The event is open to anyone who loves to sing! Today, the choirs and individual singers will come together for a day of music learning beginning at 9:30am before taking to the stage for a public performance at 4:00pm. Registration is $50 per choir or $15 for individual singers. Register online. Tickets for the concert are $10 and will be available at the door.
Tag-Along Tour - Blackbutt
- The Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association will be running a Tagalong Tour from 8:30am today. Guests should meet up at the Roy Emerson Museum at the end of Roy Emerson Way in Blackbutt, from where they'll proceed to the historic Moore / Linville cemetery and then on to Linville for morning tea. Then the tag-along will travel northwards towards Mt Stanley to the old Main Roads Camp and to Baileys Timber Camp and the Mt Stanley campdraft grounds to learn about the history of Colinton Station and Mt Stanley Station. The tour costs $25 per person (which includes morning tea and lunch). RSVP by phoning 0493-761-985.
Shane Allsop - Maidenwell
- Rocker Shane Allsop will be playing a Sunday arvo live music session from 3:00pm this afternoon at the Maidenwell Hotel. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4164-6133.
Kingaroy Clay Target Club Shoot
- The Kingaroy Clay Target Club will be holding their regular monthly shoot from 9:30am this morning at the range on Aerodrome Road, Kingaroy. The monthly shoot is held on the first Sunday of every month.
Kumbia Museum
- The Kumbia and District Historical Society's museum, located in the Federation Heritage Centre behind Kumbia Hall in Bell Street, will be open from 1:30pm to 3:30pm this afternoon. The museum contains an excellent photographic display of local history and is well worth a visit. More details? Phone Gayle on (07) 4164-4175.
Harvest Share & Swap - Yarraman
- A free community produce swap is held every Sunday from 9:00am to 10:00am at The Pink Flamingo, 19 Toomey Street, Yarraman. This is an opportunity to share your unwanted produce, seeds or seedlings.
Linville Monthly Markets
The Linville Progress Association will be holding their monthly markets at Linville Community Hall from 7:00am to around 12:00 noon this morning. The markets are held on the first Sunday of every month. There is a great BBQ breakfast available and lots of fresh produce, home-made foods, crafts and bric-a-brac. Everyone is welcome! Potential new stallholders should contact contact Gail on 0402-845-186.
Sunday Afternoon Poker - Kingaroy
- Texas Hold'em poker games will be played at the Kingaroy RSL Club in Markwell Street, Kingaroy, this afternoon. Registrations start at 2:00pm and play begins at 2:30pm. All games are free to play. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.
RSL Bingo - Wondai
- Bingo is played every Sunday afternoon from 1:00pm in the Wondai RSL Sub-Branch Club at 87 Mackenzie Street. More info? Phone the club on (07) 4168-5297.
Shanleigh Rose - Linville
- Local musician Shanleigh Rose will be performing at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville from 11:30am this morning. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.
Sunday Sesh - Cooyar Hotel
- The Cooyar Hotel is hosting a jam session and open mic "out the back" of the pub today from noon to 2:00pm. More info? Phone (07) 4692-6220.
Melbourne Cup Calcutta - Widgee
- The Widgee Bushman's Bar, at 22 Upper Widgee Road, Widgee, is hosting a Melbourne Cup Calcutta this evening in support of the Gympie Show Society. Dinner will be available from 5:00pm with the calcutta auction starting at 7:00pm. There'll also be multi-draw raffles. More info? Phone Fran on 0425-219-536.
Free Sunday Lunch - Kingaroy
- A free community lunch is available every Sunday from 12:30pm to 1:30pm at The Old Railway Station building, O'Neill Square, in Kingaroy. The Community Serving Community Meals Project is co-ordinated by the South Burnett Support Alliance and relies on volunteers from the local community.
