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Nanango Christmas Tree Festival

The 4th annual Nanango Christmas Tree Festival will be held at the Nanango Cultural Centre in George Street from 10:00am to 3:00pm today. The Festival - a display of Christmas trees - helps raise money for local school chaplaincy programs, and it will continue every day until Sunday, December 2nd. Entry is by donation and morning and afternoon teas will be available for $4. Everyone is welcome! Note: For those who booked by November 26th, there'll also be a $12 per head dinner at the Cultural Centre at 6:30pm this evening where guests can get to meet the local school chaplains and prizes will be presented to the Festival's winning entries.

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 around 12:00 noon today. As usual, the markets will feature a wide variety of craft stalls, new and used goods, plants, poultry and pets. The Nanango Markets are the largest rural market in south east Queensland and routinely attract 320 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.

Kilkivan Christmas Carnival

The annual Kilkivan Lions Christmas Carnival will be held at Lions Park in Kilkivan from 4:00pm until late this afternoon. As the usual, the Carnival will feature a wide assortment of food, drinks and entertainment and a special visit by Santa at around 7:00pm. There'll also be cash prizes given away; a licensed bar; a jumping castle and fairy floss for children; and a Christmas ham raffle too. Entry is completely free and everyone is welcome! More details? Contact David Lahiff on (07) 5484-1183

Dance - Tablelands Hall

A dance (and dance lessons, if you need them) will be held at Tablelands Hall from 7:30pm until late tonight. The dance will feature old time and new vogue numbers and admission includes a sausage sizzle and supper. Entry is $10 for adults, $5 for high school students and $2.50 for anyone else and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Joan on (07) 4168-6116.

Kingaroy Poker Run

Here's something different! A Poker Run will leave the Kingaroy Cricket Club in Youngman Street, Kingaroy (just next to Beangrowers) at 1:00pm sharp today, and finish with the last card and an After Party at Shed 5 in Pound Street, Kingaroy later this afternoon. The entry fee in the Poker Run is $15 and all bikes and cars are very welcome! More details? Phone Ian on (0408) 700-907 or send him an email. PS: In case you don't know, a poker run is an organized event where participants (usually using motorcycles or cars) visit five to seven checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each one. The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run. The event has a time limit but participants aren't timed and winning is purely a matter of chance.

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowling Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy will be running bingo matches from 7:30pm this evening with over $1000 in prizes on offer. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404

Chic Simpson - Kingaroy

Entertainer Chic Simpson will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm until late tonight. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1755

World's Greatest Shave Big Night Out - Kingaroy

A Big Night Out fundraiser for the World's Greatest Shave (ie the Leukaemia Foundation) will be held at the Kingaroy Sports Club at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy - just next to Beangrowers - from 6:00pm onwards tonight. The event will feature a BBQ dinner and dessert; live entertainment; a lucky door prize; raffles; an auction; and lots and lots of shaving. Admission is $15 for adults or $10 for young people under 14 and although RSVP's needed to have been made by November 23rd (and 120-plus people did so), some tickets may still be available. You can find out by phoning (07) 4162-2986.

Saturday Cricket

South Burnett cricketers will be playing the sixth round of this year's 2012-13 cricket season at a variety of locations around the region today. In A-grade, the Murgon Crusaders will play the first round of their second two-day match of the season, this time against Kingaroy RSL at the Murgon Sportsgrounds; while the Warriors will play a similar first round match against the Nanango Scorpions at Lyle Vidler Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy. And in B-grade, the Wondai Wolves will play the Kumbia Rattlers at the Wondai Sportsgrounds; Kingaroy RSL will play the Murgon Colts at Taabinga State School; Murgon Magic will play the Warriors at the Murgon Sportsgrounds. All matches get underway at 1:00pm and spectators and supporters are very welcome!

Christmas Dance - Inverlaw Hall

A Christmas Dance will be held at Inverlaw Hall on the Burrandowan Road (roughly 20km from Kingaroy) from 8:00pm until late this evening. Music will be supplied by Deryck's Music and there'll be the usual great supper and novelties, along with a big Lucky Door draw. Admission fees are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for high school students and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone David on (0459) 228-882.

Wine & Cheese Tasting For Wildlife - Nanango

The Wildlife Wanderers Carers Group will be holding a "Wine & Cheese Tasting For Wildlife" evening at the CWA Hall in Fitzroy Street, Nanango from 7:00pm until around 10:30pm tonight. Apart from wine tastings from Moffatdale Ridge and cheese tastings from Cheeseworld Goomeri, there'll also be samplers from Butts Nuts to try along with live entertainment by Pobblebonk. Tickets are $15 per head and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone (07) 4163-2607.

What's On At The Wineries This Weekend

The South Burnett's wineries and cellar doors will all be open this weekend if you want to relax in their cafes and/or taste their wines. The South Burnett is now the largest wine region in Queensland and (excluding the Granite Belt) larger than all the State's other wine regions put together. You can find out what our wineries' opening hours are this weekend, the individual facilities that each one offers and news about any special events they might also be running on South Burnett Wine

Boutique Beer Gala - Murgon

The South Burnett's first ever Boutique Beer Gala will be held at the South Burnett PCYC in Macalister Street, Murgon from 3:00pm to around 8:00pm today. Do you like beer but don't know much about it? This event is designed to introduce drinkers to "everything you need to know about beer" - such as its different styles and flavours, its world-wide history, what each ingredient brings to the brew, how to pair beers with food, and much, much more! Participants will get to sample a variety of beers, each one matched with food. This beverage experience will be presented by Matt Kirkegaard from the Brisbane Beer Academy. Matt is passionate about beer and his enthusiasm is infectious. His tastings are light-hearted but with a focus on educating about - and elevating - beer. The evening will include tasting 9 varieites of beers carefully matched gourmet canapés. There'll also be a licensed bar operating, along with live entertainment from Deal'n, gift hampers, raffles and many prizes to be won on the night. All money raised will go directly into funding Youth Development Programs in the South Burnett, and everyone over 18 is welcome! More details? Phone Natalee on (0421) 159-099. POSTPONED: Organisers advised on November 28 that this event has been postponed until 2013.