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Pyjama Party Dance Night - Inverlaw Hall

A Pyjama Party Dance Night will be held at Inverlaw Hall on the Burrandowan Road (roughly 20km from Kingaroy) from 8:00pm until late this evening. Guests are encouraged to wear their best PJ's, music will be supplied by Chattanooga and there'll be the usual supper and novelty dances, along with a Lucky Door draw and a raffle. Admission fees are $10.00 for adults and $5 for high school students and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone David on 0459-228-882 or Louisa on 0409-547-906.

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 is open every day (except Sundays) and new members are always very welcome! More details? Phone the Men's Shed on 0477-235-429

Blackbutt Community Expo

The Blackbutt District Community Organisation is inviting residents - especially newcomers to the region - to come along to the Blackbutt Community Expo which will be held today at the Memorial Hall in Bowman Road. Activities will run from 10:00am to 3:00pm, and there will be representatives from local community groups on hand to share information about sports, hobbies, arts and crafts, music, wildlife care, gardening and service clubs. All up, there will be at least 26 groups sharing what they are doing in the district, and encouraging local residents to get involved in organisations that may interest them. Entry is free and there will be lucky door prizes donated by many of the groups.

Wooroolin Community Markets

The Wooroolin Community Markets will be held inside the Wooroolin QCWA Rooms on the Bunya Highway at Wooroolin from 6:00am until around 12:00 noon this morning. The markets offer stalls, a sausage sizzle, fresh produce, plants and crafts and are run on the 2nd Saturday of every month except January. Stall fees are just $7.50 and new stallholders are always welcome. More details? Phone Janice on 0457-143-729.

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 12:30pm 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

Goodger Farmers Market

Kingaroy Country Meats at 207 Stuart Valley Drive in Goodger will be running a Farmers Market featuring foods, arts and crafts from 8:00am to 1:00pm this morning. This market runs on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. More details? Phone Tom on 0418-744-331

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 to work on projects and new members are always welcome.

Deal'n - Kingaroy

Popular South Burnett duo Deal'n will be performing at the Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy from 7:30pm until late tonight. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open for dinner and snacks. More details? Phone (07) 4162-1380.

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 7:00am to 1:00pm today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Yarraman Markets

The Yarraman Progress Association's Yarraman Markets will be held on the vacant block at the corner of the D'Aguilar and New England Highways (ie opposite Bendigo Bank) in Yarraman from 7:00am until around 12:00 noon today. The markets are held on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Saturday each month and feature trash and treasure stalls, car boot sellers, local produce and hand-made goods, as well as food stalls and a coffee van. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to book a stall yourself - it's only $10! - phone 0498-540-340.

Kingaroy Men's Shed

The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be holding their regular Saturday morning meeting at the old Motor Pool building off Geoff Raph Drive at Kingaroy Airport from 9:00am to around noon today. The group meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday morning and new members and visitors are always welcome.

Camp Oven Dinner - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Observatory at Kingaroy Airport will be celebrating its 20th anniversary tonight with a Camp Oven Dinner under the stars from 6:00pm to 10:00pm tonight. Guests will be treated to hot soup, fresh damper, two types of stews and a hot dessert, along with a laser-guided tour of the galaxy by astronomer James Barclay and viewings through the observatory's telescopes. Moffatdale Ridge Wines will also be available for purchase. Bookings need to be made by July 26 and you can secure seats by phoning 0427-961-391.

Heritage Museum Open Day - Wondai

The Wondai Heritage Museum in Mackenzie Street, Wondai (opposite the Town Hall) will be holding its annual Open Day from 9:00am to 1:00pm this morning. Apart from amazing displays outlining the town's early history, there'll also be a sausage sizzle, coffee van and multiple stalls featuring local crafts and produce on site. Everyone is welcome.

Back To Basics Music Muster - Proston

The fourth day of the five day Back To Basics Music Muster will be held at 1385 Proston-Boondooma Road (13km west of Proston) today. The Muster will feature performances from Rob Breese, Reece Blinman, The Cartwheels, Brian Letton, Dean Perrett, Dianne Coombs, Lachlan Jacques, Brian Howard and Alice Benfer plus extra guest artists, walk-up acts and bush poetry. There's free camping onsite and toilets (but no showers) and open fires are allowed. Coffee and food vendors will also be onsite, but guests should BYO seating and liquid refreshments. Tickets to the Muster are $40 per head per day or $95 for a five-day pass but must be booked in advance. Tickets can ordered by phoning the organisers direct on 0412-884-482 or on the Muster website.

Kroozy Tunes - Linville

The Kroozy Tunes Duo will be performing at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville from 4:00pm until late tonight. 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

Alan Jackson - Nanango

The Commercial Hotel in Drayton Street, Nanango will be holding another country music night from 5:00pm until late this evening, this week featuring talented country performer Al;an Jackson. The hotel's kitchen will also be open for dinner and snacks and there's no admission. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4163-1208.

Wondai Parkrun

The Wondai parkrun group will be holding their weekly 5km timed runs at 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.

Amos - Kingaroy

Popular South Burnett entertainer Amos Pellas will be performing at the Carrollee Hotel in King Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm to late tonight. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open for dinner and snacks. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4162-1380.

Ash Williamson - Kingaroy

Popular enbtertainer Ash Williamson will be performing in the Tobruk Room at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until around 10:00pm tonight. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

Proston Khanacross Round 3

The Proston Car Rally Club will be holding the third round 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 commence at 10:00am this morning and wrap up towards nightfall, when there'll also be some spectacular burnouts. Up to 50 cars attend Proston Rally Club meetings from all over Queensland and NSW and spectators are very welcome. There'll also be a BBQ and soft drinks stand running throughout the event, as well as a hearty breakfast supplied by the Proston Lions club available early tomorrow morning. Hot showers, toilets and free camping are available on site too. Admission to the Rally just a gold coin donation for spectators and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone 0458-689-446.

Saturday Rugby League - Cherbourg

Rugby League fans should head to Jack O'Chin Oval in Broadway Street, Cherbourg today for a slew of semi-final matches as the local competition nears the end of the season. At 10:30am, the U14 Minor Semi-Final will be played between the Chinchilla Bulldogs and Murgon Mustangs. This will be followed at 12:00 noon with the U14 Major Semi-Final between the Kingaroy Red Ants and Cherbourg Hornets. After this - at 1:30pm - the U15 South Burnett Eagles will play against Maryborough's Brothers; and at 2:45pm, the U17s South Burnett Eagles will go into battle against the Valleys Roosters. This will be followed with the A-grade Minor Semi-Final between Kingaroy's Red ASnts and Murgon's Mustangs at 4:15pm. And at 6:00pm, the day's action will be capped off by the A-grade Major Semi-Final between Cherbourg's Hornets and Nanango's Stags. A canteen will be running in the grounds and spectators are very welcome to come cheer their favourite teams on.