White Dove Ball - Kingaroy
- Not-for-profit group South Burnett Peace Of Mind has organised a special social dinner dance tonight from 6:45pm in Kingaroy Town Hall. Music will be provided by Whole Hearted. People who are homeless, or who are undergoing counselling or treatment for mental illness, will be allowed in for free (although a $10 deposit will be required which will be refunded on the night at the door). For everyone else, the cost is $50 or $35 for pensioners/seniors and concession card holders. Tickets are available at Musicians Oasis or Kingaroy Office Central. More info? Phone Rhonda on (07) 4162-5389.
Jackpot Karaoke - Proston
A Jackpot Karaoke Night with Love2Sing will be held at the Golden Spurs Hotel in Blake Street, Proston from 7:00pm until late this evening. Everyone is welcome along to this fun night of singing and dancing where every singer goes into the draw to win a $70 prize, and admission is free. More details? Phone Geoff or Sue on (0468) 694-438 or email them.
Wondai & District Garden Club Meeting
- The Wondai & District Garden Club will be holding their monthly meeting at a garden in the Wondai area from 9:30am onwards this morning. New members are always welcome, and you can obtain more details about today's meeting by phoning Peter on (07) 4168-5816 or Charmaine on (07) 4168-9973
All Creatures Great & Small Trivia Night - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy RSPCA will be hosting an "All Creatures Great & Small Trivia Night" at the Kingaroy RSL's Tobruk Room in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 6:00pm onwards this evening as a fundraiser. The maximum number of players per team is 8 and admission is $10 per head or $60 per team of 8. There'll be finger foods, raffles and prizes for the best-dressed and everyone is welcome!
Country Music Practice Night - Nanango
- The Nanango Country Music Friends will be holding their weekly practice night at the Wesleyan Church in Cairns Street, Nanango at 6:30pm this evening. The group is open to people of all skill levels who enjoy playing country music, and you can find out more details by phoning (07) 4163-2469.
Yarraman Playgroup
- The Yarraman Playgroup will be running at the Yarraman Kindy at 13 Toomey Street, Yarraman from 9:30am to 11:30am this morning. Kindy fees are $2 per child plus food for a shared morning tea. More details? Phone Alana on 0411-788-841.
Friday Afternoon Scroungers - Nanango
- The Nanango Bowls Club in Henry Street will be holding their reglar Friday Afternoon Scroungers at 3:00pm. New players are welcome. More details from the club: (07) 4163-3363.
Friday Night With The Sultan Of Sax - Wondai
The South Burnett's very own "Sultan Of Sax" Tom McKenzie will be playing on the rear deck of the Wondai Hotel & Cellars in Haly Street, Wondai from 6:00pm until late tonight. Dinner will be available in the Cellar's restaurant from 6:00pm onwards and pizzas will also be availble too. More details or bookings: phone the Cellars on (07) 4168-5274.
Friday Bingo - Blackbutt
- The Blackbutt RSL & CMC at the corner of Muir and Douglas Streets, Blackbutt will be holding bingo games at 10:30am this morning (eyes down). There'll be a $250 jackpot and everyone is welcome. More details from the RSL on (07) 4163-0383.
Friday Social Golf - Proston
- The Proston Golf Club at 81 Brigooda Road in Proston will be holding its regular Friday afternoon social golf competition from 2:30pm this afternoon (tee-off is at 3:00pm). This is a 9-hole social competition where "Proston Rules" give handicaps a completely new meaning. New players are very welcome! More details? Phone (07) 4168-9380 or visit the website
Friday Social Golf - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Golf Club on the Bunya Highway at Kingaroy will holding their regular Friday 9-ers 9 hole social golfing sessions for men and women from 8:00am until dusk today. Everyone is most welcome (including non-members) and green fees are $11 for members or $14 for non-members for the nine holes - but this also includes a card draw for prizes in the clubhouse in the evening (there's also a Jackpot card draw on the last Friday of each month). More details? Phone the Golf Club on (07) 4162-1720
Men's Shed - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be open from 9:00am to 12:00 noon and 2:00pm to 4:00pm today behind the Salvation Army's headquarters at 44 Alford Street in Kingaroy. The shed is open to all men who'd enjoy the companionship of other men while undertaking woodwork, metalwork or similar projects or who'd just enjoy a chat. More details? Phone the Salvos on (07) 4162-5246.
Friday Night Darts - Kingaroy
The South Burnett Darts Association will be holding their regular weekly Social Competition Night from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at their premises at Shed 1, 18 Stolzenberg Road in Kingaroy. This is a 3-a-side event with a $5 playing fee, and a fully licensed bar will be operating along with raffles. New players are always very welcome, and the club caters for all skill levels from novice to expert. You can obtain more details by phoning Kurt on (0403) 400-771 (after 5:00pm) or Bianca on (0431) 954-023.
Endeavour Foundation Bingo - Kingaroy
- The Endeavour Foundation will be holding bingo games at Kingaroy RSL from 10:00am this morning (eyes down at 10:30am). There'll be four jackpots on offer, along with book games and raffles, and proceeds will go to help people with an intellectual disability. Everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Endeavour's Kingaroy Kitchen on (07) 4162-2254
B-Grade T20 Cricket Competition - Kingaroy
- The game of the first round of the South Burnett's B-Grade T20 cricket competition will be played at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy under lights tonight. At 6:00pm, Warriors will play Services. Spectators and supporters are very welcome. Note: First round games will continue tomorrow at different venues in Kingaroy.
Andrew Beckett Karaoke Night - Wondai
- Popular South Burnett entertainer Andrew Beckett will be hosting karaoke at the Cecil Hotel in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 8:00pm until late tonight. Admission is free. More details from the Cecil on (07) 4168-5460.
Murgon Camera Club Meeting - Wondai
- The Murgon Camera Club will be holding their regular monthly meeting at The Studio at the rear of the Wondai Regional Art Gallery on the roundabout at Wondai from 2:00pm to 4:00pm this afternoon. Anyone interested in photography is very welcome to come along. More details? Phone Ivor on (07) 4169-0180.
Barambah Garden Club Meeting
- The Barambah Garden Club will be holding its regular monthly meeting at a garden in the Murgon district at 9:30am this morning. New members are always very welcome! More details? Phone Ann on (07) 4168-6238
South Burnett Pantry - Kingaroy
The South Burnett Pantry will be open from 11:00am to 1:00pm today at 22 Stolzenberg Road in Kingaroy. The Pantry is a not-for-profit registered charity run by a Board of Management and staffed by volunteers, and it helps low income families, couples and singles stretch their shopping dollar further. The Pantry offers $35 pantry hampers that contain most of the food and personal cleaning items that most people need to get through part of the week (though you'll need to shop elsewhere for extras or special items). And anyone who's finding it hard to make ends meet is very welcome to make use of it. More details? Phone Joane on (0427) 496-684 or Ruth on (0447) 812-789. PS: If you'd like to help The Pantry in any way - either by volunteering or donating goods - please contact Joanne or Ruth about this too, or visit the website.
