Kumbia Debutante Ball
The annual Kumbia Debutante Ball - one of the great traditions of the South Burnett - will be held at the Kumbia Memorial Hall in Bell Street from 8:00pm until late tonight. This year's Ball has "A Night In Paris" as its theme, and this year's debutantes will be presented at 9:00pm. This year's Ball is also a fundraiser for Kumbia's "Relay For Life" team and guests can get to enjoy dancing and a great supper along with fun at the bar. Admission is $20 for adults and $15 for high school students and everyone is welcome!
Blue Light Disco - Nanango
- The Nanango Blue Light Disco committee will be holding their monthly U18s Blue Light Disco at the Nanango Skating Rink in George Street, Nanango from 6:00pm to 8:00pm tonight. There'll be a fully equipped DJ providing the beats, plus games and prizes, and a canteen will be operating too. Admission is $5. More details? Phone Nanango Police on (07) 4163-1211.
Art Exhibition Opening - Kingaroy
The Kingaroy Art Gallery in Haly Street will be opening artist Noel Miller's new exhibition "You Will Never Understand" at 6:00pm this evening. Brisbane-based Noel's two distinct styles - bright, bold, highly textured landscapes and charcoal drawings and pastel collages of women - have never been allowed to be hung together before. The visually stunning exhibition makes for a roller-coaster ride through three Gallery spaces, with the harsh realities of the Australian desert giving way to the barren world of Antarctica, before engaging with the women who are the subject of his drawings. Admission to tonight's opening is free and everyone is welcome! Note: After tonight's opening the exhibition will remain on display at the Gallery from 10:00am to 4:00pm weekdays and 10:00am to 2:00pm on weekends and public holidays until Wednesday, October 7.
Mayor's Charity Golf Day - Murgon
The Murgon Golf Course off the Bunya Highway south of town will be hosting the first Mayor's Charity Golf Day for 2015 today. The event will take the form of a three person ambrose with a shotgun start at 11:00am. Nominations - which include a BBQ lunch, raffles, auctions and a free Welcome Pack - are $100 per team, and there'll be a surprise special guest golfer on the greens too. Proceeds of today's event will go to the Mayor's Community Benefit Fund, which distributes grants to not-for-profit South Burnett community groups. Everyone is welcome! Note: A second Mayor's Charity Golf Day will be held in Kingaroy a little later this year.
Friday Morning Bingo - Kingaroy
- The Endeavour Foundation will be running 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
Chinese Banquet - Nanango
A Chinese Banquet to raise funds for the restoration of the interior of Nanango's Catholic church will be held at the Nanango Cultural Centre in George Street, Nanango this evening. In addition to great food there'll also be prizes, live entertainment and a bar. Tickets are $25 per head and need to be pre-purchased. They can be obtained from the Nanango, Blackbutt and Yarraman churches after weekend Masses; at the parish office in Albert Street, Kingaroy; or by phoning (07) 4163-1005 after 5:00pm.
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
Friday Night Sax - Wondai
The South Burnett's very own "Sultan Of Sax" Tom McKenzie will be playing at 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 (07) 4168-5274.
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.
Country Music Night - Nanango
- An informal Country Music Night will be held at the Uniting Church Hall in Gipps Street, Nanango at 7:30pm tonight. The get-together is open to both spectators and performers, and the $2 entry fee includes supper. Everyone is welcome!
2015 Heritage Nanango Country Muster
The 2015 Heritage Nanango Country Muster will be held at the Nanango Showgrounds in Cairns Street, Nanango from the 10th to the 13th of September this year, and today the Muster will get underway at 7:00am to 10:00am with a Bush Poets Breakfast. This will be followed with an Invited Artists Concert from 12:00 noon to 10:00pm, and a bar and canteen will be operating at the Showgrounds as well. You can get in to attend today's concert for $20; and an all-day Saturday pass will be $30 (or $15 if you want to attend from 3:00pm onwards); or you can buy a 4-day pass to the entire event for $45 (young people aged 14 to 17 can get tickets for half price, and under-14s accompanied by an adult can get in for free). Camping will also be available at the Showgrounds and fees range between $7 and $9 per night for unpowered or powered sites - but a booking for any camp site is essential because the Muster usually packs the Showgrounds to capacity. You can make one and/or get more details about this year's event on the Nanango Show Society's website or by phoning the Show Society on (07) 4163-1273. You can also see photos and read more about what last year's Muster was like on our website.
Jackpot Karaoke - Proston
A Jackpot Karaoke Night with popular South Burnett entertainers Love2Sing will be held at the Golden Spurs Hotel in Blake Street, Proston from 7:00pm until late tonight. Meals will be available at the hotel too if you race in early. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. You can also read more about these relaxed and fun Karaoke Nights on our website.
South Burnett Pantry - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett Pantry will be open from 8:30am to 12:30pm 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 $40 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.
