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2016 Wine & Food In The Park Festival

The 17th annual Wine & Food In The Park Festival will be held at Memorial Park in Haly Street, Kingaroy from 12:00 noon this morning through to 8:00pm tonight. The Festival has steadily grown over the years the biggest single festival held in the South Burnett as well as the region's most loved Autumn get-together, and this year's WAFITP promises to be bigger and better than ever. This year the Festival will feature all its regular attractions (such as the Giant Wine Tent, exotic Food Court, wet bar and a jam-packed program of live entertainment) along with several new things including an on-grounds Dinner Under The Stars (held last night); craft beers; and several Central Burnett wineries alongside well-known local faces. The Festival's popular - and usually outrageous! - street performers will also be wending their way through the crowds all day, and there'll also be carnival rides for children on the grounds too. Admission is just $20 per head for adults (and under-18s can get in for free!). And after the Festival winds down most local entertainment venues in Kingaroy will be holding post-WAFITP parties for revellers who want to carry on into the night. You can find out anything else you'd like to know about this year's Wine & Food In The Park Festival (as well as see YouTube videos of some of the entertainers who'll be appearing there today) on the Festival's website.

2016 Murgon Show

The gates will open at Murgon Showgrounds in Macalister Street, Murgon at 6:00am this morning for the second (and main) day of the 93rd Annual Murgon Show. This year's Show will feature a very big range of cattle and horse events and things will move into full gear from 8:00am onwards with judging for stud beef cattle, followed by poultry judging at 8:30am. There'll also be horse events for hacks and show jumping in the main arena, along with an all breeds Dog Show (judging at 9:30am); a bumper Sideshow Alley; pavilion and trade exhibits; and all the fun of a great Aussie fair. This year's Murgon Show will be officially opened at around 1:30pm in front of the grandstand, and there'll also be a spectacular fireworks display mid-way through the evening at around 7:00pm. Other things to look out for this year include a Ute Show; Miss Showgirl and Miss Junior Showgirl; a Stockmen's Challenge; Don Costa singing in front of the grandstand; a play by Murgon High School students in the main pavilion; and a Rodeo in the evening. Admission to the Show is $12 for adults; $10 for concessions; or $35 for a family (2 adults plus dependent children). Pre-school age children are admitted free. More details? Phone the Murgon Show Society on (07) 4168-1427.

Maidenwell Folk Gathering

The main day of the twice-a-year Maidenwell Folk Gathering will be held in and around the historic Maidenwell Hotel in Maidenwell today, kicking off at around 9:30am and running late into the night. This is an all-acoustic event and during the day a variety of performers will be entertaining outdoors. In the evening, the action will move onto the hotel's wide verandahs and indoors. Admission to the Folk Festival is completely free and musicians are welcome as well as people who just like to listen to music. There's also free overnight camping available in the hotel's grounds. More details? Phone Spud at the hotel on (07) 4164-6133.

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 in Yarraman from 7:00am until around 12:00 noon today (ie opposite Bendigo Bank). The markets feature trash and treasure stalls, car boot sellers, local produce and hand-made goods, as well as food stalls, and are held on the second Saturday of every month. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to book a stall yourself - it's only $5! - call Joe on (0459) 638-282 PS: A special feature of today's markets will be a flat-bed truck bringing a heap of Council candidates from Toowoomba to meet Yarraman locals. You can read more about this on our website.

Saturday Rugby League - Kingaroy and Cherbourg

The South Burnett's 2016 rugby league competition will kick off today with A-grade matches in Kingaroy and Cherbourg. In Kingaroy, the Red Ants will take on the Murgon Mustangs at T.J. O'Neill Oval in Youngman Street at 2:00pm; and in Cherbourg, the Cherbourg Hornets will play the Wondai Wolves at Jack O'Chin Oval at 2:30pm. The U18s Blue and White teams will also play at Cherbourg today; while in the juniors grades, Cherbourg will play Wondai at Cherbourg; Kingaroy will play Murgon at Kingaroy; and Nanango will play Central Burnett at Nanango. Junior games kick off with the U6s and U8s at 9:00am and continue through until the A-grade sides take the field. Spectators and supporters are very welcome at all matches!

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowls 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

South Burnett Club Challenge - Murgon

The Wide Bay Regional Swimming Association and the Murgon Orcas Swimming Club will be jointly hosting the South Burnett Club Challenge swimming competition for all South Burnett swimming clubs at the new Murgon Aquatic Centre at 101 Gore Street, Murgon from 8:30am (when warm-ups begin) until late this afternoon. The Challenge is aimed at young swimmers aged 6-18 and is a recognised qualifying meet sanctioned by Swimming Queensland, so today's times can be used as qualifying times for regional, state and national meets. Spectators are very welcome to come along, and admission is a slim $3 for anyone aged 11 years or older (children 10 years and below are free).

Corporate Trophy Day - Yarraman

The Yarraman Bowls Club in Margaret Street, Yarraman will be hosting the Bendigo Community Bank Triples Corporate Trophy Day today. Names need to be in by noon for a 12:30pm start, and nomination fees are $10 per player. The competition will take the form of two games of 12 ends and it will be 3 bowls triples, with teams allotted by a club draw. There'll be no dead ends - respot the jack - and the match will be followed by a barbecue team. The winning team today will go home with a $225 first prize; runners-up with a $150 second prize; and third place getters will get a $75 prize. All bowlers and spectators are very welcome.

Nanango Stamp Club Meeting

The Nanango Stamp Club will be holding its second Saturday monthly meeting at Nanango RSL in Henry Street, Nanango (a new venue for the meetings) from 10:00am onwards this morning, followed by a social lunch. The club is the South Burnett's sole affiliated member of the Queensland Philatelic Council and promotes the hobby of stamp collecting in our region. It meets on the second Saturday morning of each month, and anyone interested in stamp collecting is very welcome to come along for a fun morning out with fellow collectors. More details? Phone Cornelia on (07) 4169-0256.

Yarraman Bowls Club Meeting

The Yarraman Bowls Club in Margaret Street, Yarraman will be holding a Committee Meeting for the club's 2016 executive at 8:30am, followed by a General Meeting for bowls club members at 9:00am this morning. All members are encouraged to attend.