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Moffatdale Ridge Italian Festival

Moffatdale Ridge Winery on Barambah Road at Moffatdale will be holding their first ever all day Italian Festival in their grounds and cellar door cafe from 9:30am onwards today. Popular Italian entertainer Fortunato Isgro, opera sensation Simone Nicole and South Burnett sax legend Tom McKenzie will all be performing during the course of the day and there'll also be classic Italian car displays in the grounds; bocce games on the lawns; a salami wheel; Italian cooking demonstrations; amazing traditional Italian foods; and dancing and fun for the whole family. The full range of Moffatdale Ridge wines will be available along with premium Italian beers, and admission is just $10 per head (and if you pre-book, you'll go into the draw to win a weekend for two at Hervey Bay's Peppers Resort). More details? Tickets? Phone Moffatdale Ridge on (07) 4168-4797.

Paddle 4 Fun - Wooroolin

Here's something different! The Wooroolin Lions Club will be running "Paddle 4 Fun" day at the Wooroolin Sportsgrounds and the adjoining Wooroolin Wetlands from 10:00am to around 3:00pm as a fundraiser for their community projects. Competitors purchase a rubber duck for $10, then paddle their way around a wetland course, collecting stickers at the five designated checkpoints. Competitors who'd rather boat it than paddle can use any non-powered water vessel to get around the course (BYO water vessel), and can enter in teams or as singles. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult, but you can purchase as many ducks as you like. There'll be a $500 first prize on offer, plus multiple draws of $50, and food and drink also be available to purchase if you get hungry or thirsty. Shoes must be worn and Queensland water safety regulations must be followed - but everyone is welcome! More details? Phone David on 0427-164-221. You can also read more about this whacky, fun event on our website.

Pig Races - Wondai

Here's something different! The Warana Hotel in Mackenzie Street, Wondai will be holding Pig Races from 10:00am onwards today as part of this year's mammoth fundraising efforts by the hotel's U.G.L.Y. (“Understanding, Likeable, Generous You”) bartenders for the Leukaemia Foundation. Calcuttas will be run all day, too, and there's some great prize money to be won. You can read more about the Warana's team on our website.

Orana Hilltop Markets - Kingaroy

The Orana Lutheran Complex at MacDiarmid Street in Kingaroy will be holding their Orana Hilltop Markets from 7:00am to 12:00 noon today in the Complex's grounds. The markets will feature a wide range of stalls selling anything from local produce and beverages through to home decor items, clothing, giftware, gardening supplies and bric-a-brac. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Orana on (07) 4162-6555.

Sunpork & Swickers Annual Golf Day - Kingaroy

The Sunpork & Swickers Annual Golf Day - a fun 3 person ambrose for golfers and non-golfers alike - will be held at the Kingaroy Golf Club on the Bunya Highway south-west of the CBD today. Registration is at 9:30am for a shotgun start at 10:00am and the cost - which includes a BBQ lunch - is just $20 per head. Male non-golfers will get a handicap of 20 and female non-golfers will get a handicap of 30 to ensure they have a fair and equal chance at the prize pool, and there are lots (and lots) of prizes to be won. Everyone is welcome and you can call Kingaroy Golf Club to register your team in advance by phoning (07 4162-1720. Otherwise just turn up!

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

Bands At The Butt Talent Search - Blackbutt

Boots'N Bulldust will be holding a Bands At The Butt Talent Search competition at the Blackbutt Town Common next to the Blackbutt Memorial Hall in Coulson Street today. Country and country rock artists are invited to strut their stuff to be in the running for a $5000 first prize (a Launchpad Package from the Pushworth Management Agency). Nomination fees are $11 for seniors (over 18) or juveniles (12-17 years), and juniors are $5.50 (under 12s), and the public can watch the competition unfold for free. More details? Phone Ellie on 0418-150-461 or Sandy on 0423-830-224.

Booie Hall Ball - Booie

A Booie Hall Ball will be held at Booie Hall from 8:00pm. to midnight tonight, with music supplied by Coachman. The $15 entry fee will include supper and a chance to win a $240 Bunya Mountains accommodation package in the Lucky Door Prize draw. More details? Phone Kathy on (07) 4163-2741.

2015 Heritage Nanango Country Muster

The 2015 Heritage Nanango Country Muster will be held at the Nanango Showgrounds in Cairns Street, Nanango from the 11th to the 14th of September this year, and today - the main day - the Muster will get underway at 9:00am with an Invited Artists Concert that will run right through until 11:00pm tonight. You can get in to attend today's concert for $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). A bar and canteen will be running all day, and camping will also be available at the Showgrounds for between $7 and $9 per night - 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.

Bloomin' Beautiful Blackbutt Festival

The main day of the 2015 Bloomin Beautiful Blackbutt Festival - Blackbutt's annual town festival - will be held in and around Blackbutt today. This year's event will feature floral and produce displays; home and garden stalls; vintage machinery and fire brigade displays; photography, art and sculpture competitions; a reptile show; quilting, embroidery, wool spinning, felting and jewellery exhibitions; roving entertainers; a street parade at 1:00pm; a battle of the bands competition (see Bands At The Butt, above); and a lot more running between 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Festival's six venues - the Blackbutt Showgrounds, Blackbutt Rail Head, Hart Street Library, Les Muller Park, Blackbutt's main street and the Blackbutt Hall. Free car parking and overnight camping is available at the Blackbutt Showgrounds. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. You can find out more on the Festival's website.

Speedway Practice Night - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Speedway Club will be holding a practice night at the Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street, Kingaqroy as drivers begin to prepare for the club's first meeting of the 2015-2016 season on November 7. There'll be lots of pedal-to-the-metal action and lots of noise (tonight's meeting is open to all divisions), and spectators can get in free to watch it providing they stay away from the pits.

Junior Soccer Grand Finals - Kingaroy

The Grand Finals of this year's Junior Soccer competition will be played at Tom Alford Oval at the end of Oliver Bond Street in Kingaroy this morning. The Consolation Final between Barambah Painting Contractors Bears and Flemings Garage Panthers will be played at 8:30am; and the Grand Final between the Kingaroy Joinery Redbacks and the South Burnett Car Sales and Window Tinting Redbacks will be played at 10:15am. Spectators and supporters are very welcome.

Kingaroy Red Ants Presentation Day

The Kingaroy Red Ants rugby league club will be holding their end-of-season Presentation Day at their clubhouse at T.J. O'Neill Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy at 4:00pm this afternoon (gates open at 3:00pm). All Red Ants players and supporters are welcome!

Walk For William - Wondai

A "Walk For William" will be held at the Wondai Sportsground off the Bunya Highway just north of town at 10:15am this morning (walk starts at 10:30am). Walkers are asked to wear Spiderman outfits or dress in red and blue, and the distance covered will be 2km. You can read more about this walk on our website.

Nanango Stamp Club Meeting

The Nanango Stamp Club will be holding its monthly meeting at 94 Burnett Street, Nanango 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.

Seafood Buffet - Murgon

Sakina's Seafood Buffet - which is held on the 2nd Saturday of each month - will be running at the Saleyard Cafe on Gayndah Road at Murgon at 6:30pm this evening. This BYO buffet offers everything from fresh oysters to Moreton Bay bugs, crabs, prawns and cooked seafoods, but bookings are essential if you want to be sure of a seat: (07) 4168-5701.

Comedy Capers Devonishire Tea - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Musical Comedy Society's Relay for Life team will be holding a special "Comedy Capers Devonshire Tea" at St Mary's Hall in Albert Street, Kingaroy at 2:00pm this afternoon. In addition to a great $10 afternoon tea, raffles and a lucky door prize you'll also be able to do a bit of early Christmas shopping - there'll be stalls from Envy Jewellery, Lorraine Lea Linen, Arbonne Cosmetic and Skin Care, Your Inspiration At Home spices and flavours, Art Therapy, Amis La View Boutique handbags and accessories and Tupperware, all showing their latest product ranges. Everyone is welcome, but an RSVP would be greatly appreciated to help plan the catering: 0412-348-722 by Thursday, September 10 if at all possible.

Saturday Afternoon Judo - Murgon

The Murgon Judo Club will be holding its regular Saturday afternoon training session at the Salvation Army Hall in Macalister Street, Murgon today. Junior classes will run from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm, and seniors from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Class fees are $4 for juniors and $6 for seniors. More details? Phone Stan on (07) 4168-3104 or (0414) 404-004

The Dynamics - Kingaroy

Popular entertainers The Dynamics will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm to 11:30pm this evening. Admission is free. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755

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 run on the 2nd Saturday of each month and stall fees are just $5. More details? Phone Mellissa on (07) 4164-1249.

Cruise N Groove - Kingaroy

Popular entertainers Cruise N Groove will be performing at the Carrollee Hotel in King Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until 11:00pm tonight. Admission is free.

Kingaroy Junior Cricket Sign-On Day

The Kingaroy Junior Cricket Club will be holding its 2015-16 Sign On Day at Lyle Vidler Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy at 9:00am to 12:00 noon this morning. New players are very welcome. More details? Phone Steve on 0488-693-378.

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