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Nanango Races Valentine's Day Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding their annual Valentine's Day Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway off the D'Aguilar Highway just south of Nanango from 10:00am to around 5:00pm today - one day ahead of Valentines Day because country racing always leads the way. Today's races will have a "Pandemonium Pink" theme and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their best pink outfits and/or accessories to be in the running for some great Moffatdale Ridge Fashions Of The Field prizes. The race club's popular Pink Champagne Bar will be serving up platters all day if you fancy a bite; a licensed bar and BBQ will be operating under the extended covered area; the race club canteen will be open for sit-down dining; children will be well catered for with face-painting and ice creams; and there'll be plenty of bookmakers and an on-course tote available in the betting ring to take your wagers. Patrons can also enter a competition to win a romantic Valentine's Day dinner for two to the value of $70 at the Copper Country Motel and Restaurant. A lot of people like to use the February meeting for relaxed summertime get-togethers, and you're welcome to picnic on the lawns or even bring your own marquee if you like. This will be a 5-race meeting and buses will be running to the races from Kingaroy's Glendon Street Bus Depot (12:00 noon) and the Nanango RSL at 12:30pm. The meeting usually gets into full swing around 1:00pm but gates will open at 10:00am so go-getters can get a head start on that all-important socialising. Admission is just $10 for adults and $5 for pensioners (under-15s are free). Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Rosemary on (07) 4163-2346 or email her.

8th Annual Reef & Beef Extravaganza - Ironpot

The 8th annual Reef & Beef Extravaganza will be held at Ironpot Hall in Ironpot from 5:30pm onwards this evening. This all-you-can-eat event will offer guests as many prawns, oysters, Moreton Bay bugs, scallops, whole cooked Red Emperor and pan-fried reef fish fillets, rib steaks and BBQ rib fillet steaks as they can pack in, along with salads, vegies and dessert. There'll also be a licensed bar operating too - so no BYO - plus live entertainment from several local performers. It's been a year since Ironpot last digested a Reef & Beef Night but it'll be a fantastic event (as it always is). And if you'd rather be driven than drive the 55km from town, there'll be a bus running from Kingaroy's Glendon Street bus depot at 4:30pm for a small extra $5 fee. Reef & Beef tickets are $70 per head for adults, $45 for high school students and $20 for primary school students and you can book them by phoning Sonya on 0428-648-142 or Hook on 0428-648-244, or by emailing them. Be quick, though! Numbers for this popular community fund-raiser have risen every year (from 140 in 2009 to more than 300 last year) and places are limited. You can also read more about what last year's Reef & Beef was like - and see pictures - on our website.

2016 Boondooma Dam Yellowbelly Fishing Competition

The 26th annual Boondooma Dam Yellowbelly Fishing Competition will be held at Boondooma Dam this weekend, commencing at 5:00am this morning and concluding at around lunchtime tomorrow. The event - organised by the Boondooma Dam Fish Stocking Association in conjunction with a bevy of sponsors - will have adult and junior sections and numerous cash prizes for each weigh-in period. A licensed bar, BBQ and food and drink stalls will be operating for the duration and accommodation for competitors is available at the adjoining Lake Boondooma Tourist Park. Competition entry fees are $20 for adults and $5 for children and all competitors will need to have a Stocked Impoundment Permit to take part. Last year hundreds of keen anglers wet their lines for a share of the $4,500 prize-monies and large numbers of an campers packed the dam's camping grounds. This year organisers expect similar numbers or higher. More details and/or nominations? Phone John on (0427) 112-477 or send him an email. Want on-site accommodation? Then phone the Lake Boondooma Tourist Park on (07) 4168-9694 or email them.

Nanango State School Anniversary Fair

Nanango State School at 39 Drayton Street in Nanango will be celebrating its 150th birthday with an Anniversary Fair in the school's grounds from 9:00am to 1:00pm today. There'll be entertainment, food stalls, memorabilia and merchandise, along with a 150th anniversary commemorative book. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Tammy on 0429-632-976.

South Burnett Saints AFL Sign On Day

The South Burnett Saints AFL Club will be holding their second (and final) sign on day at Lyle Vidler Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy from 10:00am to 1:00pm today. The Saints are looking for players for their men's, women's and junior squads for the 2016 competition, and all ages are acceptable.

Kickboxing Tournament - Kingaroy

A K1 Pro-Am Kickboxing Tournament featuring the Oceanic Title Contest will be held at Kingaroy Town Hall in Glendon Street, Kingaroy this evening. The Tournament will feature some of Australia's leading male and female kickboxers and it should be an action-packed night for fight fans. Doors open at 5:30pm and general admission is $35, or $50 for a ringside seat. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the nearby Commercial Hotel, or by phoning 1300-854-542. Afterwards there'll be an after-party for the fighters and their fans at the Commercial Hotel, too.

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

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 (except December), 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.

Roses For Riley Family Fun Day - Wondai

A Roses For Riley Family Fun Day will be held at the Wondai Soccer Grounds just north of town on the Bunya Highway from 9:30am to around 2:00pm today. The event is a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Queensland and it will feature food stalls, a jumping castle, balloon art, face painting, arts and crafts, old fashioned games and more. Everyone is welcome!

Sarturday Lawn Bowls - Yarraman

The Yarraman Bowls Club in Margaret Street, Yarraman will be holding their Annual General Meeting this morning, followed by a social game of lawn bowls from 12:00 noon. Play will take the form of one game of 18 ends with 3 bowls per player, and a snack break provided by club after the first nine ends. Green fees are $10 per player and everyone is welcome.

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