2012 State Of Origin
The second 2012 State Of Origin match between the Queensland Maroons and the NSW Blues will be held at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney's Olympic Park at 8:00pm tonight. The Maroons are striving for their seventh consecutive State Of Origin series win and after their 18-10 victory in the first game of this year's series, the Blues are desperate to stop them. Naturally, South Burnett footy fans will be glued to TV screens around the region to watch the match. But several local pubs will also be getting into the State Of Origin spirit tonight with big screen telecasts. Venues you can drop into to watch the game this evening include:- • The Commercial Hotel in Glendon Street, Kingaroy
- • The Carrollee Hotel in King Street, Kingaroy
- • The Tingoora Hotel on the Bunya Highway at Tingoora
Timbertown Woodworkers Group Meeting - Blackbutt
- The Timbertown Woodworkers Group will be holding their regular Wednesday meeting at the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Bowman Road, Blackbutt from 8:00am until around 4:00pm today. New members who are interested in learning woodwork are always welcome and you can obtain more details by phoning Marcia on (07) 4170-0389
Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Bowls Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy will be running bingo matches from 7:30pm this evening with $800 in prizes on offer. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404
Nanango Probus Club Meeting
The Nanango Probus Club will be holding its regular monthly meeting at the QCWA Rooms in Fitzroy Street, Nanango (opposite Foodworks) from 9:30am onwards this morning. The club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month and meetings usually feature guest speakers talking on a variety of topics, as well as a great morning tea and chats. The group also arrange a number of special outings during the course of the year. New members are always very welcome and you can obtain more details by phoning Pat on (07) 4171-0662
Wednesday Morning Bridge - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Bridge Club will be holding their regular Wednesday morning bridge games at the Artie Kerr Centre (right next to the Dept. of Transport) in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy from 9:00am to 1:00pm today. New players are most welcome (training is available for new players too, if needed). More details? Phone Richard on (07) 4163-6842 or Helen on (07) 4162-2128
Indoor Bowls & Cards Day - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Senior Citizens Club will be hosting indoor bowls and cards (500) competitions at its centre on the corner of Avoca and Kingaroy Streets, Kingaroy between 9:00am and 4:00pm today. Indoor bowls competitions commence at 9:00am and cards at around 1:00pm, and the $2 admission includes a cup of tea. Everyone is welcome! For more details phone (07) 4163-6191.
Murgon Rotary Club Meeting
The Murgon Rotary Club will be holding their regular Wednesday evening dinner meeting at the Murgon Services Club in Lamb Street, Murgon from 6:30pm onwards tonight (meeting starts at 7:00pm). New members are always welcome! More details? Phone (07) 4168-1180.
Great White Poker - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy RSL in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy will be hosting Great White Poker games this evening. Registration starts at 6:00pm and the first cards are dealt at 7:00pm. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.
Nanango Country Quilters & Crafts Group Meeting
- The Nanango Country Quilters And Crafts group meet at the Nanango Cultural Centre in George Street, Nanango every second Wednesday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Members can get to pursue a wide variety of crafts at these informal gatherings and the $4 meeting fee includes morning tea (but BYO cup and lunch). There's also usually a raffle as well. New members are very welcome! More details? Phone Andrea on (07) 4163-1607 or Tricia on (07) 4171-0124.
Transforming Small Business Course - Nanango
- The South Burnett Regional Council will be presenting the fourth night of a 5-week course called "Transforming Small Business" at the Nansngo RSL in Henry Street, Nanango from 6:00pm to 8:30pm this evening. Over the five weeks the course will cover - amongst other things - how to reignite your passion for your work; how to improve sales; how to train, develop and motivate staff and how to advertise effectively. Admission is free but you need to register to secure a seat. You can do so by phoning (0488) 112-298.
Australian Stockhorse Society AGM - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett branch of the Australian Stockhorse Society will be holding their Annual General Meeting at the DPI Building at 214 Goodger Road in Kingaroy at 7:30pm this evening. All interested people are welcome to attend.
Busy Needles Club Meeting - Nanango
- The Busy Needles Club will be meeting at Nanango's Uniting Church Hall at 114 Drayton Street from 9:30am to 2:00pm today. The club caters for people interested in patchwork, machine embroidery, sewing and knitting and meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Meetings cost $3.00 (which includes morning tea, but BYO lunch) and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Sue on (07) 4163-0919 or Linda on (07) 4170-0823.
Kunioon-Hodgleigh Rural Fire Brigade AGM
- The Kunioon-Hodgleigh Rural Fire Brigade will be holding their Annual General Meeting at their fire shed at 87 Kunioon Road in Nanango at 10:00am this morning. All interested people are welcome to attend. More details? Phone Nazrin on (07) 4163-2116.
Deb Frecklington Visiting Maidenwell, Cooyar
- Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington will be visiting Cooyar and Maidenwell today and is inviting community members to come and have a chat about any State Government issues she may be able to help them with. Her mobile office will be at the Cooyar General Store from 1:45pm to 2:30pm; and at Maidenwell (in the park) from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. If you’d like to make an appointment, contact the Nanango Electorate Office on (07) 4162-1381 or by by email.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Wondai
- Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experiences, strengths and hopes with each other to help solve their common problems and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership, and AA isn't allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution. AA Murgon meets in Wondai at the Lutheran Hall at 39 Edward Street every Wednesday at 7:30pm. More details? Phone (07) 4168-9715 or (0407) 150-216.
