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Nanango Valentine's Day Race Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding a special Valentines Day Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway off the D'aguilar Highway just south of Nanango from 12:30pm to around 5:00pm this afternoon. Today's theme is "A Twist of Pink Romance" and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their best and most colourful Valentines Day outfits to be in the running for some great Moffatdale Ridge Fashions Of The Field prizes. The club's popular Pink Champagne Bar will be running all day and there'll also be a licensed bar and BBQ operating under the extended covered area; an undercover dining roomc and anteen; lots of bookmakers and an on-course tote. There'll also be face-painting for kids; lots of spot prizes for children; and live entertainment - what a great way to enjoy a lazy summer's day! This will be a 5-race meeting and buses will be running to the races from Kingaroy's Glendon Street Bus Depot at 12:00 noon and the Nanango RSL at 12:30pm. Gates will open at the track itself at around 10:00am so that 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) and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Rosemary on (07) 4163-2346. Note: Because today is the day of love, early ladies will also receive a rose, and ladies accompanied by their beaus can get in for free - so bring along your sweetheart!

7th Annual Reef & Beef Extravaganza - Ironpot

The 7th annual Reef & Beef Extravaganza will be held at Ironpot Hall in Ironpot from 5:00pm 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 performers, including Lloyd Back. 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 for a small extra $5 fee. Tickets are $65 per head for adults, $45 for high school students and $15 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.

Gala Film Night - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt-Benarkin Community Council, Blackbutt Singers and the Blackbutt-Yarraman QCWA will be holding a Gala Film Night at the Blackbutt Community Hall in Coulson Street, Blackbutt from 6:00pm onwards tonight. The evening will offer finger foods and canapes; tea and coffee at intermission; live entertainment by the Blackbutt Singers and Vocal Mayhem; raffles (with great prizes) and a lucky door prize; and at 7:00pm, a screening of the feel-good comedy "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" starring Dame Judy Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson. A licensed bar will be operating from 6:00pm too. Tickets are $17.50 per head - or $15 for concessions - and can be purchased in advance from the Blackbutt, Yarraman or Nanango Visitor Information Centres, or at the door tonight.

South Burnett Woodcrafters AGM - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Woodcrafters will be holding their regular Saturday morning meeting at their clubhouse, which is located behind the Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre in Haly Street from 8:00am to around mid-day today (today's meeting is also the group's AGM). The group is for woodworking enthusiasts and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Lee on (0427) 720-839 or Dick on (0432) 893-050 or visit the website.

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

QCWA Girls Craft Group - Kingaroy

After a break for the frestive season, the QCWA Girls' Craft Group will be holding their first meeting for 2015 at the QCWA Rooms in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy (just next to the RSL) from 1:00pm to 4:00pm this afternoon. The group is for girls aged 10 years and older, who can learn useful crafts and home skills such as sewing, knitting, crochet, cooking, healthy eating, catering and presentation under the supervision of QCWA ladies and a supervisor. There's a small $2 meeting charge to cover the cost of goods used, but all young girls are very welcome. You can obtain more details by contacting Lois on (07) 4162-3824 (or by emailing her) or Marilyn on (07) 4162-2397 (or by emailing her). Note: This group normally meets on the third Saturday but will be meeting on the 2nd Saturday this month and next, and will not meet at alkl in April due to Easter. However meetings will return to the 3rd Saturday of the month from May onwards.

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

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.

Valentines Day Dance - Booie Hall

A dance will be held at Booie Hall from 7:00pm until around 12:00pm this evening. Music will be supplied by Trevor Gayton and there'll be Old Time and New Vogue dancing along with the usual great supper, a Monte Carlo, novelties and lucky door prize. Admission is $10 for adults or $5 for high school students and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Kathy on (07) 4163-2741.

Dinner & Dancing - Wondai

The Wondai Diggers Club in Mackenzie Street, Wondai will be holding a Dinner & Dancing Night from 6:00pm until late this evening. Dinner will be seved from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, and popular local group The Stepping Stones will be firing up the music at around 7:00pm. Admission is free. More details from the club on (07) 4168-5297

Valentines Day Romantic Dinner - Wondai

Dimities Cottage at 49 Haly Street in Wondai will be holding a special three course Valentines Day Dinner from 6:00pm onwards tonight. You can dine on the balcony with candlelight or indoors in Dimities' sumptuous formal dining room. Tickets are $50 per head and an early booking is advisable to avoid disappointment: (07) 4168-5744

Saturday Cricket

The twelfth round of the South Burnett's A Grade cricket competition will be played in Kingaroy and Wondai today. In Kingaroy, Warriors will play Nanango at Lyle Vidler Oval. And in Wondai, the home team will play RSL Services at the Wondai Cricket Grounds. Meanwhile, in the 14th round of this year's B Grade competition, RSL Services will play the Murgon Diggers at Ttabinga State School Oval in Kingaroy; and the Murgon Colts will play the Kumbia Rattlers at the Murgon Cricket Grounds in Macalister Street. Spectators and supporters are very welcome at all games.

Valentines Day Dinner - Murgon

The Luily Ponds Restaurtant inside the Murgon City Motor Inn at 193 Lamb Street, Murgon will be running a four course Valentines Day Dinner from 6:00pm tonight. Guests will receive a free glass of wine on arrival and ladies, a keepsake rose. Tickets are $50 per head and bookings are essential: (07) 4168-1400

Just Friends - Kingaroy

Popular entertainers Just Friends 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

Boots'n Bulldust Talent Search - Nanango

POSTPONED: Boots'n Bulldust will be holding a Talent Search at the Nanango Football Grounds (ie Stags Oval) off the D'Aguilar Highway just south of Nanango from 4:30pm onwards today. This great family fun event will showcase the best of our local talented singers and songwriters, bands and entertainers, and everyone is welcome along. More details? Phone Ellie on 0418-150-461 or Sandy on 0423-830-224 Note: This event was postponed to a future date on January 31, 2015.