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Valentine's Day Races - Nanango

The Nanango Race Club will be holding its annual Valentine's Day Race Meeting at Lee Park Racecourse, off the D'Aguilar Highway today. The fashion theme is "open". Gates and the bar will open at noon with race 1 to jump at 1:30pm. Free buses will be running to the races but bookings are essential! Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for pensioners (under 18s are free). There'll be free face-painting for children, raffles by the Nanango Stags and musical entertainment from local singer Natalie Fenton after the last race until late. Tickets can be booked online. Everyone is welcome! NB. There's no ATM on the course.

SB Animal Management Centre Open Day - Kingaroy

South Burnett Regional Council is holding a special open day (and official opening) of Council's Animal Management Centre (the former RSPCA premises) from 9:00am to 2:00pm today at 43 Warren Truss Drive (near Kingaroy Airport). There'll be free microchipping for dogs registered on the day (or currently registered with Council) and free microchipping for cats, and a sausage sizzle! One-day only adoption prices will be $100 for dogs and $50 for cats. More info? Phone (07) 4189-9587.

Yellowbelly Fishing Competition - Lake Boondooma

The 35th annual Boondooma Dam Yellowbelly Fishing Competition will be held at Boondooma Dam near Proston all this weekend, commencing at 5:00am today and concluding about 10:00am tomorrow. There will be weigh-ins and lucky draws for competitors at 12:30pm and 6:30pm today. The family-friendly event - organised by the Boondooma Dam Fish Stocking Association - will have heaps of prizes at each weigh-in period. Food vans and a licensed bar will be operating and there'll also be raffles and giveaways! Accommodation is available at the adjoining Lake Boondooma Tourist Park. All competitors will need to have a Stocked Impoundment Permit to take part. More information is available online

Nanango Stamp Club

The Nanango Stamp Club meets on the second Saturday of every month (except December) from 10:00am in the Long Hai Room at the Nanango RSL Club, 24 Henry Street. New members are always welcome! More info? Phone (07) 4164-5765.

Comedy For A Cause - Blackbutt

It was washed out last November ... so here goes again! Three top comedians - Craig Quartermaine, Mike Van Acker and Joshua Coutinho - will be bringing their show to the Blackbutt Memorial Hall this evening as a fundraiser for the Blackbutt & Benarkin Aged Care Association's "Greenhills Villas Project". Tickets are $35 per head or $55 which includes a burger and drinks voucher plus monster raffle and lucky spot tickets. Doors at open at 5:30pm with the comedy show starting at 7:30pm. There'll also be auctions and raffles. Tickets can be booked online

Wooroolin Line Dancers

The Wooroolin Line Dancers will be holding line dancing classes at Wooroolin Hall on the Bunya Highway from 9:00am to 10:00am this morning (for absolute beginners and beginners) and 10:00am to 12:30pm (for intermediate dancers). Course fees are $10. More info? Phone Paula 0498-210-073.

Yarraman Country Markets

The Yarraman Country Markets will be running from 8:00am to noon this morning at Yarraman Memorial Hall in Browne Street, Yarraman. The markets - which include a popular fruit and vege stall - are held on the second Saturday of every month. Phone Joe 0459-638-282 to book a stall.

Wooroolin Community Markets

Wooroolin Markets are held on the second Saturday of every month (except January) from 6:00am to noon in the area around the QCWA building, beside the highway. There's arts and crafts plus plants and produce, and new stallholders are always welcome! More info? Phone Janice on 0457-143-729.

Richard Ogden Concert - Nanango

Sunshine Coast singer Richard Ogden will be bringing his funky urban-folk band back to Nanango for a concert tonight. The concert will kick off at 7:00pm at the Nanango Theatre Company's Opera House, on the corner of George and Elk streets. Doors open 30 minutes before. Tickets are $25 and can be booked online.

Go Getta Girls - Kingaroy

Members of the Go Getta Girls running club, for women aged over 18, meet every Monday, Thursday and Saturday morning from 5:30am at the wooden shed in Memorial Park, Burnett Street, Kingaroy, for a run. More info? Phone Donna on 0409-620-923 or Annette on 0407-670-084.

South Burnett Cricket

South Burnett Cricket Association Junior and Senior games will be played around the region today. In Stage 1, Kingaroy Kangaroos v Nanango Scorpions at Alan Downie Sportsfields, Nanango; in Stage 2, Kingaroy Kookaburras v Kingaroy Cobras at Taabinga State School; and Murgon v Nanango Scorpions Purple at River Road Oval, Kingaroy; in Stage 3, Kingaroy v Nanango Scorpions at Lyle Vidler Oval, Kingaroy. All junior games start at 8:00am. In South Burnett Senior Cricket, Wondai Wolves v Saints at Wondai Cricket Ground; Wooroolin Warriors v Kingaroy Services at Lyle Vidler Oval, Kingaroy; and Nanango Scorpions v Murgon Diggers at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango. Senior games start at 12:30pm. In the Dalby competition, Tingoora Vikings will take on Criterions at Tingoora Sportsground from noon. In the Gympie competition, Murgon Crusaders will take on Valleys in Day 2 of their two-day match at Murgon Sportsground from 12:30pm.

Saturday Library Day - Maidenwell

The volunteers from the Maidenwell QCWA will be supervising the regular weekly Saturday Library Day (featuring books loaned from Kingaroy Library) from 2:00pm to 4:00pm this afternoon. A library day is held in the Maidenwell Hall in Pool Street every Wednesday and Saturday.

Come & Try Dragon Boating - BP Dam

The Barambah Dragons dragon boat club invites people to try out the ancient Chinese sport of dragon boat racing at Bjelke-Petersen Dam from 9:00am (for a 9:30am paddle-off) on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Paddles and gear will be supplied but participants should wear closed shoes that can tolerate getting wet and bring along sunscreen, water, a towel and warm clothes for afterwards. The event is free and will be followed by a gold coin donation sausage sizzle. Everyone is welcome! NB. Check the club's Facebook page as times could change due to the weather.

Inverlaw Hall Valentine's Day Dance

A dance will be held at Inverlaw Hall on the Burrandowan Road (roughly 20km from Kingaroy) from 8:00pm until late this evening. The band will be Chattanooga. There'll be the usual supper and novelty dances, along with a Lucky Door draw and a raffle. Admission fees are $12.00 for adults and $5 for high school students and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone David on 0459-228-882.

Elegant Afternoon Tea - Murgon

The 55 Million Years Ago museum and art gallery at 73 Macalister Street, Murgon, will be hosting an elegant afternoon tea from 2:30pm this afternoon. Stroll through the gallery and vote for your favourite artwork. Entry is $12. Bookings essential! Art will be available to buy. Phone 0472-741-664.

Dave Redsell - Linville

Entertainer Dave Redsell will be performing at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville from 4:00pm this afternoon. The hotel's kitchen will also be operating from 11:00am for lunch, dinner and snacks and there's free camping across the road or paid accommodation at the pub if you want to stay overnight. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.

Mr Q - Nanango

Popular South Burnett duo Tony and Gavin Cisneros (aka Mr Q) will be playing acoustic in the courtyard at the Commercial Hotel in Drayton Street, Nanango from 6:30pm tonight. A special Valentine's Day menu will be available from 5:30pm. More info? Phone the Commercial on (07) 4163-1208.

Live Music - Blackbutt

The Radnor Hotel in Blackbutt will be hosting a local musician live in the beer garden at the back of the pub from 6:00pm tonight until late.

Community Garden - Proston

The Proston Men's Shed is inviting community members who would like to help re-establish a community garden near the historical equipment in Railway Park to come along to a "greening and feeding" day today from 10:00am to 2:00pm. There'll be a free sausage sizzle and a drink for volunteers. More info? Phone 0447-426-088.

Footsteps & DJ BRZ43 - Kingaroy

Local duo Footsteps will be back playing live in the beer garden at the Commercial Hotel, on the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm tonight; while DJ BRZ43 will be spinning in the Sports Bar from 9:00pm to 2:00am. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open for dinner and snacks. More details? Phone (07) 4162-1380.

Brad Sorensen - Kingaroy

The Brad Sorensen Duo will be playing live in the Tobruk Room at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy, from 7:00pm until around 10:00pm tonight. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

Yarraman Men's Shed

The Yarraman Men's Shed at the end of Mill Street, Yarraman will be holding one of its regular get-togethers from 8:00am to noon today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Nanango Men's Shed

The Nanango Men's Shed at the corner of Mt Stanley Road and Heathermore Lane, Nanango, will be open from 8:30am to 12:30pm today for its regular get-together. The Men's Shed meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome! More details? Phone 0491-102-087.

Murgon Men's Shed

The Murgon Men's Shed will be holding a meeting at their shed in Macalister Street, Murgon (the shed next to the former Murgon Railway Station) today. The Men's Shed meets every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday between 7:30am and 12:30pm to work on projects and new members are always welcome! Contact Dave on 0407-409-335.

Kingaroy Men's Shed

The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be holding their regular morning meeting at the old Motor Pool building off Geoff Raph Drive at Kingaroy Airport from 8:00am to 11:00am today. The group meets every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday morning and new members and visitors are always welcome.

Saturday Night Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Senior Citizen's club hosts bingo every Saturday evening from 7:00pm at the Kingaroy Town Common Hall in Oliver Bond Street, Kingaroy. Everyone is welcome! More info? Phone Ellen on 0478-607-054.

Wondai Parkrun

The Wondai parkrun group will be holding their weekly 5km timed walk/run from Coronation Park in Wondai at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the South Burnett Rail Trail and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event. More details? Send an email.

Ros Gregor Parkrun - Nanango

The Nanango parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run along the Ros Gregor Trail at Tipperary Flat next to the D'Aguilar Highway south of Nanango at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the trail and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Railway Parkrun - Proston

The Proston parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the former railway line and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Parkrun - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Blackbutt from 7:00am this morning. The starting line is adjacent to the Roy Emerson Museum, off Bowman Road. Runners follow a course along the former railway line and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online (it's officially called the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail parkrun) and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Junior Motorcycle Come & Try Day - Kingaroy

CANCELLED The Kingaroy Junior Motorcycle Speedway Club will be holding a Come & Try Day and practice session from around 10:00am today at their track at the Kingaroy Showgrounds. The club is for young motorcycle riders aged 4 to 16 and spectators are very welcome, with free admission. More details? Phone 0407-623-012.

Narcotics Anonymous - Kingaroy

Are drugs a problem? NA members have been there and can help! An NA meeting is held from noon to 1:00pm every Saturday in Kingaroy. More info? Phone 1300-652-820.