Disability Action Week - Kingaroy
Paralympian Jodi Elkington-Jones will be a special guest speaker at a special Disability Action Week community get-together which will be held in the Glendon Street Forecourt of Kingaroy Town Hall from 12:00 noon to 5:00pm today. The event is being sponsored by SBCare and associated organisations and a variety of service providers will be on hand, showcasing the support services for disabled people available in the South Burnett. southburnett.com.au's culinary columnist Jason Ford will be giving cooking demonstrations at 2:00pm and 3:30pm, and there'll also be a sausage sizzle (proceeds to Relay For Life), games and activities and prizes to be won. Jodi will be talking at 12:30pm and again at 4:30pm about how she won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Everyone is welcome, and more details are available online.
Kumbia Quilt & Craft Group Meeting
- The Kumbia Quilt & Craft Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at the Kumbia QCWA Rooms in Bell Street at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome. More details? Phone Heather on (07) 4164-4258 or Val on (07) 4164-4108.
Kingaroy SES Training Night
- The Kingaroy SES will be holding their regular Monday night training session at the Kingaroy SES headquarters in Glendon Street, Kingaroy (next to Kingaroy X-Ray) from 7:00pm to 9:00pm this evening. New members are always very welcome. More details? Phone 0428-741-274
Business Workshop - Kingaroy
South Burnett Directions will be hosting the fifth of six free weekly business workshops at Kingaroy TAFE at the corner of Geritz Road and the Bunya Highway from 5:45pm to 7:00pm tonight. Tonight's workshop topic will be e-marketing (ie using the internet and other new technologies to increase sales) and an expert TAFE lecturer will be discussing the most important points about this topic that small businesses need to master. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Sharyn on (07) 4189-9173. Note: One final workshop - on Human Resources - will be held at the same time and venue on September 17.
Wondai SES Meeting
- The Wondai SES will be holding their regular Monday night training session at their shed in McCord Street, Wondai from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Anyone from the Wondai and Tingoora areas who's interested in joining the SES or just finding out more about what's involved is very welcome to come along. More details? Phone Dean on (0409) 480-553
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 (and also on Wednesdays). New members are very welcome! More details? Phone Ben on 0491-102-087
Rising Stars Playgroup - Yarraman
The Yarraman Rising Stars Playgroup will be meeting at the Yarraman State School Meeting Room between 8:45am and 11:30am this morning. Children involved in the playgroup will get to enjoy a morning of indoor and outdoor play and fun; develop pre-reading and pre-writing skills; form strong relationships with other children; and transition to school more smoothly. If you're bringing your child along, you should also bring along morning tea, a water bottle, a hat, closwed-in shoes suitable for climbing and old clothes (sunscreen will be provided). The playgroup meets every Monday during school terms. More details? Phone Verelle O'Shanesy on (07) 4173-7333
Rail Trail Public Consultation Meetings - Wondai and Wooroolin
- UPDATE: Wooroolin meeting has been cancelled. Council will now engage one-on-one with key businesses in the Wooroolin area
The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding two public consultation meetings about the Kingaroy-Murgon Rail Trail in Wondai and Wooroolin today. The first meeting will be held at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery at 2:30pm and the principal topic for discussion will be upgrading the former Wondai railway station building and adjoining tracks as a tourist feature and community facility; and the second meeting will be held at Wooroolin's Grand Hotel at 5:30pm this evening to update Wooroolin businesses about the potential economic stimulus the Rail Trail is expected to bring to the town after it opens, and how they can capitalise on this. Further meetings will also be held in Kingaroy tomorrow evening and at Murgon on Thursday, October 8.
Inverlaw Hall AGM
- The Inverlaw Hall Committee will be holding their Annual General Meeting at the Hall at 7:30pm this evening. All interested people are welcome to attend.
SBCOnShow Meeting - Murgon
- The South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show festival committee will be holding their seventh meeting for 2015 from 10:30am to 12:30pm this morning at the old Murgon Shire Council Chambers in Stephens Street West, Murgon to work on planning this year's October long weekend event. All interested people are very welcome to attend. More details? Phone Dafyd on (07) 4162-3899.
Monday Evening Bingo - Blackbutt
- Bingo games will be held at Nukku Nook at the head of the Blackbutt Rail Trail in Hart Street, Blackbutt from 7:00pm this evening (eyes down at 7:30pm sharp). These weekly bingo nights are a fundraiser for the Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Noeleen on (07) 4163-0413 or send her an email.
Yarraman Ladies Bowls Club Meeting
- The Yarraman Ladies Bowls Club will be holding their regular monthly meeting at the Yarraman Bowls Club in Margaret Street, Yarraman at 9:00am this morning. New members are very welcome. More details? Phone (07) 4163-8389.
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 Monday at 10:00am. More details? Phone (07) 4168-9715 or (0407) 150-216.
