Murgon Christmas Fair
The Murgon Business and Development Association will be staging Murgon's 20th Annual Christmas Fair from 5:00pm until 9:00pm this afternoon and evening in Lamb Street, Murgon. Highlights of this year's Christmas Fair include live entertainment from street performers, stage and roving entertainers; lots of $2.50 children's rides; heaps of food stalls and around $6,000 in prizes and giveaways to be won for lucky shoppers who've been patronising Murgon's Christmas Fair stores. As usual, Santa Claus will also be making an appearance to delight the youngsters and pose for photographs with them betwen 6:00pm and 8:00pm, and the event will be professionally emceed too. The Murgon Christmas Fair is always a great evening of family entertainment and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Margaret on (07) 4168-2922.
Friday Social Golf - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Golf Club on the Bunya Highway at Kingaroy will holding their regular Friday 9-ers 9 hole social golfing sessions for men and women from 8:00am until dusk today. Everyone is most welcome (including non-members) and green fees are $11 for members or $14 for non-members for the nine holes - but this also includes a card draw for prizes in the clubhouse in the evening (there's also a Jackpot card draw on the last Friday of each month). More details? Phone the Golf Club on (07) 4162-1720
Kingaroy QCWA Meeting
- The Kingaroy branch of the QCWA will be holding its regular second Friday of the month meeting at the Kingaroy QCWA Rooms in Kingaroy Street (just next to the RSL) at 10:00am this morning. New members are always welcome! More details? Phone Hazel on (07) 4162-1194. Note: Today's meeting is the group's annual Christmas break-up. Meetings will resume on February 8, 2013.
South Burnett Pantry - Kingaroy
The South Burnett Pantry will be open from 11:00am to 1:00pm today at its new premises at 22 Stolzenberg Road in Kingaroy. The Pantry is a not-for-profit registered charity run by a Board of Management and staffed by volunteers, and it helps low income families, couples and singles stretch their shopping dollar further. The Pantry offers $35 pantry hampers that contain most of the food and personal cleaning items that most people need to get through part of the week (though you'll need to shop elsewhere for extras or special items). And anyone who's finding it hard to make ends meet is very welcome to make use of it. More details? Phone Ruth on (0447) 812-789. PS: If you'd like to help The Pantry in any way - either by volunteering or donating goods - please contact Ruth about this too, or visit the website.
Blue Light Disco - Nanango
- The Nanango Blue Light Disco committee will be holding a Blue Light Disco at the Nanango Skating Rink in George Street, Nanango this evening. A Junior Disco for young people up to 12 years of ahe will run from 5:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by a Senior Disco for young people aged 13 to 17 between 7:00pm and 9:00pm. A canreen will be operating too. Admission is $5. More details? Phone Nanango Police on (07) 4163-1211.
Karaoke Night - Wondai
- The South Burnett Lively 50s & 60s Singles Social Group will be holding a Karaoke Night with Love 2 Sing at the Warana Hotel at 42 Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 7:30pm until 11:30pm this evening. Everyone is welcome to this fun night of singing and dancing and admission is free. More details? Phone Geoff or Sue on (0468) 694-438 or email him. You can also find out about the group's other social events on their website (set the region to "South Burnett").
Endeavour Foundation Bingo - Kingaroy
- The Endeavour Foundation will be holding bingo games at Kingaroy RSL from 10:00am this morning. More than $1,000 in jackpots will be on offer. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755
Start Of School Holidays
- Today is the official end of the 2012 school year and the start of the summer vacation period. Schools will resume on Term 1 on Tuesday 29 January, 2013.
