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Big Break Talent Search Finals - Kingaroy

Here's something different! The Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets in Kingaroy will be hosting the first round of finals for the new Big Break Talent Search from 8:30pm onwards tonight. During May, Big Break ran three heats of auditions for this competition and over the last two weeks they distilled this down further with two semi-finals. Tonight will be the finals for solo acts (Olivia Ruth and Rowan Edwards) and the winner - as judged by the audience's votes - will walk away with a $350 Tanglewood acoustic guitar and bookings to perform at the Com Pub. So if you're barracking for any particular solo act, get along! The Big Break Talent Search is sponsored by Musician's Oasis, Tanglewood Guitars, DJdirex Entertainment and (of course!) The Com Pub Kingaroy. Admission is free if you get in by 10:00pm, otherwise $5 if you're late.

Junior Blue Light Disco - Kingaroy

The third bi-monthly Junior Blue Light Disco for 2012 will be held at Kingaroy Town Hall in Glendon Street, Kingaroy from 6:00pm to 8:30pm this evening. Entry to the Junior Disco is restricted to young people aged 14 and below who can produce their student ID, and in addition to a fun night out tonight's disco will also have some great prizes to be won as well. Admission is $5 and - as usual - attendees are asked to remember that Blue Light Discos are drug, alcohol, chewing gum and tobacco free and no passouts or early exit will be given without parental permission and/or collection. Tonight's Blue Light is sponsored by Loot Homewares Kingaroy and Flamingo Wish. More details? Contact the Kingaroy police station on (07) 4160-4900 or send them an email.

Friday Night Live - Murgon

The South Burnett PCYC in Macalister Street, Murgon will be holding another of its "Friday Night Live" sessions from 6:00pm to 9:00pm this evening. Friday Night Live is open to all primary school and high school students and the get-together features music and a range of activities to suit everyone. Dinner is also provided and so is free bus travel from Goomeri and Wondai (the Goomei bus will leave Dickenson's Park at 5:30pm and return at 9:15pm; and the Wondai bus will leave from the Timber Industry Museum at 5:30pm and return at 9:15pm). Admission is $4 per head and you can find out more details by phoning the PCYC on (07) 4168-1889. Note: One final Friday Night Live session will be held on June 29th.

The Miners - Kingaroy

The Miners will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm to 11:30pm this evening. Admission is free. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755

Karaoke Night - Wondai

The South Burnett Lively 50s & 60s Singles Social Group will be holding a Karaoke Night at the Warana Hotel at 42 Mackenzie Street in Wondai from 7:30pm until late this evening. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. More details? Phone Kathryn on (0401) 600-083 or send her an email.

Murgon SES Support Group Charity Auction

The Murgon SES Support Group will be holding a big Charity Auction at the Murgon Golf Club off the Bunya Highway south of Murgon from 6:00pm until late tonight. In addition to a greeat dinner, live entertainment and raffles, $4500 worth of goods will go under the hammer to help raise funds for Murgon SES. Everyone is welcome and you can obtain more details by phoning Brian on (0427) 779-035

Nanango Writers Association Meeting

The Nanango Writers Association will be meeting at the Nanango Theatre at the corner of George and Elk Streets, Nanango from 9:00am to 12:00 noon this morning. The group meet on the first and third Fridays of every month, and anyone with an interest in writing is very welcome to come along. More details? Phone Brian on (07) 4164-6232.

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

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

Friday Night Dinner & Social Darts - Nanango

The Nanango and District Darts Association will be holding their regular Friday night social darts games at their club house at the end of George Street, Nanango from 7:15pm onwards this evening. They'll also be offering inexpensive home-cooked dinners from 6:30pm if you want to chow down beforehand. The club's licenced bar will be operating too, and both visitors and potential new members are very welcome.

Blue Light Disco - Murgon

The fifth Murgon Blue Light Disco for primary school age children for 2012 will be held at the Diggers Rooms in the Murgon Services Club in Lamb Street, Murgon between 6:30pm and 8:30pm this evening. The $4 admission fee includes a hot dog dinner and there'll be some great prizes to be won as well. Blue Light discos are drug, alcohol and tobacco free and are fully supervised by local police, Apexians, Lions and other volunteers. No passouts or early exit will be given without parental permission and/or collection. More details? Phone Lance at the Murgon Police Station on (07) 4168-1211.

Nanango Historical Society AGM and Dinner

The Nanango Historical Society will be holding their Annual General Meeting followed by a dinner at Ringsfield House at 45 Alfred Street in Nanango from 5:00pm this evening. For $35 per head, guests can enjoy complimentary beer or Bellbird Vineyard wines, great food and fun company in a beautiful and historic firelit setting. However - to assist with catering - you'll need to RSVP for the dinner by Tuesday June 12. You can do this by phoning Ringsfield on (07) 4163-3345 between 10:00am and 2:00pm on weekdays, or by emailing them. Note: Due to a misunderstanding, this event was originally listed as being a public dinner. In fact, it's an AGM and dinner for Nanango Historical Society members and guests only. southburnett.com.au apologises for any inconvenience caused.

Greet, Meet & Eat - Yarraman

A "Greet, Meet & Eat" social function will be held at St Phillips Anglican Church in Millar Street, Yarraman from 10:00am until around 1:00pm this afternoon. The new group was formed last month to provide a safe place where locals from Yaraman, Blackbutt and Cooyar can get togetheer, enjoy each other's company and meet other locals in a low-cost way, and more than 50 people attended the first get-together. Today's meeting will kick off at 10:00am with a cuppa and will be followed by a three-course lunch at 12:00 noon. Admission (which includes morning tea and lunch) is $5 but because places are limited you'll need to book. More details? Phone Davina on (0409) 271-308.

Informal Country Music Jam - Nanango

The Country Music Friends will be holding their regular Friday night informal music jam at the Wesleyan Church in Cairns Street, Nanango at 6:30pm this evening. New players are very welcome and you can obtain more details by phoning (07) 4163-2469

Bruzz - Murgon

Popular South Burnett duo Bruzz will be performing at the Murgon Services Club in Lamb Street, Murgon from 7:00pm until late tonight. Admission is free. More details from the club on (07) 4168-1819.