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Kingaroy Community Kitchen

The Kingaroy Community Kitchen will be holding its regular Thursday morning meeting at St Mary's Hall at 15 Albert Street, Kingaroy from 9:30am to around 12:00 noon today. Comunity Kitchen members learn how to cook a variety of budget conscious home-cooked meals, then sit down together for a communal lunch afterwards to enjoy the results. New members are always welcome! More details? Phone Centacare Community Connections on (07) 4162-5439.

BIEDO Morning Tea - Mondure

BIEDO will be hosting a morning tea at Mondure Hall in McConnell Way, Mondure from 9:30am to 11:30am this morning to celebrate this year's International Day Of Rural Women. There'll be free coffee and tea supplied by Mondee Coffee 2 Go, but guests should bring along a plate to share. Everyone is welcome! More details from BIEDO on (07) 4169-5456.

Thursday Farmer's Markets - Kingaroy

Growing The Burnett will be holding their Mid-Week Markets in Kingaroy today. The markets feature fresh food and crafts produced exclusively in the South Burnett, and are held in O'Neill Square in Haly Street, Kingaroy between 12:00 noon and 6:30pm. You can read more about them on our website. Note: If you'd like to book a stall, phone Rosemary on (07) 4162 3406.

Murgon Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Group

The Murgon Spinning, Weaving & Dyeing Group will be holding a meeting at Graham House at 21 Taylor Street East in Murgon from 9:00am to 2:00pm today. The group is open to anyone interested in learning spinning, weaving or dyeing and it meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month. More details? Phone Enid on (07) 4168-2614, Judy on (07) 4168-4634 or Judith on (07) 4168-5698.

South Burnett Toastmasters - Kingaroy

South Burnett Toastmasters will be holding a meeting in the Anzac Room of Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy at 7:00pm this evening. Toastmasters is a great way to learn how to speak in public and boost your self-confidence, and new members are always very welcome! Meetings are held on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays of the month. More details? Visit the South Burnett Toastmasters website.

MBDA Breakfast Meeting - Murgon

The Murgon Business & Development Association (MBDA) will be holding their latest monthly meeting at Reflections Coffee Shop in Lamb Street, Murgon at 6:30am this morning. A highlight of this morning's meeting will be a presentation by the South Burnett Regional Council about the potential economic benefits the Kingaroy-Murgon Rail Trail will bring to the town, and a discussion about how Murgon businesses could best take advantage of them. The MBDA represents the interests of the Murgon community and meetings focus on new initiatives by the group's members which help improve the town and its immediate districts, as well as local issues that need attention - either at a purely local level, or via Council or the State Government. New members are always welcome. More details? Phone Margaret on (07) 4168-2922 or email her.

Proston SES Training Night

The Proston SES group will be meeting at their shed at the corner of Collingwood and Nelson Streets in Proston at 6:30pm this evening for their regular weekly training night. New members are very welcome

Nanango Tourism & Development Association Meeting

The Nanango Tourism & Development Association will be holding its regular third Thursday of the month dinner meeting in the Long Hai Room at the Nanango RSL in Henry Street, Nanango at 5:00pm (meeting starts at 5:30pm). The NaTDA aims to assist, foster, instigate or manage any project that could contribute to the advancement of the communities in and around Nanango and represents the interests of the Nanango community, business and tourism operators. All interested people are very welcome to come along and get involved, and the meeting will be followed by dinner at the RSL's bistro. You can obtain more information by phoning Gloria Kirkness on (07) 4163-2848.

St Joseph's Bingo - Murgon

St Joseph's Parish Hall in Angel Avenue, Murgon will be hosting bingo games from 7:30pm this evening. There'll be $1000 in prizes on offer as well as a canteen and lucky bingo tickets. Proceeds will go to aid St Joseph's school and community works.

Murgon RSL Bingo

The Murgon Services Club in Lamb Street, Murgon will be holding bingo games in the club's premises from 10:30am until around 12:30pm this morning. There's no admission fee, a $700 jackpot prize and new players are very welcome! More details? Phone the club on (07) 4168-1819.

Taras Hall Bingo - Nanango

Bingo games will be held at Taras Hall immediately next to Nanango RSL in Henry Street, Nanango at 9:00am this morning (doors open at 9:00am; eyes down at 10:00am sharp). Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4163-1375.

Music Workshop - Cherbourg

Creative Tracks will be hosting a free music workshop for young people aged 10 to 25 at the Ration Shed Museum in Barambah Avenue, Cherbourg from 3:00pm onwards this afternoon. There'll be instruction in beat making, songwriting, beatboxing, rapping and singing and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Bridget on (07) 3012-8531 or 0412-230-812 or send her an email

Country Music Night - Nanango

An informal Country Music Night will be held at the Uniting Church Hall in Gipps Street, Nanango at 7:30pm tonight. The get-together is open to both spectators and performers, and the $2 entry fee includes supper. Everyone is welcome!

Old Time Dancing - Murgon

Old Time Dancing will be held at the South Burnett PCYC in Macalister Street, Murgon at 1:00pm this afternoon. Admission is $2 and everyone is welcome. More details from the PCYC on (07) 4168-1889.

Circle Of Security Parenting Program - Murgon

The first week of the Circle Of Security Parenting Program - a three week course in better parenting practices for parents - will run at the Graham House Community Centre at 21 Taylor Street in Murgon from 9:30am to 11:30am this morning. The course teaches parents how to understand their child's emotional world and needs; help their child deal effectively with their emotions; instil children with confidence and self-esteem; and strengthen skills in observing and connecting with their child. The course is free and the two succeeding lessons will be run at the same time and place over the next two Thursdays (ie October 22 and 29). More details? Phone Dot Sempf on (07) 4169-8400.

Alcoholics Anonymous - Kingaroy

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to help solve their common problem 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 A.A. membership. A.A. isn't allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution. AA meets in Kingaroy every Thursday from 7:30pm at the "Biscuit Tin", behind St Mary's Church Hall, 15 Albert Street, Kingaroy. For more information, phone (07) 4162-5747.