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International Rural Women's Day - Ironpot

BIEDO will be hosting an International Rural Women's Day Lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm today at Mulanah Gardens,736 Deep Creek Road, Ironpot. Speakers are Delvene Woltmann (Kewpie Stockfeeds), Stephanie Whittaker (Last Pastoral Co) and Tracy and Jacinta Rockemer (Booubyjan). Tickets are $30 and can be booked online.

St Mary's Catholic College Awards - Kingaroy

Saint Mary's Catholic College will be holding their 2024 Annual Awards Ceremony from 9:00am today at the Maryknoll Centre (in the school grounds) in Kent Street, Kingaroy. Parents and carers of students are invited to attend!

Bible Society Morning Tea - Kingaroy

St John's Lutheran Ladies will be hosting a morning tea from 9:30am this morning at St John's Church Hall, on the corner of Markwell and Youngman streets, Kingaroy. There'll be a bring and buy stall (cash only) and a guest speaker. Entry by gold coin donation with all proceeds going to the Bible Society.

Kingaroy Christmas Carnival Meeting

The organisers of the 2024 Kingaroy Christmas Carnival are looking for volunteers! They'll be meeting from 6:30pm tonight at the Kingaroy RSL Club in Markwell Street and everyone is welcome to come along and find out more. The Christmas Carnival will be held on December 12, so mark your calendars!

Making Our Mark - Cherbourg

Learn more about local Indigenous businesses from 9:30am to 2:00pm today at the Les Stewart Sporting Complex in Cherbourg. The event is for First Nations business owners (and people thinking of starting a business) as well as buyers of First Nations products. Compere for the day will be Bundjalung woman Jenni Walke, founder of Elephant In The Room Consulting.

QCWA International Day - Proston

Proston QCWA members will be holding a jam-packed International Day from 9:30am this morning at their rooms in Rodney Street. The day will start with a morning tea (gold coin donation) to support dementia awareness, followed by lunch (Moroccan food, gold coin donation) and then a mini-tombola. The rooms will also be dressed in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. NB. Morocco is this year's "country of study". More info? Phone Mellissa on 0448-289-403.

Kingaroy Run Co

The Kingaroy Run Co social running group will meet up at Hunter Gatherer Trader in Alford Street, Kingaroy at 5:45am this morning for a 30-minute run that will finish with a cup of coffee. The group meets every Tuesday morning, is open to anyone of any ability level, and has no membership fee.

Blackbutt Singers - Yarraman

The Blackbutt Singers will holding their regular Tuesday morning practice session at the Yarraman Community Hall in Browne Street, Yarraman from 9:30am to around noon this morning. New members - male and female - are very welcome, and you should BYO morning tea. More details? Call Jocelyn on 0409-275-915 or send an email

MBDA AGM - Murgon

The Murgon Business & Development Association (MBDA) will be holding its Annual General Meeting from 6:00pm this evening at the Murgon Services Club in Lamb Street. RSVP to the Secretary on 0427-231-852.

Wondai Wolves AGM

The Wondai-Proston Wolves Rugby Leagues Club will be holding their AGM from 6:00pm this evening in the clubhouse at Wondai Sportsground. All members are invited to attend!

Proston Men's Shed

The Proston Men's Shed will be meeting at their building at 5-23 Rodney Street, Proston from 9:00am until around 12:00 noon today. The Men's Shed opens on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and new members are always very welcome! More details? Phone the Men's Shed on 0477-235-429.

Tuesday Night Poker - Nanango

The Commercial Hotel in Drayton Street, Nanango will be running Tuesday night poker games from 6:00pm tonight (for registration - play begins at 6:30pm). Buy-in fees are $20 and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4163-1208.

Tuesday Tai Chi - Kilkivan

A Tuesday Tai Chi class will be held at the Lions Park Rotunda in Bligh Street, Kilkivan at 10:00am this morning. Everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Errol on 0448-994-193.

Kingaroy Men's Shed

The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be holding their regular Tuesday morning meeting at the old Motor Pool building off Geoff Raph Drive at Kingaroy Airport from 8:00am to around noon today. The group meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday morning and new members and visitors are always welcome. More details? Phone 0435-826-573.

South Burnett Chorale - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Chorale will be holding their regular Tuesday practice night at the Church of Christ Hall at the corner of Haly and Burnett Streets in Kingaroy from 6:30pm to 8:30pm this evening. The Chorale meet every Tuesday night during school terms, and new members are always very welcome! More details? Phone Julee-anne on 0421-360-802.

Yarraman Indoor Bowls

The Yarraman Indoor Bowls group will be holding their weekly meeting at the Lutheran Church Hall in McDaniel Street, Yarraman at 9:00am this morning. New members are always welcome. More details? Phone Rod on 0400-523-330.

Gem & Fossicking Club - Wondai

The South Burnett Gem and Fossicking Club will be holding their regular Tuesday meeting at their club's Wondai workshop in the old Wondai Railway Station at Coronation Park in the town's CBD from 4:30pm to around 8:00pm tonight. The club embraces all aspects of lapidary (including gem hunting and cutting) and meets every Monday and Thursday in Kingaroy, with Tuesday workshops in Wondai for faceting and silverwork. New members are always welcome. More details? Phone 0491-606-427

Wondai Indoor Bowls

The Wondai Indoor Bowls club will be holding their fortnightly meeting at Wondai Town Hall in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 7:30pm to 10:00pm this evening. The club meets on the first and third Tuesdays each month and a cuppa and bickies are just $3. New and former players are always welcome!

Blackbutt Darts Club

The Blackbutt Darts Club will holding its weekly meeting at the Lions Den inside the Showgrounds in Bowman Road, Blackbutt at 5:30pm tonight (for a 6:00pm start), finishing up around 8:00pm. New players of all ages are welcome - playing fees are just $3 - and food and drinks are available for purchase as well. More details? Phone 0468-354-163.

Tuesday Croquet - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Croquet Club will be playing croquet games at the Kingaroy Cricket Club in Youngman Street, Kingaroy (just next to Beangrowers) from 8:30am to around 11:00am this morning. New members are always welcome. More details? Phone 0428-991-659.

Nanango Indoor Bowls

The Nanango Indoor Bowls Association will be holding their regular weekly social indoor bowls games at the Nanango Cultural Centre in George Street, Nanango from 12:45pm (for a 1:00pm start) to around 4:00pm this afternoon. Play will take the form of 3 games x 10 rounds and new players are always very welcome. Game fees are just $5 and include a lucky door ticket plus afternoon tea or coffee, More details? Phone Gary on 0487-853-617 or Keith on (07) 4163-1522.

Wooroolin Line Dancers

The Wooroolin Line Dancers will be holding a line dancing class for beginners and improvers at Wooroolin Hall on the Bunya Highway at Wooroolin from 9:00am to 10:00am this morning (for beginners) and 10:00am to 12:30pm (for improvers). Course fees are $5 each for the beginners and improvers classes, or both for $10. Everyone is welcome.

Tuesday Night Trivia - Kingaroy

Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy will be holding a free Trivia Night from 6:00pm this evening. Play takes place in teams of 2 to 6, but numbers are limited so a booking is essential. You can make one by phoning the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

Taromeo Country Music Club - Blackbutt

Taromeo Country Music Club will be holding a music practice from 2:00pm to 5:00pm today at the Blackbutt Golf Club, 51 Langton Road, Blackbutt. Everyone is welcome to come along and join in (BYO instrument!) or simply to listen.

South Burnett Pantry - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Pantry will be open from 8:30am to 12:00 noon today at 1A (Lot 3) Railway Terrace 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 $40 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 James on 0438-071-658. PS: If you'd like to help The Pantry in any way - either by volunteering or donating goods - please contact James about this too, or visit the website.

Alcoholics Anonymous - Nanango

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to 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 AA membership. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution. AA meets in Nanango every Tuesday from 1:30pm at the Catholic Church hall at the corner of Alfred and Gipps street. For more information, phone 1300-222-222.