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SBRC General Meeting - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding its monthly General Meeting at the Warren Truss Chambers inside its offices in Glendon Street, Kingaroy from 9:00am this morning. Interested people can view the meeting in person or via a livestream on the Council's website

Arts Demonstrations - Kingaroy

Acrylic and pastel artist Susan Devitt will be demonstrating her skills in Gallery Two at the Kingaroy Art Gallery in Haly Street (opposite the Peanut Silos) from 10:00am today. Also, Lee-anne Pumpa will be demonstrating her painting techniques from 10:30am. Everyone is welcome to come along and watch!

Waterhole Rocks - Nanango

There's free entertainment on tonight for earlybirds attending this week's Waterhole Rocks rock'n'roll campout festival at Nanango Showgrounds. The festival is devoted to all things associated with 1950s and 1960s rock'n'roll, including custom cars, vintage caravans, dancing, market stalls and a fashion competition all backed up by great rock'n'roll music. This year's event will feature performances by many bands with The Rocknrollbillys on stage from 7:00pm tonight. Entry today is free, but admission on Thursday, Friday and Saturday is $25 per day (an all-event pass is $60). Sunday is free. Powered and unpowered camping sites are available if you want to bunk down in the showgrounds. Everyone is welcome and the Festival will rock on until Sunday afternoon. More details? Phone Sue on 0474-266-215 or send an email

Wooroolin QCWA Meeting

The Wooroolin QCWA will be holding their regular monthly meeting at the Wooroolin QCWA Rooms on the Bunya Highway, Wooroolin at 10:00am this morning. All interested women from Wooroolin and district are very welcome to join them for a great afternoon tea and a chat after the meeting. More details? Phone Janice on 0457-143-729.

Farm Business Resilience - Nanango

Beef producers are invited to attend a free DAF workshop from 9:00am to 2:30pm today at the Nanango RSL Club, 24-26 Henry Street, Nanango. Topics to be covered include breeder management, bull buying, ag tech and online resources. Registrations can be made online or by phoning Gabby on 0459-895-881.

Proston Mental Health Peer Support Group

The Proston Mental Health Peer Support Group will be meeting at the Proston Community Hall in Rodney Street at 10:00am this morning for a cuppa. The group meet on the third Wednesday of each month and membership is free. More details? Phone (07) 4162-5439.

Fitness & Friends - Murgon

Fitness & Friends is a fun group of walkers which gathers at Graham House Community Centre, 21 Taylor Street East, Murgon, every Monday and Wednesday morning at 6:30am for a brisk 30-minute walk. More info? Contact Graham House on (07) 4169-8400.

Get Online Safely - Wondai

The Wondai Neighbourhood Watch Group will be hosting a "Get Online Week" event from 10:00am this morning at the Wondai Library, in the Council administration building in Mackenzie Street. Get free and friendly help to get online safely and confidently. All welcome!

Genealogy Group - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Genealogical and Family History Society will be meeting at Kingaroy Library in Glendon Street, Kingaroy from 9:00am to 12:00 noon this morning to provide free instruction on how to research your family history. Anyone interested in tracing their family tree is very welcome. More details? Send an email

Summer Soccer 7s - Kingaroy

Kingaroy Senior Soccer Club's annual Summer 7s social competition is running on Wednesday nights from October 9 to December 11 at Tom Alford Oval, Oliver Bond Street, Kingaroy. Games start at 5:30pm.

Yarraman Men's Shed

The Yarraman Men's Shed at the end of Mill Street, Yarraman will be holding one of its regular get-togethers from 8:00am to noon today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Nanango To Kingaroy Shopping Bus

Graham House will be running a shopping bus between Nanango and Kingaroy today. The bus will pick up customers from their Nanango address at 8:30am and transport them to Kingaroy Shoppingworld (or other destinations if arranged beforehand), then make a return journey to Nanango at around 11:30am. Tickets on the bus are $10 per person return and the bus runs fortnightly on Wednesdays, but places are limited so a booking is necessary. You can make one by phoning Graham House Community Transport on (07) 4169-8400.

Blackbutt Camera Club

The Blackbutt Camera Club will be holding a meeting at the Uniting Church Hall in Coulson Street, Blackbutt from 4:00pm to 7:45pm this evening. The club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month except December and January. The first Wednesday is devoted to practical photography (bring your own camera and equipment) and the third Wednesday to a review of those images and talks and tips on software (bring your laptop), followed by a committee meeting at 7:45pm. New members are always very welcome! More details? Phone 0458-638-241.

Kingaroy Men's Shed

The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be holding their regular Wednesday morning meeting at the old Motor Pool building off Geoff Raph Drive at Kingaroy Airport from 9:00am to around noon today. The group meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday morning and new members and visitors are always welcome.

Kilkivan Touch Footy

Touch football games are played every Wednesday evening at Weier Oval, off the Wide Bay Highway just north of Kilkivan's CBD, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Playing fees are just $2 and everyone is welcome!

Wednesday Night Dance Classes - Inverlaw

Dance classes will be held at Inverlaw Hall on Burrandowan Road at Inverlaw from 7:30pm tonight. The classes are a great way to learn ballroom dancing classics like the Quick Step, Jazz Waltz, Swing Waltz, Evening Three Step and many more, and class fees are just $5. More details? Phone David on 0459-228-882.

Wednesday Morning Tennis - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt Tennis Club in Hart Street, Blackbutt will be holding 45-minute social tennis games from 7:30am this morning. Anyone of any age and fitness level is welcome, and a racquet will be supplied if you don't have one. Cost is $5 and bookings aren't required. More details? Phone 0458-539-821.

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 around noon today for its regular mid-week get-together. The Men's Shed meets most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome! More details? Phone 0491-102-087.

Wednesday Night Poker - Kingaroy

Wednesday night Texas Hold'em poker games will be played at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy tonight. Registrations start at 5:30pm and play begins at 6:30pm. All games are free to play and there are prizes for first, second and third. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

Murgon Men's Shed

The Murgon Men's Shed will be holding a meeting at their shed in Macalister Street, Murgon (the shed next to the former Murgon Railway Station) today. The Men's Shed meets every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday between 7:30am and 12:30pm to work on projects and new members are always welcome!

Timbertowns Woodworkers - Blackbutt

The Timbertowns Woodworkers group will be holding their regular Wednesday morning meeting at the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Bowman Road, Blackbutt from 8:00am until around 12:00 noon today. New members who are interested in learning woodwork are always welcome.

Devonshire Teas - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt-Yarraman QCWA will be running a Devonshire Tea at their rooms at 65 Coulson Street in Blackbutt from 10:00am to 12 noon this morning. For just $10 you can enjoy a Devonshire Tea with a bottomless cup, and $6 packs of scones are also available. More details? Phone 0494-038-066.

Wednesday Yoga Class - Yarraman

A yoga class will be held at the Yarraman Memorial Hall in Browne Street, Yarraman at 6:30pm tonight. The class is held weekly and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Jane on 0408-988-100.

QCWA & Community Choir - Wondai

The Wondai QCWA & Community Choir will be holding their weekly practice session at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery in Haly Street, Wondai at 3:00pm this afternoon. New members are always welcome.

Cuppa & Chat - Nanango

South Burnett CTC will be holding a free Cuppa and Chat morning at the Nanango Neighbourhood Centre at 41 Drayton Street in Nanango from 9:30am to 10:30am this morning. These informal Cuppa & Chat mornings are held every Wednesday and everyone is welcome!

Play Readings - Nanango

Nanango Theatre Company hosts "play readings" on the third Wednesday of every month at its theatre at 1 Elk Street, Nanango. There's no fee and no acting experience is necessary. Tonight's play is "Equus", a 1973 play by Peter Shaffer about a child psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a religious fascination with horses.

Kingaroy Red Ants AGM

The Kingaroy Rugby League Football Club will be holding its Annual General Meeting from 5:00pm tonight in the clubhouse at T.J. O'Neill Oval in Youngman Street. The AGM will be followed by a general meeting at 6:00pm. The AGM is to elect Executive and Committee members for 2025.

Graham House AGM - Murgon

Graham House Community Centre will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 21 Taylor Street East, Murgon, from 6:00pm this evening. All members are invited to attend.

Murgon Clontarf Academy Celebration

The Murgon Clontarf Academy, based at Murgon State High School, will be farewelling its Year 12 students this afternoon with a celebration of their achievements over the years. The event will get under way at 4:30pm in the Murgon SHS Multi-Purpose Hall at 117 Gore Street. RSVP to Harry on 0419-303-520.

Beginners Yoga - Wondai

A beginners yoga class in held every Wednesday from 9:00am at the Wondai Country Club (the golf club) at 14058 Bunya Highway, Wondai. More info? Contact Jodi on 0413-338-372.

Free Community Meal - Kingaroy

A free community meal - dine-in or takeaway - is available every Wednesday night from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at The Salvation Army Hall, 109 Kingaroy St, Kingaroy. The Community Serving Community Meals Project is co-ordinated by the South Burnett Support Alliance and relies on volunteers from the local community.

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 - Murgon

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 membership. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution. AA meets in Murgon every Wednesday and Friday at 12:30pm at the Baptist Church at 94 Macalister Street. For more information, phone 1300-222-222.