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2025 Blackbutt Show

The 91st annual Blackbutt Show will be held at the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Hart Street, Blackbutt from 5:30am this morning (when the gates open for competitors) until 11:30pm tonight. This year's Show will feature cattle and poultry along with the popular woodchopping and chainsawing competitions; lots of ring events (including a working dog demonstration); a dog show and plenty of fun for children including face painting and a baby animal farm. As usual the Show will also feature a great spread of pavilion exhibits; sideshow alley; showbags; and trade displays. And after dark there'll also be a fireworks display at 7:30pm followed by live entertainment. Admission is $15.00 for adults or $5.00 for high school students and pensioners (children under 12 are admitted free).

Nanango Autumn Races

Racing is back at Nanango! And entry today will be free!! The recently reformed Nanango Race Club will be holding its Autumn Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway in Racecourse Road, just south of Nanango, from about noon to 6:00pm today. There'll be seven races plus all the regular features will be back, including the licensed bar, race club canteen, a busy bookmakers' ring and an on-course tote. Free buses to the track will also be running: pick-up at noon at the Glendon Street bus stop in Kingaroy and 12:30pm at the Scott Car Park in Nanango. There's also plenty of undercover seating and lots of parking on course. NB. There's no ATM on course, so bring case!

Fun With Painting - Kingaroy

Jumping Ant Arts members are hosting a series of workshops in conjunction with their Antfest 2025 exhibition at Kingaroy Art Gallery. Today, they'll be having fun with painting from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the gallery (opposite the peanut silos in Haly Street). Cost is $5 but bookings are essential. Phone the gallery on 0488-793-419 or contact then by email

Open Mike Night - Tableland Hall

As part of their ongoing centenary celebrations, the Tableland Hall Committee will be holding an open microphone night from 5:00pm this evening at Tableland Hall, 459 Crownthorpe Road, Tablelands. Budding musicians plus old hands are invited to have a go! All music genres are encouraged. There'll be a food van on site plus a licensed bar will be open and cold drinks will be available to buy. Entry is $5 (plus donations are welcome) with proceeds to support the Murgon Hospital Auxiliary. The featured band will be Jake (aka Lyle Goschnick, Bill Horstmann and Allan Schulz) so bring along your dancing shows!

Saturday Library Day - Maidenwell

The volunteers from the Maidenwell QCWA will be supervising the regular weekly Saturday Library Day (featuring books loaned from Kingaroy Library) from 2:00pm to 4:00pm this afternoon. A library day is held in the Maidenwell Hall in Pool Street every Wednesday and Saturday.

Proston Country Markets

The monthly Proston Community Markets - held on the 3rd Saturday of each month - will be running outside the QCWA Rooms at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston from 8:00am this morning. Stalls feature everything from baked goods and gifts to plants and bric-a-brac. There'll also be a sausage sizzle, BBQ, tea and coffee available. Stall fees are just $5 if you want to join in the action and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Helen on 0457-094-145.

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.

Rugby League - Murgon

The Murgon Mustangs will be hosting their annual Domestic Violence Awareness Round from 8:00am this morning at Murgon Showgrounds. Round robin junior games will be played all day across six fields. There'll also be several South Burnett sides in action: 11:00am SB U35kg v SB Open Weight U10s; 11:40am SB U43kg v SB Zone 4 U12s; Noon SB U13 Girls v Hervey Bay; and 1:15pm SB U15 Girls v Hervey Bay. South Burnett Rugby League competition games will also be played: at 12:20pm Chinchilla will take on Nanango in Under 14s followed at 1:20pm by another Under 14s game, between Murgon v Kingaroy. Two A Grade games will also be played: At 2:20pm Murgon v Cherbourg followed at 4:00pm by Kingaroy v Wondai.

Kingaroy Friendship Markets

The third Saturday of the month Friendship Markets will be held at Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street, Kingaroy from 7:00am to around noon today. The markets feature a range of arts, crafts, food stalls, fruit and garden stalls, plus unusual bric-a-brac. New stallholders are always very welcome.

Vanessa Sanger - Nanango

Singer Vanessa Sanger will be performing at the Commercial Hotel in Drayton Street, Nanango, from 7:00pm tonight. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4163-1208.

Hot Pink Hoedown - Kingaroy

The Hot Pink Coyote Girls and Perth DJ Kayty Banks will be entertaining patrons at Kingaroy's Commercial Hotel, on the corner of Haly and Glendon streets, from 9:00pm tonight. Dress in pink and take part in table dancing battles and games. Dress in pink to impress! More details? Phone the Commercial on (07) 4162-1380.

Rob Stevenson - Kingaroy

Soloist Rob Stevenson will be playing classic rock'n'roll, country and contemporary music in the Tobruk Room at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until around 10:00pm tonight. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

Yarraman RSL Sub-Branch AGM

Yarraman RSL Sub Branch Members, guests and visitors are invited to the Annual General Meeting from 11:00am this morning at Kitty Cook cottage, Emmert Street, Yarraman. This will be followed by a general meeting. A light lunch will also be available.

Saturday Night Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Senior Citizen's club hosts bingo every Saturday evening from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Kingaroy Town Common Hall in Oliver Bond Street, Kingaroy. Everyone is welcome! More info? Phone Ellen on 0478-607-054.

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 Saturday get-together. The Men's Shed meets most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome! More details? Phone 0491-102-087.

Kingaroy Men's Shed

The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be holding their regular Saturday 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.

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! Contact Dave on 0407-409-335.

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

Wondai Parkrun

The Wondai parkrun group will be holding their weekly 5km timed runs at Coronation Park in Wondai at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the South Burnett Rail Trail and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event. More details? Send an email.

Ros Gregor Parkrun - Nanango

The Nanango parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run along the Ros Gregor Trail at Tipperary Flat next to the D'Aguilar Highway south of Nanango at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the trail and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Railway Parkrun - Proston

The Proston parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the former railway line and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Parkrun - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Blackbutt from 7:00am this morning. The starting line is adjacent to the Roy Emerson Museum, off Bowman Road. Runners follow a course along the former railway line and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online (it's officially called the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail parkrun) and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Narcotics Anonymous - Kingaroy

Are drugs a problem? NA members have been there and can help! An NA meeting is held from noon to 1:00pm every Saturday in Kingaroy. More info? Phone 1300-652-820.