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Waterhole Rocks - Nanango

The annual Waterhole Rocks rock'n'roll campout festival gets underway in earnest at Nanango Showgrounds today. The four-and-a-half day 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 Buddy Boys, Jeff Hancox and The Blue Suede Band on stage tonight. There's also a spit roast available this evening! Admission today, 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

Social Table Tennis - Blackbutt

Social table tennis games will be held at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall in Bowman Road, Blackbutt from 6:00pm to 9:00pm this evening. Matches are held every Thursday night and playing fees are just $5. Loaner bats will be available as well as tea, coffee and biscuits. New players are always welcome! More info? Phone Oggy 0418-732-850.

Thursday Tai Chi - Nanango

A Thursday morning Tai Chi class will be held under the shade sails at Ringsfield House's gardens at 41-45 Alfred Street, Nanango at 8:00am this morning (or at Nanango Showgrounds if it's raining). The class is a social group and new members are always welcome. Cost is $4 per session. More details? Phone Gary on 0487-853-617.

Graham House Community Garden - Murgon

Graham House's community garden group will be meeting at the garden behind the Graham House Community Centre at 21 Taylor Street East in Murgon at 8:00am this morning. The group meets weekly and it's a great way to meet new people with similar interests, stay active, get some sunshine and take home healthy produce. More details? Phone Graham House on (07) 4169-8400

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 Thursday evening meeting at the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Bowman Road, Blackbutt from 5:00pm until around 7:00pm tonight. New members who are interested in learning woodwork are always welcome.

Thursday 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.

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.

Yoga Class - Blackbutt

An all-ages Yoga class will run at Blackbutt's Memorial Hall in Bowman Road from 9:00am to 10:00am this morning. Course fees are $4 per session and the class runs every Monday and Thursday, including all public holidays (except for Christmas Day)

Indoor Bowls - Wooroolin

Indoor bowls matches will be played at Wooroolin Hall on the Bunya Highway at Wooroolin from noon this afternoon. New players are always welcome! More details? Phone Maryanne on (07) 4169-0776.

South Burnett Toastmasters

South Burnett Toastmasters will be meeting in the Anzac Room of Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy at 6:45pm (for a 7:00pm start) 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 every month. More details? Visit the South Burnett Toastmasters website

Gem & Fossicking Club - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Gem and Fossicking Club will be holding their regular Thursday meeting at their club's workshop in Shed 2 in the South Burnett Enterprise Centre at 6 Cornish Street, Kingaroy from 8:30am to around 12:00 noon today. The club embraces all aspects of lapidary (including gem hunting and cutting) and meets in Kingaroy every Monday and Thursday. New members are always welcome. More details? Phone 0491-606-427.

Thursday Line Dancing - Wondai

Line dancing classes will be held at Wondai Town Hall in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 9:30am to 12:30pm today. A small dancing fee applies and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Vicki on 0427-461-538.

Social Golf - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt Golf Club at 51 Langton Road in Blackbutt will be running social golf games from 2:00pm this afternoon. For just $5, guests can play six holes in the great outdoors in a relaxing atmosphere. The bar will also be open. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the club on (07) 4163-0180.

Taras Hall Bingo - Nanango

Bingo games will be held at Taras Hall immediately next to Nanango RSL Club in Henry Street, Nanango at 8:30am this morning (eyes down at 9:30am sharp). Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the club on (07) 4163-1375.

GardenCare Group - Kingaroy

Kingaroy's GardenCare Group will be holding its weekly meeting at Centacare's gardens behind the church at 15 Albert Street from 9:30am this morning, followed by a BBQ lunch around noon. The group lets keen gardeners mingle and have fun on a regular basis, and new gardeners are always welcome. More details? Phone Centacare on (07) 4162-5439.

Thursday Yoga Class - Yarraman

A yoga class will be held at the Yarraman Memorial Hall in Browne Street, Yarraman at 9:00am this morning. The class is held weekly and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Jane on 0408-988-100.

Thursday Night Trivia - Nanango

The Nanango RSL Club in Henry Street, Nanango will be running its weekly trivia competition from 6:30pm tonight. Playing fees are a gold coin donation and the club's servery will be open for dinner or snacks. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the club on (07) 4163-1375.

Burnett Rockers Dance Class - Kingaroy

The Burnett Rockers will be holding their weekly Rock & Roll Dance Classes in the GB Hall at Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, from 6:30pm until around 9:00pm tonight. The classes are designed for all ages and all levels - from absolute beginners to advanced dancers - and are run in a family-friendly, non-competitive atmosphere. Class fees are $15 and tea, coffee and water are available on site for a gold coin donation. Everyone is welcome!

Thursday Tai Chi - Kumbia

Kumbia's Tai Chi group will be meeting at the lunch room at the Kumbia Sportsgrounds in Bell Street from 8:30am to 9:30am this morning. The group meets every Thursday for a relaxing Tai Chi exercise class to improve breathing, balance and flexibility, and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Jenny on 0429-008-160.

Kingaroy State High School Sports Awards

The sporting achievements of Kingaroy State High School students during 2024 will be celebrated this evening from 7:00pm in the Kingaroy Performing Arts Centre (KPAC), in the school grounds at the end of Markwell Street.

Cricket Blast - Kingaroy

Kingaroy Junior Cricket Association's Cricket Blast program for boys and girls aged from 4-12 gets under way from 4:00pm-5:00pm this afternoon at Lyle Vidler Oval, Youngman Street, Kingaroy. More info is available online

Cricket Blast - Nanango

The six-week Cricket Blast program for boys and girls aged from 5-11 gets under way from 4:30pm-5:30pm this afternoon at Nanango Sports Fields, Burnett Street, Nanango. Cost is $99 for six weeks. More info is available online

Goomeri Show Society AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Goomeri and District Show Society will be held from 7:00pm this evening in the Pam Brunjes Pavilion in Laird Street, Goomeri. All financial members of the Society are invited to attend.

Wesleyan Food Hampers - Nanango

Wesleyan Grace Community Food Hampers will be available at 40 Fitzroy Street, Nanango from 8:00am to 12:00 noon today. A range of food and freezer hampers are available for between $15 and $45 for people facing financial difficulties, but you'll need to BYO boxes or shopping bags. Simply pick a number at the front door and then wait for your number to be called to go shopping.

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 - Kingaroy

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 Kingaroy every Thursday from 6:30pm at the "Biscuit Tin", behind St Mary's Church Hall, 15 Albert Street, Kingaroy. For more information, phone 1300-222-222.

Al-Anon - Goomeri

An Al-Anon meeting for the relatives or friends of people with a drinking problem will be held at the Goomeri Showgrounds pavilion in Laird Street, Goomeri from 11:00am this morning. More details? Phone 0428-106-239 or visit the website