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Caulfield Cup Day Races - Wondai

The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its annual Wondai Races Caulfield Cup Meeting at the Wondai race track in Baynes Street, Wondai from around 11:30am today, and one highlight will be the annual running of the Roy & Glenis Radunz Wondai Cup. The theme of today's meeting is "Bright and Bold" and guests are encouraged to dress to this theme to be in the running for great prizes in the Fashions Of The Field competition. As usual, there'll be live telecasts of Brisbane and interstate races in the undercover bookies ring, a licensed bar, food stalls and canteen. Today's meeting will feature a full card of five races (check out the Form Guide) and entry to the track is just $10. Wondai's Caulfield Cup meeting is always the South Burnett Race Club's biggest meeting of the year and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the race club on (07) 4168-5530. PS: Bring cash - there's no EFTPOS on site.

CROW-FM 30th Birthday - Wondai

CROW-FM will be celebrating its 30th birthday from 9:00am to 1:00pm today in and around the station building on the corner of the Bunya Highway and Haly Street, Wondai. There'll be live music, giveaways, the Wondai Lions Club will have a barbecue going, there'll be a garage sale happening and tours of the station will be available. Amber Goldsmith, Chris Wenner and Jarrod Edwards will be providing the live music.

Red Ants Presentation Night - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Red Ants rugby league football club will be holding their 2025 Senior Presentation Night and Reunion from 5:00pm this evening at the clubhouse at T.J. O'Neill Oval in Youngman Street. The night will also be celebrating the 1975 and 2005 premiership teams reunion. Tickets are $60 and can be booked online

Shrek The Musical - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Musical Comedy Society will be presenting their debut performance of "Shrek The Musical" at Kingaroy Town Hall in Glendon Street, Kingaroy from 6:30pm tonight. This family fun production tells the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking donkey and a feisty princess. Tickets to see Shrek The Musical are $30 for adults or $20 for students/concessions and they can be booked online or purchased at the door. Note: There'll be three more performances: a matinee performance tomorrow at 1:00pm; an evening performance next Saturday and a matinee performance next Sunday.

Heritage Waterhole Rocks - Nanango

Day 4 of the 11th annual Heritage Waterhole Rocks rock'n'roll campout festival will get under way at 9:30am this morning and run through until about 10:30pm tonight at Nanango Showgrounds. The festival is devoted to all things associated with 1950s and 1960s rock'n'roll. There'll be market stalls, a licensed bar and lots and lots of dancing! On stage today will be The Dodgie Rockers, Buddy Love and The Tremors and Little Stevie and The Tailfins. A Fashions Competition will also be held at 1:00pm. Admission today is $25 (or you can get an all-event pass for $60). Sunday is free. Powered and unpowered camping sites are also 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

Go Getta Girls - Kingaroy

Members of the Go Getta Girls running club, for women aged over 18, meet every Monday, Thursday and Saturday morning from 5:30am at the wooden shed in Memorial Park, Burnett Street, Kingaroy, for a run. More info? Phone Donna on 0409-620-923 or Annette on 0407-670-084.

Elvis Tribute Show - Blackbutt

An Elvis Tribute Night will be held from 7:30pm this evening at Blackbutt Memorial Hall in Bowman Road, Blackbutt. Tickets are $25 (children free) which includes the show, snacks and one free drink). There'll also be lucky door and Best Dressed prizes! To book a ticket, either drop into the Roy Emerson Museum or phone 0493-761-985.

Wakka Wakka Nation - Murgon

Ngoorrko Yumpaykal Liddy has invited Wakka Wakka and Kabi Kabi people to attend a celebration to mark the anniversary of a friendship agreement between the two groups which will be held from 9:00am today at Murgon Town Hall in Lamb Street. There'll be a corroboree at noon, followed by lunch and a pre-loved fashion show.

Canapes By The Creek - Kilkivan

Kilkivan P-10 P&C will be hosting another of their popular Canapes By The Creek evenings at the Kilkivan Showgrounds at 66 Mudlo Road, Kilkivan from 6:00pm until around midnight tonight. This black tie event offers guests gourmet canapes prepared by celebrity chef Matt Golinski, served by Kilkivan SHS students. There'll also be live entertainment by Chordless and a silent auction. Tickets are $130 per head. Overnight camping and Sunday breakfast will be available on site for a small extra charge. The evening is to support the Kilkivan P-10 P&C. Tickets can be booked online.

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.

Wondai Races After Party

Popular South Burnett duo Sue Bradley and Geoff Grevell will be playing live music at the Wondai RSL Sub-Branch Club in Mackenzie Street, Wondai, from 6:30pm this evening. Sue and Geoff will be playing classics, country and rock'n'roll ... and there's plenty of room for dancing! Meals will also be available from the Barracks Bistro. Everyone is welcome and admission is free!

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 crafts, plants as well as gifts and bric-a-brac. There'll also be a raffle, sausage sizzle and hot and cold drinks. All stalls welcome!

Bingo Buzz - Nanango

A new Saturday morning bingo session is starting today at the Nanango Cultural Centre, on the corner of Drayton and George Streets. Doors open at 10:00am with eyes down at 11:00am. Bring your friends for a fun day playing bingo!

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.

Royal Pig Out - Yarraman

Hungry? The Royal Hotel on the D'Aguilar Highway at Yarraman will be hosting a Pig Out Night from 6:30pm this evening. For just $22 per head for adults (children up to 16 pay their age) guests can tuck into a buffet of spit-roasted pork along with all the trimmings. Desserts are also available. More info? Phone the pub on (07) 4163-8219.

Alex Kosenko - Linville

Alex Kosenko will be making his debut performance at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville from 4:00pm this afternoon in the beer garden. Admission is free. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.

Dusty Day Out - Moffatdale

The 14th annual Dusty Day Out will be held at Dusty Hill Vineyard in Moffatdale from 11:00am to 11:45pm tonight. This event - which is strictly limited to 400 guests - will feature Pop Standen & Friends, Dude on Piano, Henpeck, Sam Maddison and Terrence Boyd Thallon. There'll also be free overnight camping on the grounds (no power, BYO swag or tent) but no pets or BYO are allowed. Tickets are $99 for adults and $49 for children and can be booked on Eventbrite

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.

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.

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

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.

South Burnett Cricket

The South Burnett Cricket Association's junior and senior games will be played today at locations across the South Burnett. In Stage 2, Kookaburras v Cobras at Taabinga State School and Murgon v Nanango 1 at the River Road Ground in Kingaroy. In Stage 3, Kingaroy v Nanango at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy. Stage 2 & 3 games start at 8:00am. In Round 2 of the South Burnett Senior competition, Nanango Scorpions v Saints at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango; Murgon Diggers v Kingaroy Services at Murgon Sportsgrounds; and Wooroolin Warriors v Wondai Wolves at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy. Senior games start at 12:30pm.

Billy Guy - Kingaroy

Billy Guy will be bringing good times to the Kingaroy RSL Club in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until around 10:00pm tonight in the Tobruk Room. Admission is free. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

BR4Z3 - Kingaroy

DJ BR4Z3 will spinning discs from 9:00pm tonight in the Beer Garden at the Commercial Hotel, corner of Glendon and Haly streets, Kingaroy. Admission is free. More details? Phone the ComPub on (07) 4162-1380.

Western Stars Cali Dance Studio Concert

The Western Stars Cali dance studio is holding its end-of-year concert from 2:00pm this afternoon at the Kingaroy Performing Arts Centre this centre. Tickets can be booked online

Live Music - Blackbutt

The Radnor Hotel in Blackbutt will be hosting a local musician live in the beer garden at the back of the pub from 6:00pm tonight until late.

Wondai Parkrun

The Wondai parkrun group will be holding their weekly 5km timed walk/run from 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

CANCELLED TODAY DUE TO PATH UPGRADE 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.