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2023 Blackbutt Show

The 89th annual Blackbutt Show will be held at the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Hart Street, Blackbutt from 5:30am this morning (when the gates open) until late tonight. This year's Show will feature a full range of horse events (anything from led breed and ridden breed through to hacks and rider classes). There'll also be a big roll-up of cattle and poultry along with sub-chamber finals of the Young Judges, Handlers and Paraders competitions; the popular woodchop and chainsawing competitions; lots of ring events; a Dog Show; pony rides; and plenty of fun for children including face painting, a baby animal farm, a magician and a puppet show. 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 8:00pm, followed by live entertainment until 11:00pm. Admission this year to $15.00 for adults or $5.00 for high school students and pensioners (children under 12 are admitted free). More details? Contact the Show Society on (07) 4163-0999 or 0447-970-999.

Nanango Autumn Race Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding its Autumn Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway in Racecourse Road just south of Nanango from 10:00am to about 5:00pm today. Today's races will have a "Colours Of Autumn" theme and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their best Autumn outfits and/or accessories to be in the running for some great Moffatdale Ridge Fashions Of The Field prizes. The race club's licensed bar and BBQ will be operating under the extended covered area; the race club canteen will be open for sit-down dining; and there'll be bookmakers and an on-course tote available in the betting ring to take your wagers. There's also plenty of undercover seating and lots of parking on course. The Autumn meeting is always popular and patrons are welcome to picnic on the lawns and even bring their own marquee if they like. Buses will be running to the races from Kingaroy's Glendon Street Bus Depot (12:00 noon) and the rear of Nanango's Fitzroy Hotel at 12:30pm. This will be a bumper 7 race meeting and the first race will leave the barriers around 12:39pm, but gates will open earlier so go-getters can get a head start on that all-important socialising. Admission is just $10 for adults and $5 for pensioners (under-16s are free). Everyone is welcome!

Saturday Rugby League - Murgon

Murgon Mustangs are hosting this weekend’s rugby league games at Murgon Sportsground as part of the SBRL’s annual Domestic Violence Awareness round. As well as junior and senior games, there'll be stalls, activities, entertainment and free snow cones for the kids. Under 6s-12s will play round robin matches across seven fields, with games beginning at 8:00am. At 11:00am, Cherbourg will take on Nanango in an U14s game, followed by another U14s game at noon between Kingaroy and Murgon. At 1:45pm, the South Burnett Eagles U18s will face Across The Waves. This will be followed by two A Grade games. At 3:15pm, Murgon will play Cherbourg, followed at 5:00pm by Kingaroy v Wondai. The day will be topped off by an A Grade Women's game between the two local teams in the Wide Bay competition, Cherbourg and Wondai.

Tiaras At The Palace & The Pram - Nanango

The Nanango Theatre Company will be presenting their second and third performances of two new one act plays - Tiaras At The Palace and The Pram - at the Nanango Playhouse on the corner of Elk and George Streets, Nanango at 2:00pm and again at 7:00pm this afternoon and evening to help celebrate Nanango's 175th anniversary on June 10. Tiaras At The Palace is written by locals Denise Smith, Rae Burke and Janet Korknobel and tells the story of a woman who journeys from youth to a lady of the town at the Palace Hotel, set against a background of historical events, while "The Pram" by Hugh O'Brien tells the story of a baby abducted from a park near Nanango Railway Station in 1919, a mystery solved 50 years later by an amateur detective. Tickets to the show are $25 (or $20 for concessions) and can be booked online. Further performances will be held next Friday and Saturday, May 26 and 27.

Bogan Bingo - Nanango

St Patricks School will be holding a Bogan Bingo Night at the school's hall at 16 Alfred Street, Nanango from 5:30pm (eyes down at 6:00pm) to around 9:30pm tonight as a fundraiser for the Nanango Local Ambulance Committee. Participants at this popular annual event are encouraged to dress up in their best bogan outfits to win great cash prizes, and are also welcome to BYO drinks and nibbles. Additionally - for $40 - you can purchase a Bogan Bundle that includes 10 bingo game sheets, 5 cent auction tickets, 5 raffle tickets, a Lucky Door ticket and a bingo pen to tot up all your winnings. Everyone is welcome! More details? Advance tickets? Advice on the latest and hottest bogan and boganette fashions? Phone 0421-194-504 or 0410-136-013.

Yarraman Markets

The Yarraman Progress Association's Yarraman Markets will be held on the vacant block at the corner of the D'Aguilar and New England Highways in Yarraman (ie opposite Bendigo Bank) from 7:00am until around 12:00 noon today. The markets - now held on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Saturdays of each month - feature trash and treasure stalls, car boot sellers, local produce and hand-made goods, as well as food stalls. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to book a stall yourself - it's only $10 - phone 0498-540-340.

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

Boots & Bulldust will be running bingo matches at the Kingaroy Bowls Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy from 6:30pm this evening (eyes down at 7:00pm) as a charity fundraiser. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404

Mud Women & Mochaccinos

A Mud Women & Mochaccinos get-together will be held in the Glendon Street Forecourt in Kingaroy from 10:00am to 12:00 noon today. The event - jointly organised by the South Burnett Regional Council and the Federal Government - is designed to bring women, clay and magic together and it's free, but to help plan the catering an RSVP is required. You can RSVP online by clicking here

Murgon Men's Shed

The Murgon Men's Shed will be holding their regular Saturday 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 to work on a variety of projects and new members are always welcome.

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 12:00pm today. The markets are run by the Kingaroy Show Society and feature a great range of arts, crafts, food stalls, fruit and garden stalls, plus unusual bric-a-brac. New stallholders are always very welcome! More details? Phone Craig on 0408-880-927

Proston Country Markets

The monthly Proston Country Markets - organised by the Proston Show Society and held on the 3rd Saturday of each month - will be running at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston from 8:00am to around noon this morning. Stalls feature everything from craftwork to baked goods and bric-a-brac are are always fun to browse. Stall fees are just $5 if you want to join in the action and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Val on (07) 4168-9391.

Festival Of The Dams - BP Dam

The first day of the weekend-long Festival Of The Dams fishing competition will be held at BP Dam north of Murgon from 7:00am onwards today. Up to 40 teams will be competing for prizes in the two-day event, but there's plenty of fun to be had for spectators too, with markets and food vans opening from breakfast onwards; live music; children's activities; lots of raffles; and lunches and dinners available as well. The festival is being sponsored by the South Burnett Regional Council and inexpensive caravan and camping sites and cabins can be booked from the Yallakool Tourist Park. Final competition winners will be announced around lunchtime tomorrow. Competition rules and registration forms can be found online

Moore Hall Markets

The monthly Moore Markets will be held outside the Moore Soldiers Memorial Hall off the D'Aguilar Highway in Moore from 8:00 to around 12:00 noon this morning. The markets feature hand painted china; hand made jewellery; hand crafted dolls; quilts; biscuit tin banjos; jade; wooden toys; delightful handmade bags; plants; bric-a-brac; antiques and collectables; tea cosies; baby clothes; tea towels; candles; soaps; cakes; jams and pickles, and more. There's also great brekkies available inside the Hall. Everyone is welcome!

Barlight - Kingaroy

Popular duo Barlight will be performing in the Tobruk Room at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until around 11:00pm tonight. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

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.

Never Two Late - Linville

Popular entertainers Never Two Late will be performing over lunch at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville from 11:30am to 3:30pm this afternoon. The hotel's kitchen will be open for lunch, dinner and snacks and if you want to stay over, the pub now has accommodation available. Alternately, there's free overnight campsites available across the road at the railhead. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.

Byte Nite - Murgon

The South Burnett PCYC at 40 Macalister Street, Murgon will be holding a free youth Byte Night of fun and games from 4:00pm to 7:00pm this evening as a school holiday activity. It will feature a free sausage sizzle and a movie, as well as a farewell to the PCYC's popular Youth Manager Renee Bond. All young Murgon and Cherbourg youngsters are welcome! More details? Phone the PCYC on (07) 4163-1889.

Wayne Handley - Wondai

Rock and roll entertainer Wayne Handley will be performing pub classics at the Cecil Hotel in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 7:00pm until late tonight. The hotel's kitchen will also be open for dinner or snacks. More details? Phone (07) 4137-7716.