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Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club Rally

The first day of the two-day Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club Rally will be held at the club's grounds along Geoff Raph Drive at Kingaroy Airport between 9:00am and 5:00pm today. The rally attracts vintage machinery enthusiasts from all over south-east Queensland and there'll be a huge range of antique machinery on display including cars, tractors, trucks, crawlers and stationary engines. Other highlights include a Grand Parade, slow tractor races, tractor pulling, corn threshing and much, much more! If you're hungry, there'll food and drink stalls operating all day too. This year's event celebrates 100 years of Caterpillar and Chrysler and 125 years of Mack. Admission today is $10, but under 16s can get in for free.

Fundraising Dinner - Tableland Hall

The Tableland Hall Committee will be holding its annual fundraising dinner from 6:00pm tonight at the hall at 459 Crownthorpe Road, Tablelands. Cost is $35 per person which includes a three-course meal. There'll also be a bar operating. Bookings are essential as seats are limited. RSVP by September 13 to 0400-697-300.

Maidenwell Music Mix

Day 2 of the second annual Maidenwell Music Mix festival will kick off at 11:00am this morning and go through until 11:00pm tonight in the performance area beside the Maidenwell Hotel. Performers today include Amber Goldsmith, Rich Phillips, Larry Cann, Alice Benfer and RYZA. Tickets for today only are $30, or a weekend pass is $50 and can be booked online or purchased at the door. Under 16s are free and free camping is available.

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.

Seafood Smorgasbord - Wondai

Dimities Cottage at 49 Haly Street in Wondai will be holding another of their all-you-can-eat Seafood Smorgasbords from 6:00pm this evening (dinner starts at 6:30pm). The buffet features all your favourite hot and cold seafoods, as well as non-seafood dishes, garden-fresh salads, home-made sweets, tea and coffee. Cost is $70 per head (BYO) and since these dinners are always a sell-out, bookings are essential (closing September 17 at 3:00pm). Phone (07) 4168-5744 to reserve a seat.

Flora Survey Training Workshop - Kingaroy

Native Plants Queensland (Kingaroy & Districts Branch) is hosting a Flora Training Workshop today facilitated by the Queensland Threatened Plant Network. The workshop will be begin in the Reception Room at the Kingaroy Town Hall in Glendon Street at 10:30am this morning and will be followed by a field survey at the Kingaroy Heights Environmental Reserve (BYO lunch and water). Wear clothing suitable for the field, ie. including boots and a hat, and bring along a clipboard and pen. RSVP to QTPN Project Manager Paul Donatiu on 0434-258-076 or by email

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 Market

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!

Archie Nisbet & The Celtic Cowboy - Linville

Archie Nisbet will be playing the bagpipes from 3:30pm today at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville. The Celtic Cowboy will then take to the stage in the beer garden from 4:00pm. Admission is free. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.

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.

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.

Amos - Kingaroy

Popular South Burnett entertainer Amos Pellas will be performing live in the beer garden at the Commercial Hotel, at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy, from 8:00pm until late tonight. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4162-1380.

Matt & Oran - Blackbutt

Matt and Oran will be playing live in the beer garden of the Radnor Hotel in Coulson Street, Blackbutt from 6:00pm tonight. Entry is free. More details? Phone the Radnor on (07) 4163-0203.

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. And karaoke will start after dinner! More info? Phone the pub on (07) 4163-8219.

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.

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.

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.

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.