Kingaroy Swimming Club Meeting
The Kingaroy Swimming Club will be holding their regular Tuesday Club Night meeting at the Kingaroy Swimming Pool at the corner of Alford and William Streets, Kingaroy from 6:00pm onwards this evening. New members are always welcome and the pool is heated. More details? Phone Richard on (0457) 502-969 or email him. Note: Entry to the pool is via the side gate in William Street if the main entry is closed. And in case of wet weather - or any other apparent reason for cancellation - contact can be made with the pool staff after 5:00pm on the day to check if the Club Night will be conducted.
Kingaroy Writers Association Meeting - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Writers' Association will be holding their twice-monthly meeting between 9:30am and 12:00 noon this morning at the Uniting Church Hall on the corner of Alford and Youngman Streets in Kingaroy. Members meet on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to share their work with other members and take part in writing and word exercises. Membership is just $5 per annum and meetings are $2 to cover tea and coffee (bring a plate for a shared morning tea experience). New members are always very welcome! More details? Phone Geoff on (07) 4162-1885.
Kingaroy Chamber Of Commerce and Industry AGM - Kingaroy
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be holding their Annual General Meeting in the front lounge of the Broadway Hotel in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy at 5:30pm this evening. The KCCI is urging all members to attend to ensure a quorum is reached. Everyone is welcome!
Art Geckos - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Friendly Art Group (the "Art Geckos") will be holding their regular Tuesday morning meeting at the 1913 Council Chambers in Edward Street, Kingaroy at 9:30am this morning. The Geckos cater for everyone from learners through to experienced artists and anyone with an interest in art is very welcome. All you need to bring along are your own materials. More details? Phone Daphne on (07) 4162-7112.
South Burnett Chorale - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett Chorale will be holding the regular Tuesday night practice meeting at the Church of Christ Hall at the corner of Haly and Burnett Streets in Kingaroy at 7:30pm this evening. New members are always very welcome! More details? Phone Di on (07) 4162-1647
Spirit Of The South Burnett Community Round Table - Nanango
- A Community Round Table will be held at the Nanango Cultural Centre Supper Room in George Street, Nanango from 6:00pm to 9:00pm this evening as part of preparations for the "Spirit of the South Burnett Festival" being held in Nanango in February 2013. The Round Table will provide an opportunity for Nanango area residents to talk about their journey from the 2011 floods and discuss how it has influenced their lives today. These stories will be used in a number of ways to build strategies that will ensure any future local disasters are survivable and recovery is made as easy as possible. Evertone is welcome, and you can obtain more details by phoning Sandy Towell on (0423) 830-224 or by emailing her. Note: Similar sessions will be held in Murgon (24th), Kingaroy (27th) and Wondai (28th) to gather the views of residents in those towns too.
Blackbutt Singers Practice Morning - Yarraman
- The Blackbutt Singers will holding their regular Tuesday morning practice session at the Yarraman Community Hall in Browne Street, Yarraman at 9:30am today. The group is celebrating its 21st birthday in 2012 and new members are very welcome. More details? Call Maree on (07) 4163-0581.
Tuesday Morning Bingo - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Senior Citizens Centre in Avoca Street, Kingaroy will be holding bingo matches from 9:30am to 12:00 noon this morning. There'll be a $100 jackpot, all books are $1, and morning tea is available for 60c. Everyone is welcome. More details? Phone (07) 4162-7300
AFL 9s Competition - Kingaroy
- The new South Burnett Saints AFL team will be holding the fifth round of an AFL 9s competition at Lyle Vidler Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy at 6:00pm this evening. AFL
9s is a nine-a-side non-contact game which features mixed sides of men and women (as well as children aged 13 and over) and is suitable for players of all abilities. Everyone is welcome. More details? Contact competition co-ordinator Will Reid on (0417 144-062.
Tuesday Afternoon Scrabble - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett Scrabble Group will be meeting at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy between 1:00pm and 5:00pm this afternoon for social Scrabble games. New members are very welcome! More details? Phone Beryl on (07) 4162-3609.
Tuesday Yoga, Lawn Bowls and Rapid Dance - Nanango
- The South Burnett Regional Council's Healthy Communities program will be running three gold coin donation activities in Nanango today: Yoga at Pioneer Park from 9:00am to 10:00am; Lawn Bowls at the Nanango Bowls Club in Henry Street from 10:00am to 11:00am; and Rapid Dance at Pioneer Park, also from 10:00am to 11:00am. Everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Pam Hinton at the SBRC on (07) 4189=9444.
Business Building Course - Kingaroy and Murgon
- The South Burnett Regional Council and Transforming Smsll Business will be presenting the second of a five-week series of workshops on building a businress at the Kingaroy Town Hall Supper Room in Glendon Street, Kingaroy from 9:00am to 11:0am this morning; and again at Gumnut Place in Gore Street, Murgon from 6:00pm to 8:30pm this evening. The course is being presented by Trudi Bartlett and will focus on many aspects of business building including staff motivation; increasing sales; staff training and development; and marketing and advertising. The workshops are completely free, but you'll need to register to attend: (0488) 112-298.
Hendra Virus Vaccine Information Night - Nanango
- Country Vets Nanango will be holding a Hendra virus and vaccine information night at the Nanango High School Student Services Building in Elk Street, Nanango from 7:00pm to 9:00pm this evening. All interested people are welcome. More details? Phone (07) 4163-3388. Note: This event was originally planned to be held at the CWA Hall in Fitzroy Street, Nanango, but has been moved to the NSHS Student Services Building.
Indoor Bowls Night - Nanango
- The Nanango Indoor Bowls Association will be holding their regular weekly indoor bowls matches inside the Nanango Cultural Centre in George Street, Nanango at 7:30pm this evening. New players are very welcome. More details? Phone Keith on (07) 4163-1522 or Denise on (07) 4163-2263
South Burnett Youth Choir Open Rehearsal Evening - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett Youth Choir will be holding an Open Rehearsal Evening at the Booie Bello Vista restaurant at the corner of Haydens and Schellbachs Road in Booie from 5:30pm to 8:00pm this evening. The Youth Choir will be performing the first half of their evening at the Distillety conference building (from 5:30pm to 7:00pm) before moving into main restaurant for a second perforemance and a light meal from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Choir members, their parents and friends, and anyone who'd like to see the Youth Choir in action are very welcome, and there's no charge to attend - just pay for any food you order. There'll also be a raffle and a lucky door prize. More details? Phone Jane on (0411) 118-510.
