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Thank You BlazeAid Dinner - Murgon

A special Community Dinner to thank everyone involved with the BlazeAid reconstruction project over the last will be held at St Joseph’s School Hall in Angel Avenue, Murgon from 6:30pm onwards tonight. Over the last four months since the Australia Day floods, BlazeAid volunteers have helped 88 farms in the area, clearing 133km of fencing and repairing or rebuilding a further 130km of fencing. Farmers and BlazeAid volunteers have been asked to attend, and all guests are asked to bring a covered dish for a communal smorgasbord meal. Entertainer Dean Perrett will be providing live music and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Doreen on (07) 4168-1916 or (0417) 730-287.

Wondai Country Markets

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery's popular monthly Wondai Country Markets will be operating at Coronation Park in Wondai's CBD from 7:00am to 12:00 noon today. Today's markets will feature stallholders selling fresh fruit and vegetables, arts and crafts, useful knick-knacks and clothing. There'll also be live entertainment; lots and lots of other stalls selling great gifts and goodies; and special hand-made treasures from local artisans available from the Gallery's new "Studio" building just a short stroll across the park. The Wondai Kindergarten's BBQs will also be firing up from 6:45am to dish out hearty breakfasts to early bargain hunters. New stallholders are always very welcome (stall fees range from $10 with power and water available, if needed) and you can obtain more details by phoning the Gallery on (07) 4168-5926 or by emailing them

Dance - Booie Hall

A dance will be held at Booie Hall from 7:30pm until around 11:30pm this evening. Music will be supplied by Mark's Music and there'll be the usual great supper, novelties and lucky door prize. Admission is $10 for adults or $5 for high school students and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Kathy on (07) 4163-2741.

Art Exhibition Closing - Kingaroy

Here's something different! Rather than an exhibition opening - which most galleries have - the Nimue Art Gallery in King Street, Kingaroy will be holding an Art Exhibition Closing at 2:00pm this afternoon to farewell Rosemarie Matthews-Frederick's exhibition of paper tole artworks. This exhibition has been on display at Nimue for the last four weeks, but will be wrapping up today. There'll be a great afternoon tea and lucky door prizes to be won, and admission is completely free. More details? Phone Cherry at the gallery on (0409) 622-772. You can also read more about this exhibition on this page of our website.

Neil Duddy - Nanango

Popular country rock entertainer Neil Duddy will be performing at the Nanango RSL in Henry Street from 7:30pm unrtil late tonight. Admission is free. More details fom the RSL on (07) 4163-1375.

Saturday Afternoon AFL - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Saints AFL team will be playing their fifth home game of the season when they come up against Highfields at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy at 2:30pm this afternoon for Round 10 of this year's Darling Downs AFL competition. Last week the Saints had a bit of a thriller in Chinchilla, narrowly beating the Chinchilla Suns by a single point, and they currently sit equal 8th on this year's competition ladder with Highfields. So both teams are certain to deliver some pretty high-powered action today in what should be a fairly evenly-balanced match as they both struggle to improve their current rankings. Spectators and supporters are very welcome! Note: Junior AFL games will be held during the morning.

Saturday Soccer - Kingaroy

The first day of the 10th round of the 2013 Evolution Solar South Burnett Football League will be held at Tom Alford Oval in Oliver Bond Street, Kingaroy today (the second will be held tomorrow at the Murgon Showgrounds). Wests will take on Gunners today in what looks like being a very interesting triple of matches. In 1st division, both teams are currrently tied at the top of the table for 2nd position; but in the Womens Division, Wests currently have triple the points of the Gunnettes (ie 15 to 5); and in 2nd Division, the situation at the moment is reversed with Gunners leading Wests by a margin of 4 to 1 (13 to 3). So the outcome of any of these matches is far from a foregone conclusion, and there are certain to be ladder changes from each one. 2nd Division will face off at 1:30pm; Womens Division at 3:15pm; and 1st Division at 5:00pm. Spectators and supporters are very welcome, and a canteen and BBQ will be operating too.

Cent Auction - Wondai

The Wondai Country Club will be holding a Cent Auction at the Wondai Diggers Club in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 1:00pm to around 4:00pm this afternoon. As usual, there'll be great prizes and raffles and everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy a fun afternoon with family and friends. More details? Phone Del on (07) 4168-5032

Tanduringie State School Cent Auction - Maidenwell

Tanduringie State School's annual Cent Auction will be held at Maidenwell Hall today as a fundraiser for the school. Doors will open at 8:00am and the auction will get underway at 10:00am sharp. Admission is $5 - which includes a sheet of tickets and morning tea - and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Bronwyn on (0439) 842-412. You can also read more about today's auction on this page of our website.

Saturday Rugby League - Blackbutt

The ninth round of the 2013 South Burnett Premier League competition will be held at the Blackbutt Sportsgrounds at the end of Railway Street, Blackbutt today - and it'll be an A-Grade Double Header. In the first match of the day, the top of the table Wondai Wolves will take on runners-up Cherbourg Hornets in the ongoing battle of these two teams for top-of-the-table supremacy. Both clubs have been delivering powerhouse perfomances all this season and are very evenly matched. So while the outcome is impossible to foresee, it should be a cracker game of footy. And after this, the Blackbutt Timbertowners will take on the Nanango Stags, with the home side understandably keen to improve their points tally on their own ground. Spectators and supporters are very welcome! Meanwhile - in the 11th round of the Junior League competition - the U6s to U12s Murgon Mustangs will play the Nanango Stags at the Murgon Showgrounds, while the Wondai Wolves will play the Kingaroy Red Ants at the Wondai Sportsgrounds and the Blackbutt Timbertowners will play the Central Burnett Brumbies. And in the U14s and U16s, the Nanango Stags will play the Kingarioy Red Ants at Nanango's Fred Kassulke Oval, while the Murgon Mustangs will play the Central Burnett Brumbies in Gayndah.

Manar Park 5th Birthday Celebration Weekend

Manar Park at 2252 Manar Road in Boondooma will be celebrating their 5th birthday under operators Dave and Robyn today and tomorrow. The park will be offering 25% off all riding, four wheel driving and camping activities along with a Movie Night, an Obstacle Challenge and a Hill Climb Challenge. Hot food will be available on site as well. More details? Phone the Park on (07) 4161-2188.

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowling Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy will be running bingo matches from 7:30pm this evening with over $1000 in prizes on offer. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404

Seafood Smorgasbord - Wondai

Dimities Cottage at 49 Haly Street, Wondai will be holding another of their popular monthly all-you-can-eat Seafood Smorgasbords from 6:30pm this evening (dinner starts at 7:00pm). Cost is $35 per head (BYO) and since these dinners are nearly always a sell-out, bookings are essential if you want to be sure of a seat: (07) 4168-5744

Jess Holland - Kingaroy

Rising country star Jess Holland will be performing at the Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets in Kingaroy tonight, and more details will be published as they become available. You can also read more about her on this page of our website.

Fortunato - Kingaroy

Fortunato will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm to 11:30pm this evening. Admission is free. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755

Community Activity Day - Cherbourg

A Community Activity Day will be held at the Cherbourg Hornets Oval from 1:00pm to around 5:00pm this afternoon. Amongst other things it will feature OzTag, a jumping castle and a jumbo slide, and a canteen will be operating as well. Then in the evening, this will be followed by a special community screening of the new James Bond thriller Skyfall at The Complex from 5:45pm to 7:45pm, where a canteen will be operating too. Both events are being sponsored by the Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council, the Cherbourg Hornets and the South Burnett PCYC and everyone is welcome!