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64th Annual Cooyar Show

The 64th Annual Cooyar Show will be held at the Cooyar Showgrounds on Rangemore Road in Cooyar from 8:00am this morning through until very late tonight. The Cooyar Show marks the start of the South Burnett's agricultural show season and it's always a really great family day out. Special attractions at this year's event include a Smash Up Derby; an evening Bull Ride; the Flair Freestyle Motorcycle Riders; and the Crack Up Sisters comedy duo. There'll also be a full day of entertainment for the whole family including 5-for-$5 amusement rides, free face painting for the kids, a big chainsaw competition, market stalls, show bags and music, as well as the usual hotly-contested horse, stud cattle and pavilion programs. The afternoon will also feature Poddy Rides and Mutton Bustin' and everything will be capped off by the traditional Giant Fireworks Display at about 9:00pm. A licensed bar will be operating throughout the day and the Show's well-stocked food canteen and BBQ are guaranteed to satisfy any hunger pangs. The Show's official opening will occur at 12:30pm and this year - as a new addition to the program - there'll also be a great Ute Muster. Entry to this year's Cooyar Show is still just $15 for adults and $5 for high school students (primary school aged children are free) and everyone is welcome along! For more information and/or show schedules, phone Show secretary Marge on (07) 4692-6164 or the Show Society's office (on Show day only) on (07) 4692-6281.

5th Annual Reef & Beef Extravaganza - Ironpot

The 5th annual Reef & Beef Extravaganza will be held at Ironpot Hall in Ironpot from 5:30pm onwards this evening. This all-you-can-eat event will offer guests as many prawns, oysters, Moreton Bay bugs, scallops, whole cooked Red Emperor and pan-fried reef fish fillets, rib steaks and BBQ rib fillet steaks as they can pack in, along with salads, vegies and dessert. There'll also be a licensed bar operating too, plus live entertainment. It's been a year since Ironpot last digested a Reef & Beef Night but it'll be a fantastic event (as it always is). And if you'd rather be driven than drive the 55km from town, there'll be a bus running from Kingaroy for a small extra fee. Tickets are $60 per head for adults, $40 for high school students and $15 for primary school students and you can book them by phoning Sonya on (07) 4164-8142 (ahrs) or (0428) 648-142, or Hook on (0428) 648-244. Be quick, though! Numbers for this popular community fund-raiser have risen every year (from 140 in 2009 to more than 300 last year) and places are limited. Need a memory-jogger? Want to publicise it at the office to get a group together? Then you can get a PDF flyer about this year's Reef & Beef Extravaganza you can print off and put on your fridge or noticeboard by clicking here.

Evolution Solar South Burnett Soccer 7s - Kingaroy

The 31st annual Evolution Solar South Burnett Soccer Sevens will be held at the Kingaroy Soccer Grounds in Oliver Bond Street, Kingaroy all this weekend. This giant pre-season carnival - run by the South Burnett Senior Soccer Association - attracts teams from all over south-east Queensland and is one of the region's major annual sporting events. This year organisers expect there'll be upwards of 45 mens and womens teams competing for more than $2,000 in prize monies and locals are also very welcome to form a team and join in! Today's games will get underway at around 9:40am and will run to about 6:20pm. Admission to the Soccer Sevens is 100% free for spectators and there'll be a licensed bar and full catering operating at the grounds too. The carnival will conclude with finals matches tomorrow. You can read more about it on this page of our website. You can also find out more information at www.footballsouthburnett.com.au.

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

Taromeo Cemetery Restoration Celebrations

A community party will be held at Taromeo Cemetery at 639 Old Esk Road in Blackbutt at 3:00pm this afternoon to celebrate the reconstruction of the historic stone walled cemetery, which was flattened in the 2011 floods and painstakingly restored by a team of volunteers over many months last year. The event is being staged by the South Burnett Regional Council but because of the cemetery's remoteness and the need to cater for the event, only people who RSVP'd to Vivienne Kirby on (07) 4189-9549 will be allowed to attend.

Dance - Booie Hall

A dance will be held at Booie Hall from 8:00pm until around 12:00am this evening. Music will be supplied by a local band 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 Elva on (07) 4162-4700.

Charity Lawn Bowls Carnival - Kingaroy

The Rotary Club Of Kingaroy will be holding a Charity Lawn Bowls Carnival at the Kingaroy Bowls Club in Youngman Street, Kingaroy from 12:30pm until around 4:30pm today. The event is a fundraiser for infrastructure upgrades at the South Burnett Community Hospital and it's open to bowlers and non-bowlers alike. There'll be lots of fun competitions and a goose club with prizes to be won, as well as raffles and novelty prizes up for grabs during the day. Admission is $40 for a team of a four, and afternoon tea and refreshments will be provided. A bar will also be operating all afternoon. Everyone is welcome - providing they wear flat shoes - and you can obtain more details by phoning Vince on (0499) 366-007.

Wondai Wolves Sign-On Day

The Wondai Wolves rugby league club will be holding their second (and biggest) 2013 Sign-On Day at the Wondai Sportsgrounds off the Bunya Highway just north of the CBD from 9:00am to 12:00 noon this morning. Today's sign-on will take the form of a Gala League morning and will be hosted by Broncos Development Officer Darren Burns. It will be followed by a sausage sizzle lunch and ice blocks for the kids. All junior and senior players are invited to come along, and if you'd like to try league this will be a great opportunity to learn and experience the game. Training for both the Junior and Senior grades will kick off next Tuesday night (February 26) in preparation for the 2013 season. The Wolves were the South Burnett's Premiers in 2011 and have a long and proud history in our regional footy competition.

Saturday Cricket

South Burnett cricketers will be playing the latest rounds of this year's 2012-13 cricket season at a variety of locations around the region today (round 12 for A grade, round 15 for B grade). In A-grade, the Nanango Scorpions will play Kingaroy RSL at the Nanango Sportsgrounds; and the Kingaroy Warriors will play the Murgon Crusaders at Kingaroy's Lyle Vidler Oval. And in B-grade (today is the semi-finals) the Kingaroy Warriors will play the Wondai Wolves at Kingaroy State School; the Kumbia Rattlers will play Murgon Diggers at the Kumbia Sportsgrounds; and - in the Plate finals - Murgon Magic will play Kingaroy RSL at the Murgon Sportsgrounds, while Barambah take on the Murgon Colts at Murgon State High School. All matches are one day games and get underway at 12:00 noon. Spectators and supporters are very welcome!

Kilkivan Showgrounds Community Working Bee

A Community Working Bee wll be held at the Kilkivan Showgrounds in Mudlo Road, Kilkivan today and tomorrow to help get it back into some sort of shape after the pounding it took from the Australia Day weekend floods - the second flood event to hit the Showgrounds in the last two years. If you'd like to help, you should wear suitable clothing (including a hat and hard footwear) and BYO food and water too. The working conditions aren't suitable for children, but any adults who'd like to lend a hand are more than welcome. More details? Phone Mike Atthow on (07) 5484-1154 or Donna Atthow on (07) 5484-1252.

Debbie Robertson - Kingaroy

Popular entertainer Debbie Robertson will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm until late tonight. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1755

Powertex Workshop - Nanango

The Nanango Art Society will be holding a Powrtex workshop at the Winds Of Change Gallery in George Street, Nanango today. Powertex is an easy-to-use, easy-to-shape lightweight medium for creating sculptures. More details? Phone (0409) 060-315.

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

Learn How To Play Bridge - Kingaroy

The fourth week of a 6-week course in How To Play Bridge will be held at Kingaroy's Artie Kerr Centre (the Department of Transport building) in Kingaroy Street from 9:30am to 11:30am this morning. The course is 100% free and new players are very welcome. More details? Phone Helen on (07) 4162-2128.

Shed Happens - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Shed Men will be holding their 35th meeting at the Kingaroy Clay Target Club on the Kingaroy-Cooyar Road south-west of town from 4:30pm to 8:30pm this evening. Captain Alan Kerr from the Salvation Army will be a special guest speaker tonight, and you can also do a bit of clay target shooting if you get in early! The $10 admission includes a meal, dessert, soft drinks, coffee & tea (BYO if you want something harder). All blokes are welcome and under-15s can get in for free. More details? Directions? Phone Nev on (07) 4162-2009

Trivia Night - Monogorilby

A Trivia Night will be held at Monogorilby Hall this evening. More details will be published as they become available - or you can phone Sue in the meantime on (07) 4165-8164

Eight Ball Open Day - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Eight Ball Association will be holding an Open Day at the Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy from 12:00 noon to 5:00pm today. There'll be a session devoted to explaining the rules of this arcane game, some coaching and a run-down on refereeing. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Neil on (0413) 404-875.

Tie-Dye Workshop

A Tie-Dye Workshop will be held at Tranquillity & Soul by the roundabout in Wondai from 8:00am to 1:00pm this morning in conjunction with the Wondai Markets (see entry further above). You can learn how to tie-dye like a master for $10 per adult shirt or $5 per child's shirt, and you can either bring your own items to tie-dye this morning or purchase any of the kids T-shirts that will be available for sale. More details? Call Rhonda or Tully on (07) 4169-0339.