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Wondai Spring Garden Expo

The first day of the Wondai Spring Garden Expo will be held at the Wondai Sports Grounds off the Bunya Highway from 8:00am to 4:30pm today (the Expo will also be running at the same venue from 8:00am to 1:00pm tomorrow). As is always the case with these very popular Garden Expos, keen gardeners will be able to enjoy a wide display of plants, pots, fertilizers, outdoor products and much more from over 140 exhibitors in what's quite possibly the largest gardening display of its kind in south-east Queensland. There'll also be expert guest speakers; live entertainment in the grounds; a Horticultural Show and display; and lots of food and refreshment stands too. In addition, there'll be lucky spot prizes all weekend and a major multi-draw raffle, as well as the Official Opening at 1:00pm by a special guest. Entry fees are just $5.00 per person and young people under 15 who are accompanied by an adult are free. There's also plenty of free parking nearby. More details? Phone Helen on (07) 4168-9297 or email her. You can also get additional information on Wondai Garden Expo's website.

Our Lady Help Of Christians Centenary - Nanango

Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Nanango will be celebrating its centenary this weekend. The celebrations will begin at 2:00pm this afternoon with a concert by the South Burnett Chorale in the church. This will be followed at 2:30pm with a picture show of weddings which have been held in the church over the past 100 years before visitors move to the meeting room and church grounds at 3:00pm to enjoy afternoon tea. About 4:00pm, Archbishop Mark Coleridge will bless the Centenary plaque, after which the focus will shift to St Patrick’s School Hall at 4:30pm for a concert and the official launch “The Little Cathedral In The Bush” history book, which has been put together by local historian and parishioner Liz Caffery. The concert will be followed by wine and cheese and light refreshments, and everyone is welcome. You can also read more about the celebrations on our website.

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

Wondai Parkrun

The Wondai parkrun group will be holding their weekly 5km timed run 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.

Proston Men's Shed

The Proston Men's Shed will be meeting at the old railway station building at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston for its regular Saturday morning meeting today, kicking off with a cuppa at 9:00am. The meeting will run until around noon, and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Geoff on 0439-694-000.

Wondai ALP Branch Meeting

The Wondai branch of the Australian Labor Party will be holding their monthly meeting in the dining room of the Cecil Hotel in Mackenzie Street, Wondai at 12:30pm today, following a morning at the Wondai Country Markets. If you’re not already registered to vote and would like an enrolment form, branch members can help with that. New members are always welcome, too, and you can find out more information by contacting Richie on 0473-733-088 or on Facebook. The branch is particularly interested in hearing from people who live in the Kingaroy, Murgon, Cherbourg, Goomeri, Kilkivan and Tansey areas, and welcomes people of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowls 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

Sausage Sizzle Markets - Nanango

Nanango's Anglican Churchyard Shop will be holding a Sausage Sizzle Market outside the shop at the corner of Burnett and Drayton Streets, Nanango from 7:00am to around 12:00 noon this morning. These new markets feature 10 to 12 stalls selling a wide variety of goods, a sausage sizzle (from 8:00am) and tea, coffee and bikkies to encourage shoppers to mingle and chat while they look for a bargain. The Churchyard Shop - which offers a wide range of quality pre-loved goods - will also be open, and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Sue on 0419-319-981.

Redcliffe Odyssey - Blackbutt

The Burnett branch of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club will be holding the second - and main - day of their three-day Redcliffe Odyssey (in conjunction with the Redcliffe branch) at the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Bowman Road today. The main feature of today is the Ulympic Games, which will get underway around 12:30pm and conclude at 4:00pm with presentations to the winners, raffles and an auction. Participants in the Ulympics will be testing their skills at tossing tyres, stoning gnomes and lots of other whacky things. Admission is $15 - which includes a badge and a ticket in the Lucky Door prize - and spectators are very welcome. More details? Phone Herb on 0420-335-556.

Barambah Shed Men Meeting - Moondooner

The Barambah Shed Men will be holding their 37th meeting at 133 Moondooner Road, via Murgon from 4:30pm onwards this afternoon (to find it, head out of Murgon towards Goomeri; Moondooner Road is approximately 6km on your right). Today's meeting will feature two guest speakers - Aloe farmer Wallis Birch, who has been growing, selling and processing Aloe vera plants for 20 years (Wallis also has some great gear in his shed to look over); and Phil Thomas, who grew up on a dairy then on a banana farm before qualifying as a fitter and turner and a Manual Arts teacher. After 8 years at Doomadgee and 5 years in Columbia, he now lives at Bundaberg. The cost of the meeting is $15 (which includes a meal, dessert, soft drinks, and tea/coffee), but young blokes under 15 can attend for free. To assist with planning the catering, though, an RSVP by Monday, September 19 would be greatly appreciated. You can make one by phoning Glen on (07) 4168-4134 or by emailing him, or Dave on (07) 4168-5912.

Kumbia Pop-Up Library

The Kumbia QCWA Rooms in Bell Street, Kumbia will become a pop up library, craft and cuppa stop from 9:00am to 11:00am this morning. The QCWA Rooms will have cold drinks, hot drinks and a freshly baked morning tea on offer combined with hundreds of books, DVDs, CDs and magazines, and everyone is welcome along to browse and socialise. The pop up library occurs every 2nd and 4th Saturday.

Murgon Men's Shed

The Murgon Men's Shed will be holding their Saturday meeting at their shed in Macalister Street, Murgon (the former Murgon Railway Station) today. The Men's Shed meets every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday to work on projects and new members are always welcome.