Murgon Rotary Club Meeting
The Murgon Rotary Club will be holding their regular Wednesday evening dinner meeting at the Murgon Services Club in Lamb Street, Murgon from 6:30pm onwards tonight (meeting starts at 7:00pm). New members are always welcome! More details? Phone (07) 4168-1180.
Public MeetingTo Form A South Burnett AFL Team - Kingaroy
- A public meeting to look at forming a South Burnett AFL team (the South Burnett Saints) will be held at the Kingaroy Cricket Club on Lyle Vidler Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy at 6:30pm this evening. Anyone who'd like to see the South Burnett have an AFL team again is very welcome, and you can obtain more details by phoning Will on (0417) 144-062 or Daniel on (0413) 853-103. You can also read more about this idea in this story on our website.
Timbertown Woodworkers Group Meeting - Blackbutt
- The Timbertown Woodworkers Group will be holding their regular Wednesday meeting at the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Bowman Road, Blackbutt from 8:00am until around 4:00pm today. New members who are interested in learning woodwork are always welcome and you can obtain more details by phoning Marcia on (07) 4170-0389
Kingaroy Lions Club Dinner Meeting
The Kingaroy Lions Club will be holding their bi-monthly Dinner Meeting at the Kingaroy Hotel at the corner of Haly and Youngman Streets in Kingaroy (opposite McDonalds) from 6:30pm onwards tonight. The Kingaroy Lions are involved in a very wide range of community activities in Kingaroy and surrounding areas all year round and anyone who's interested in joining a Lions Club (or simply socialising and seeing how Lions operate) is very welcome to come along! Kingaroy Lions Club dinners are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month, and you can obtain more information by phoning Neil on (07) 4162-3742 or by emailing him.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Wondai
- Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experiences, strengths and hopes with each other to help solve their common problems and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership, and AA isn't allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution. AA Murgon meets in Wondai at the Lutheran Hall at 39 Edward Street every Wednesday at 7:30pm. More details? Phone (07) 4168-9715 or (0407) 150-216.
Nanango Country Quilters & Crafts Group Meeting
- The Nanango Country Quilters And Crafts group meet at the Nanango Cultural Centre in George Street, Nanango every second Wednesday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Members can get to pursue a wide variety of crafts at these informal gatherings and the $4 meeting fee includes morning tea (but BYO cup and lunch). There's also usually a raffle as well. New members are very welcome! More details? Phone Andrea on (07) 4163-1607 or Tricia on (07) 4171-0124.
Busy Needles Club Meeting - Nanango
- The Busy Needles Club will be meeting at Nanango's Uniting Church Hall at 114 Drayton Street from 9:30am to 2:00pm today. The club caters for people interested in patchwork, machine embroidery, sewing and knitting and meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Meetings cost $3.00 (which includes morning tea, but BYO lunch) and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Sue on (07) 4163-0919 or Linda on (07) 4170-0823.
Wednesday Night Poker - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy RSL in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy will be hosting Wednesday night poker games this evening. Registration starts at 6:30pm and the first cards are dealt at 7:00pm, with $150 worth of prizes to be won. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.
Indoor Bowls & Cards Day - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Senior Citizens Club will be hosting indoor bowls and cards (500) competitions at its centre on the corner of Avoca and Kingaroy Streets, Kingaroy between 9:00am and 4:00pm today. Indoor bowls competitions commence at 9:00am and cards at around 1:00pm, and the $2 admission includes a cup of tea. Everyone is welcome! For more details phone (07) 4163-6191.
Deb Frecklington Visiting Blackbutt, Yarraman and Nanango
- Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington will be visiting Blackbutt, Yarraman and Nanango today and is inviting residents to come and have a chat about any State Government issues she may be able to help them with. Her mobile office will be at Les Muller Park in Hart Street, Blackbutt from 10:00am to 11:00am; at the Errol Munt Sports Reserve in Yarraman from 11:30am to 12:30pm; and at Reg McCallum Park in Nanango from 1:30pm to 2:30pm. If you’d like to make an appointment, contact the Nanango Electorate Office on (07) 4162-1381 or email them.
Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Bowls Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy will be running bingo matches from 7:30pm this evening with $800 in prizes on offer. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404
South Burnett Regional Council Special Meeting
- The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding a special meeting at 4:00pm this afternoon at the Council's chambers in Glendon Street, Kingaroy. The purpose of the meeting is to look at the construction of Link Road in the Sunnyvale housing development. The dilemma facing the Council is that they need to build this road by June 2013 or risk losing a $3.7 million grant towards the roads's construction costs from the Queensland State Government. However - because of economic factors - the development itself isn't likely to proceed any time soon. Meetings are open to the public.
South Burnett Aquatic Centre Re-Opens
- The South Burnett Aquatic Centre in Henry Street, Nanango will be re-opening today after a brief closure for important maintenance upgrades.
Wednesday Morning Bridge - Kingaroy
- The Kingaroy Bridge Club will be holding their regular Wednesday morning bridge games at the Artie Kerr Centre (right next to the Dept. of Transport) in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy from 9:00am to 1:00pm today. New players are most welcome (training is available for new players too, if needed). More details? Phone Sandi on (0403) 838-347
