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Goomeri Show

The 80th annual Goomeri Show will be held at the Goomeri Showgrounds in Laird Street, Goomeri from 8:00am this morning until late tonight. This year's Show will feature a big range of equestrian events across five rings (from 8:00am); cattle judging (from 8:30am); stud and prime beef, led steer and heifer competitions in the main ring (judging starts at 11:00am); and pavilion entries across 14 different categories. The Show's Official Opening will occur at 2:30pm and there'll also be food and drinks available in the grounds; amusement rides; sideshow alley; and show jumping. This year - due to the COVID pandemic - guests are requested to log in with a QR code when they enter the grounds and to observe proper social distancing throughout. The Show Society's bar will be operating all day, too. Admission to this year's Show is just $10 for adults, $5 for pensioners and children aged 12-18 (under 12s are free) or $25 for a family (2 adults and 2 children). You can get the full schedule for this year's show on the Goomeri Show Society 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, with stallholders selling everything from fresh fruit and vegetables through to arts and crafts, useful knick-knacks, foods 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 Art Gallery's "Studio" building just a short stroll across the park. The BBQs will also be firing up from 6:45am to dish out hearty breakfasts for 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 Wondai Regional Art Gallery on (07) 4168-5926.

Wondai Parkrun

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

Nanango Parkrun

The Nanango parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run along the Ros Gregor Trail at Tipperary Flat next to the D'Aguilar Highway south of Nanango at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the 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.

Yarraman Markets

The Yarraman Progress Association's Yarraman Markets will be held on the vacant block at the corner of the D'Aguilar and New England Highways (ie opposite Bendigo Bank) in Yarraman from 7:00am until around 12:00 noon today. The markets feature trash and treasure stalls, car boot sellers, local produce and hand-made goods, as well as food stalls, and are held weekly. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to book a stall yourself - it's only $5! - call Joe on (0459) 638-282. Note: All patrons and stallholders are asked to observe proper social distancing to stay safe.

Murgon Men's Shed

The Murgon Men's Shed will be holding a meeting at their shed in Macalister Street, Murgon (the shed next to 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.

Nanango Mini Market

The Nanango Mini Market, which runs on the 4th Saturday of each month (except January) outside the Churchyard Opp Shop at the corner of Drayton and Burnett Streets in Nanango, will be running from 7:00am to around noon this morning. Apart from offering great bargains at great prices - ranging from plants to craft work, DVDs, bric-a-brac, glassware, books, jewellery, photographic work and mosaic art - the markets also have a $2 sausage sizzle, $1.20 soft drinks ($2 for a coke) and gold coin donation tea and coffee if you get peckish. Entry is free and new stallholders are also very welcome, with stall fees starting at just $5. In addition, this is a COVID Safe market as well. More details? Phone Sue on 0419-319-981.

Proston Rally

The Proston Car Rally Club will be holding their quarterly Proston Rally at their racing track this weekend (the club's track is located 7.5km west of Proston at 757 Proston-Boondooma Road). Racing will commence around 11:00am this morning and there'll also be burnouts from around 6:00pm, with racing wrapping up around 2:00pm tomorrow afternoon. Up to 50 cars attend Proston Rally Club meetings from all over Queensland and NSW and spectators are very welcome. There'll also be a BBQ and soft drinks stand running throughout the event, as well as a bar running from 5:00pm tonight and a hearty breakfast supplied by the Proston Lions club available early on Sunday morning. Hot showers, toilets and free camping are available on site too. Admission to the Rally just a gold coin donation for spectators and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone 0458-689-446.

Pig On A Spit Night - Maidenwell

Maidenwell's historic Maidenwell Hotel will be holding its monthly Pig On A Spit evening from 6:00pm until late tonight (dinner is served from 6:00pm to 8:00pm). There'll be live entertainment and lots of cold beer, along with more pork than you can poke a fork at, all served up with with roast potatoes, pumpkin, corn, peas, carrots, applesauce and gravy! The hotel also has roast beef and spit roasted chicken on the menu for those who prefer not to put pork on their fork, plus a vegetarian option (ie vegies only), along with Little Butcher meat tray raffles to raise funds for Tanduringie State School. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the pub on (07) 4164-6133.

Game On! - Kingaroy

Centacare Community Connections is inviting all young adults to come along to St Mary's Hall at 15 Albert Street, Kingaroy, from 6:00pm tonight for a free, fun night of pizza, board games and card games. RSVP by March 25 to (07) 4162-5439 or by email

Barambah Shed Men - Mondure

The Barambah Shed Men will be holding their 44th meeting at Poppy Cross' shed at Mondure from 4:00pm this afternoon (first house on the right on WSF Ramke Road in Mondure). Today's meeting will feature two guest speakers: Poppy Cross, whose shed is like a museum; and Rhys McFadden who enjoys cruising the highways and byways with his wife on a Harley-Davidson motorbike or in a 1957 Ford Customline. 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, March 22 would be greatly appreciated. You can make one by phoning Chris on 0499-775-022 or Ron on (07) 4168-5183.

Karaoke Night - Yarraman

The Yarraman Hotel-Motel on the New England Highway at Yarraman will be holding a Karaoke Night from 7:00pm until late this evening to celebrate their 109th birthday. There's no admission and children are welcome until 10:00pm. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4163-8285.

Pink Stumps Cricket Day - Kingaroy

A T20 cricket match will be played at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy from noon today. This is the annual Pink Stumps match which was to have been played on Australia Day but was postponed. Spectators welcome!

Seeds Of Hope Bingo - Kingaroy

Bingo games will be held near the caravan park entrance at Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street, Kingaroy at 7:00pm this evening (doors open at 6:00pm). The games help raise funds for local community groups and in addition to great bingo prizes there'll also be chips, lollies, drinks and other snacks on sale. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Debbie on 0418-737-425.

Proston Qld AGM - Proston

The annual general meeting for Proston Qld Ltd - the not-for-profit company behind the Proston Village Community Group - will be held from 2:00pm today at the Proston Community Hall. More info? Visit the Proston Qld website

Open Garden - Goodger

Bill and Sandra Steffensen will be hosting an Open Garden (weather permitting) at their 'Bunya View' property at 391 Haly Creek Road, Goodger, from 9:00am to 4:00pm today. The couple invites visitors to view a country garden featuring roses, a wisteria arbor, camellias, pond, greenhouse and much more (including pet sheep)! Entry is just $5 (children under 12 free) and the Kumbia QCWA will be offering refreshments and a food stall on site. More info? Phone Bill on (07) 4164-5545.

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 get-together today, kicking off with a cuppa at 8:00am. The meeting will run until around noon, and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Geoff on 0439-694-000.

Team Penning - Nanango

The Nanango Campdraft Committee will be holding a Team Penning event from 2:00pm today as part of a big weekend of equestrian activities at Nanango Showgrounds. The canteen will be open tonight for refreshments; hot showers and toilet facilities are available onsite; and spectators are very welcome! For more information, contact Emma on 0437-642-385. Nominations need to be made by email before March 14.

Karaoke With Andy B - Kingaroy

The Commercial Hotel in Glendon Street, Kingaroy will be hosting a Karaoke Night with Andy B from 8:30pm until around midnight tonight. Everyone welcome and there's no admission charge. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4162-1380.

Weekend Of Symphony - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Community Orchestra will be holding an orchestral workshop this weekend at the Maryknoll Centre at St Mary's Catholic College in Kent Street, Kingaroy. The workshop will be led by guest conductor Gwyn Roberts to practise and perform Beethoven’s 5th symphony. The workshop is being sponsored by the South Burnett Regional Council's RADF Fund and because of this, the fee to take part for the full two days is just $20. The workshop is open to all orchestral musicians and sign-in will occur at 9:45am this morning. More details? Registrations? Contact the SBCO by email.

Six Gun Glory At The Palace - Nanango

Six Gun Glory will be performing at the Palace Hotel in Drayton Street, Nanango from 8:00pm until late tonight. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open if you want dinner. More details? Phone Beau or Nathan at the hotel on (07) 4163-1287

The Rock & Roll Boys - Kingaroy

Popular entertainers The Rock & Roll Boys will be revisiting all those highly danceable hits of the 1950s and 1960s at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm to 11:00pm tonight. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! More details from the club on (07) 4162-1755.

Yarraman Men's Shed

The Yarraman Men's Shed at the end of Mill Street, Yarraman will be holding one of its regular get-togethers today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Saturday Rugby League

The second round of the South Burnett's 2021 rugby league competition will be played at the Wondai Sportsgrounds on the Bunya Highway north of Wondai's CBD today. U6s and U8s will kick the day off at 8:00am, followed by U10s and U12s at 8:30am. At 11:00am Kingaroy will play Murgon in the U14s, followed by a second U14s match between Nanango and Chinchilla at 12:15pm. After this, the first A-grade match of the day will be played between Cherbourg's Hornets and Kingaroy's Red Ants at 1:30pm, followed by a second A-grade game between the Wondai Wolves and Nanango Stags at 3:15pm. A bar and canteen will be running at the grounds and spectators and supporters are very welcome!

Cricket Grand Final

The 2020-21 cricket season will be closing today when the second day of the Gympie 2-Day Competition is played at Keith Manthey Oval in Gympie between Murgon's Crusaders and the Gympie Colts. Spectators are very welcome at the match, which will get underway at 12:30pm and should both offer some of the best cricket of the season. Note: The Grand Finals of the local cricket competitions were played in the South Burnett last Saturday.

Alice Benfer - Nanango

Popular South Burnett entertainer Alice Benfer will be performing at the Nanango RSL in Henry Street, Nanango from 7:00pm until late tonight. The club's bar and bistro will also be running if you need refreshments, there's no admission and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4163-1375

South Burnett Shed Men - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Shed Men will be holding their 66th meeting from 5:00pm today "until whenever" at 2 Darryl Crescent, Kingaroy. Guest speaker will be Chris Robbins, former owner of Betta Kingaroy, who will share his life story and passion for classic cars. Guests should BYO food and drinks - BBQs will be available to use and tea and coffee will be supplied. There is no cost to attend but there'll be a donation box to go towards running costs and supporting a local charity. For more information, contact Jordan on 0419-130-786 or Don on (07) 4162-7130.

Mr Q - Wondai

Popular South Burnett band Mr Q will be performing at the Cecil Hotel in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 7:30pm until late tonight, delivering the band's popular mix of classic pub rock and new faves. There's no admission, the hotel's kitchen will be running if you want dinner beforehand, and everyone's welcome! More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4168-5460.

Saturday Social Bowls - Proston

The Proston Bowls Club in Murphy Way, Proston will be holding social bowls games this afternoon. Names need to be in by 2:00pm for a 3:00pm start, but everyone is welcome (just wear soft-soled shoes or play barefoot). More details? Phone the club on (07) 4168-9332 or 0418-132-844.