Heartmoves Exercise Session - Nanango
A free Heartmoves exercise session led by South Burnett physiotherapist Louise Kenny will be held at Rapid Fitness at 4 Railway Lane in Nanango between 10:45am and 11:45am this morning. The Heartmoves exercise program is jointly sponsored by the Heart Foundation, Rapid Fitness and the South Burnett Regional Council's Healthy Communities program. It's designed for people who haven't done exercise in awhile, and it lets you exercise at your own pace in a supportive environment. Heartmoves sessions are held at the same time and place each Wednesday and everyone is welcome. You can obtain more details by phoning Louise on (07) 4163-3449 or (0427) 631-549.
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
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
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.
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.
Kingaroy Retailers & Small Business Group Meeting
- The Kingaroy Retailers & Small Business Group will meet from 9:00am today for its monthly coffee and chat morning to discuss issues of concern to Kingaroy retailers and small businesses. For more information about the venue - and today's guest speaker - contact Janelle on (07) 4162-2040.
2012 UAV Challenge - Kingaroy
The final day of the three-day UAV Challenge (2012 Outback Rescue) will be held at Kingaroy Airport on the Goodger Road south-west of Kingaroy today. The Challenge is an international competition for unmanned aerial vehicles (ie robot planes) and is open to all Australian high school students, university students and UAV enthusiasts. This year 23 teams will be competing for up to $50,000 in prize monies between now and Wednesday, and spectators are very welcome to go out to Kingaroy Airport to watch the action close-up. You can find out more details on the
Outback Challenge website.
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.
Arthritis & Osteoporosis Support Group Meeting - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett Arthritis & Osteoporosis Support Group will be holding their regular first Wednesday of the month meeting at the Kingaroy Community Centre at 130 Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy at 10:00am this morning. The group provides support for arthritis and osteoporosis sufferers and meets every month except January. Today's meeting will be showing a DVD and new members are always welcome. More details? Email June.
School Holiday Entertainment - Kingaroy
- Kingaroy Shoppingworld will be providing free school holiday entertainment at Shop 28A (next to Big W) at 11:00am and 1:00pm today. Shoppingworld will be running Magic Scratch Bookmarks workshops, which show school children how to make their own brightly-coloured bookmarks.
Special Council Meeting - Kingaroy
- The South Burnett Regional Council will be holding a Special Meeting at their Glendon Street Council Chambers at 9:00am this morning to discuss and vote on opening an overdraft facility to help smooth out cash flow issues for the record $70 million in flood restoration works they'll be spending this year. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
