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Sample The South Burnett and Cherbourg Launch Dinner

The Wondai Hotel and Cellar, Yurri Muntha Cafe, Clovely Estate, Barambah Wines and Moffatdale Ridge will be jointly hosting a "Sample The South Burnett & Cherbourg Dinner" at the Wondai Hotel from 7:30pm until late tonight to officially launch the 2014 South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show Long Weekend. The dinner will feature three courses prepared from fresh South Burnett foods, each expertly matched to a local wine, plus live entertainment. Tickets to the dinner are $88 per head (including wines) or $66 without wines, and can be obtained from the Wondai Regional Art Gallery or by phoning them on (07) 4168-5926. You can also read more about the dinner on our website.

Art Exhibition Opening - Wondai

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery on the roundabout at Wondai will be opening their ninth monthly exhibition for 2014 with a wine and cheese tasting at 6:00pm tonight. This month the gallery will be hosting the annual South Burnett Regional Art Competition, which will award $4,800 in prizes to the region's best artists in the competition's Art, Photography, Sculpture and Ceramics sections. The exhibition is part of the South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show Long Weekend and will be opened by South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann. You can read more about the competition on our website. As usual, tonight's opening will also feature great hot and cold finger foods and punch, along with wine tastings from a South Burnett winery, live entertainment and lots of fun socialising. Admission is $5 and everyone is welcome to attend. More details? Phone the Gallery on (07) 4168-5926. Note: After tonight's opening the exhibition will remain on show from 10:00am to 4:00pm daily until the end of the month.

BP Dam Austackle Inland Family Fishing Classic

The Austackle Inland Family Fishing Classic will start taking registrations at Bjelke-Petersen Dam from 5:30pm onwards this evening for the annual, weekend-long fishing competition which will be held at the Dam from 6:00am tomorrow morning through until final weigh-ins around 1:00pm on Sunday afternoon. The Inland Fishing Classic is part of the South Burnett And Cherbourg On Show Long Weekend and you can read more about it on our website.

Disability Art Show Exhibition Opening - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Art Gallery in Haly Street, Kingaroy will be opening its annual Disability Art Show at 6:00pm this evening. The exhibition showcases work by people who currently struggle with - over have overcome - a disability of any sort, and the opening night will be accompanied by finger foods, wine, tea and coffee. This weekend the Gallery will also be showcsing the final days iof Jumping Ant Arts' "Life Matters" exhibition, which showcases works in a wide varierty of media by a dozen of the region's most talented artists - and you can read more about this on our website.

Maidenwell Folk Festival Jam Night

The second day of the Maidenwell Folk Festival will be held in and around the historic Maidenwell Hotel all day today, and late into the night. The festival is devoted to acoustic folk music - and while the main day of this five-day event will occur tomorrow, tonight usually packs out the pub with relaxed jam sessions and lots of good-spirited camraderie from the hundreds of campers and festival-goers who descend on Maidenwell every time the event is held. The Folk Festival is part of the South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show Long Weekend and you can read more about it on our website.

Manar Park King Of The Park Challenge - Boondooma

Manar Park will be running their third annual "King Of The Park Challenge" at their property in Boondooma today. This year there'll be two separate classes of racing happening simultaneously - one class for Winch & Tuff Trucks, and another for Aust 4 and Rock Crawlers - and tonight will be a meet and greet for contestants and visitors (the main racing days will occur tomorrow and Sunday). The King Of The Park Challenge is part of the South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show Long Weekend and you can read more about it on our website

Jackpot Karaoke - Wondai

A Jackpot Karaoke Night with Love2Sing will be held at the Warana Hotel at 42 Mackenzie Street in Wondai from 7:30pm until late this evening. Everyone is welcome along to this fun night of singing and dancing where every singer goes into the draw to win a $70 prize, and admission is free. More details? Phone Geoff or Sue on (0468) 694-438 or email them.

Friday Afternoon Scroungers - Nanango

The Nanango Bowls Club in Henry Street will be holding their reglar Friday Afternoon Scroungers at 3:00pm. New players are welcome. More details from the club: (07) 4163-3363.

Endeavour Foundation Bingo - Kingaroy

The Endeavour Foundation will be holding bingo games at Kingaroy RSL from 10:00am this morning (eyes down at 10:30am). There'll be four jackpots on offer, along with book games and raffles, and proceeds will go to help people with an intellectual disability. Everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Endeavour's Kingaroy Kitchen on (07) 4162-2254

Nanango Readers & Writers Group Meeting

The Nanango Readers & Writers Group will be holding a meeting at the Country Focus building at 41 Drayton Street, Nanango (opposite Nanango Library) at 9:30am this morning. The NRWG is an informal discussion group for anyone interested in reading and/or writing any form of literature or drama, and it meets on the first and third Fridays of each month. A small meeting fee is charged to cover the cost of tea, coffee and biscuits and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone (07) 4163-1827.

Friday Bingo - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt RSL & CMC at the corner of Muir and Douglas Streets, Blackbutt will be holding bingo games at 10:30am this morning (eyes down). There'll be a $250 jackpot and everyone is welcome. More details from the RSL on (07) 4163-0383.

Men's Shed - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be open from 9:00am to 12:00 noon and 2:00pm to 4:00pm today behind the Salvation Army's headquarters at 44 Alford Street in Kingaroy. The shed is open to all men who'd enjoy the companionship of other men while undertaking woodwork, metalwork or similar projects or who'd just enjoy a chat. More details? Phone the Salvos on (07) 4162-5246.

Friday Social Golf - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Golf Club on the Bunya Highway at Kingaroy will holding their regular Friday 9-ers 9 hole social golfing sessions for men and women from 8:00am until dusk today. Everyone is most welcome (including non-members) and green fees are $11 for members or $14 for non-members for the nine holes - but this also includes a card draw for prizes in the clubhouse in the evening (there's also a Jackpot card draw on the last Friday of each month). More details? Phone the Golf Club on (07) 4162-1720

Friday Night Darts - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Darts Association will be holding their regular weekly Social Competition Night from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at their premises at Shed 1, 18 Stolzenberg Road in Kingaroy. This is a 3-a-side event with a $5 playing fee, and a fully licensed bar will be operating along with raffles. New players are always very welcome, and the club caters for all skill levels from novice to expert. You can obtain more details by phoning Kurt on (0403) 400-771 (after 5:00pm) or Bianca on (0431) 954-023.

Friday Social Golf - Proston

The Proston Golf Club at 81 Brigooda Road in Proston will be holding its regular Friday afternoon social golf competition from 2:30pm this afternoon (tee-off is at 3:00pm). This is a 9-hole social competition where "Proston Rules" give handicaps a completely new meaning. New players are very welcome! More details? Phone (07) 4168-9380 or visit the website

Hivesville QCWA Meeting

The Hivesville QCWA will be holding their regular monthly meeting at the Hivesville QCWA Rooms in Main Street, Hivesville at 10:00am this morning. Entry is free and members are asked to bring a plate to share for lunch. Everyone is welcome to attend! More details? Phone Judy on (07) 4168-9892.

Country Music Practice Night - Nanango

The Nanango Country Music Friends will be holding their weekly practice night at the Wesleyan Church in Cairns Street, Nanango at 6:30pm this evening. The group is open to people of all skill levels who enjoy playing country music, and you can find out more details by phoning (07) 4163-2469.

Yarraman Playgroup

The Yarraman Playgroup will be running at the Yarraman Kindy at 13 Toomey Street, Yarraman from 9:30am to 11:30am this morning. Kindy fees are $2 per child plus food for a shared morning tea. More details? Phone Alana on 0411-788-841.

South Burnett Pantry - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Pantry will be open from 11:00am to 1:00pm today at 22 Stolzenberg Road in Kingaroy. The Pantry is a not-for-profit registered charity run by a Board of Management and staffed by volunteers, and it helps low income families, couples and singles stretch their shopping dollar further. The Pantry offers $35 pantry hampers that contain most of the food and personal cleaning items that most people need to get through part of the week (though you'll need to shop elsewhere for extras or special items). And anyone who's finding it hard to make ends meet is very welcome to make use of it. More details? Phone Joane on (0427) 496-684 or Ruth on (0447) 812-789. PS: If you'd like to help The Pantry in any way - either by volunteering or donating goods - please contact Joanne or Ruth about this too, or visit the website.