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Nanango Christmas Race Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding their annual Christmas Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway off the D'Aguilar Highway just south of Nanango from 11:00am to around 5:00pm today. Today's races will have an "Jingle All The Way" fashion theme and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their best Christmas hats and/or outfits to be in the running for some great Moffatdale Ridge Fashions Of The Field prizes. The race club's licensed bar and BBQ will be operating under the extended covered area; the race club canteen will be open for sit-down dining; children will be catered for with face-painting and ice creams plus a visit from Santa Claus; and there'll be plenty of bookmakers and an on-course tote in the betting ring. A lot of people like to use the Christmas race meeting for festive season parties and you're welcome to picnic on the lawns or even bring your own marquee if you like. This will be a 5 race meeting and buses will be running to the races from Kingaroy's Glendon Street Bus Depot (12:00 noon) and the rear of Nanango's Fitzroy Hotel at 12:30pm. The first race will leave the barriers around 1:30pm but gates will open at 11:00am so go-getters can get a head start on that all-important socialising. Admission is just $10 for adults and $5 for pensioners (under-15s are free). Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the race club on (07) 4163-2346 or email them.

Kumbia Christmas Carnival

Kumbia's 21st annual Christmas Carnival will be held in and around Kumbia Hall in Bell Street from 5:00pm until late this evening. Features of this year's event will include a special focus on crafts, with lots of craft stalls selling unique, hand-crafted Yuletide gifts; a jumping castle and other fun stalls for children; live musical entertainment; and the drawing of a raffle for a Giant Christmas Hamper, along with lots of quick ham and chook raffles. A sausage sizzle BBQ will be running and there'll also be hot chips, tea, coffee, soft drinks, ice creams and desserts available in the grounds. Santa himself will be paying a visit to give away sample bags to children up to Year 7 at around 7:15pm. There'll also be lots of market stalls around the grounds too. If you'd like to book a stall at this popular yearly event yourself or obtain more information, call Gayle on (07) 4164-4175.

Maidenwell Christmas Tree

The annual Maidenwell Christmas Tree will be held at Maidenwell Hall in Pool Street, Maidenwell from 6:00pm tonight. This annual get-together - held primarily for the benefit of students at Tanduringie State School and local children - is organised by the Maidenwell QCWA and Maidenwell Community Group and will feature a BBQ, raffles and carol singing at 7:00pm until Santa arrives at around 7:30pm. After this, the night will conclude with a shared supper (so please bring a plate). All Maidenwell and district residents are welcome!

Kingaroy Men's Shed

The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be holding their regular Saturday morning meeting at the old Motor Pool building off Geoff Raph Drive at Kingaroy Airport from 9:00am to around noon today. The group meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday morning and new members and visitors are always welcome.

Nanango Country Markets

The Nanango Show Society will be holding their regular monthly Country Markets at the Nanango Showgrounds in Cairns Street from 6:00am to around 12:00 noon today. As usual, the markets will feature a wide variety of craft stalls, new and used goods, plants, poultry and pets, but they'll be operating in a COVID Safe way. The Nanango Markets are the largest rural market in south east Queensland and attract up to 420 stallholders. But new stallholders are always very welcome too! More info? Phone the Market Co-Ordinator on 0427-631-273 during business hours.

Proston Men's Shed

The Proston Men's Shed will be meeting at their workshop buildings at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston for their regular Saturday morning get-together today, kicking off with a cuppa at 8:00am and continuing on until noon. New members are always very welcome. More details? Phone Geoff on 0439-694-000.

Scouts Classic Show & Shine - Kingaroy

The Bunya District Scouts will be holding their annual Show and Shine at the Scout Den at 2-8 James Street, Kingaroy from 9:00am until around 12:00 noon this morning as a fundraiser for the troop (set-up starts around 8:00am). There'll be classic cars, trucks and motorcycles on display, activities for children, and live music by Amber Goldsmith and Chris Behm. Car entries cost $5 and admission to view the show is just a gold coin donation. Everyone is welcome!

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.

Chris Wenner - Kingaroy

Entertainer Chris Wenner will be performing at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm until around 11:30pm tonight. Admission is free. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

Live Music - Linville

The Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville will have live music playing on the rear deck from 4:00pm until 8:00pm today. The hotel's kitchen will also be operating from 11:00am until late for lunch, dinner and snacks and there's accommodation upstairs or free camping across the road if you want to stay overnight. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.

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.

Railway Parkrun - Proston

The Proston parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the former railway line 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. Note: Today's Railway Parkrun is also the group's first birthday.

Saturday Night Music - Blackbutt

The Radnor Hotel in Coulson Street, Blackbutt will haver local musicians playing in the hotel's "out back" area from 6:00pm to 9:00pm tonight. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be running for dinner and snacks. More details? Phoner the Radnor on (07) 4163-0203.

Nathan Pursey - Kingaroy

Entertainer Nathan Pursey will be performing at the Commercial Hotel at the corner of Haly and Glendon Streets, Kingaroy from 5:00pm until late tonight. Admission is free. More details from the hotel on (07) 4162-1380.

V Twins Rock Duo - Nanango

The V Twins Rock Duo featuring Flame and Sydney lead guitarist Spondo will be performing at the Palace Hotel in Drayton Street, Nanango from 8:00pm until around midnight tonight. This is the first time the band have ever appeared in the South Burnett and they promise to deliver a blistering show. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4112-2922

Over 40s Disco - Wondai

The Cecil Hotel in Mackenzie Street, Wondai will be running an Over 40s Disco from 6:00pm until late tonight. For $25 per head, guests can enjoy delicious food, a DJ, dancing, prizes and a soundtrack full of top disco hits from the 70s and 80s. The hotel will also have budget accommodation and a courtesy car available for those who need it after a long night of busting a move or boogieing on down. More details? Bookings? Phone (07) 4137-7716 or 0419-608-990.

Pat Parrot, Marni B & Amanda Fox - Kilkivan

Local artists Pat Parrot, Marni B and Amanda Fox will be performing at the Kilkivan Hotel in Bligh Street, Kilkivan from 2:30pm this afternoon as solo acts and in group collaborations. Admission is free. More details? Phone the hotel on 0447-872-028.

Saturday Cricket

Games in the South Burnett's T-20 Senior Cricket competition - which was due to start this week - have been cancelled today due to recent wet weather. However, this will give cricket fans the opportunity to catch the Gympie A-Grade One Day Grand Final which will be played at the Murgon Sportsgrounds in Macalister Street, Murgon between the Murgon Crusaders and Wooroolin Warriors at 12:30pm. Meanwhile, junior games will be played at the Alan Downie Sports Fields in Burnett Street, Nanango at 8:30am this morning, with Nanango playing Kingaroy Warmuran Timbers in Stage 2, while Nanango play Kingaroy in Stage 3 on another field. Spectators are very welcome at all games.

Proston Rally & Burnouts

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 0427-247-582 or 0402-517-909