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Nanango Race Club Autumn Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding their popular annual Autumn Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway off the D'Aguilar Highway just south of Nanango from 12:30pm to around 4:30pm this afternoon. Today's meeting will have a "Vivid Velvet & Vintage" theme and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their best outfits to be in the running for some great Moffatdale Ridge Fashions Of The Field spot prizes. The club's popular Pink Champagne Bar will be running all day, and there'll also be a licensed bar and BBQ operating under the extended covered area; plus bookmakers and an on-course tote where even losing punters' tickets can win a pize. A lot of people like to use the Autumn Race Meeting for picnics on the lawns, or you can even bring your own marquee. 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 Nanango RSL at 12:30pm. Gates will open at the track itself at around 10:00am so that 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) and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Rosemary on (07) 4163-2346. PS: If you've never been to the Nanango Races before, you can get an idea of what a fun day out they are by reading our report of the club's last meeting in April 2015.

Saint Mary's Catholic College Combined Anniversary Celebrations

Saint Mary's Catholic College will be marking three major anniversaries this weekend: the opening of St Mary's Convent School in 1929; its expansion into St Mary's Secondary College in 1965; and the unveiling of its current form - St Mary's Catholic College - in 1990. The school will be holding big celebrations to mark these significant milestones, and anyone who's ever had any involvement with St Mary's is very welcome to attend them. Today the anniversary celebrations will kick off at 1:00pm with a big day out at the Nanango Races (see entry further above), and this will be followed at 6:00pm this evening with a Combined Anniversaries Mass, and then - from 7:00pm until 11:00pm - a Combined Anniversaries Dinner with live entertainment. You can RSVP on the school's website by clicking here. More details? Phone the College on (07) 4162-2011.

Kumbia Country Markets

The second Kumbia Country Markets for 2015 (run by the Kumbia Hall Committee) will be held in Bell Street and the precincts of the Kumbia Hall from 7:00am to 12:00 noon today. The markets feature homemade gifts, fashions, fresh fruit and vegies, plants and crafts and a sausage sizzle will be operating too! New stallholders are always welcome ($5.50 per site, $2.20 per table). More details? Phone Desiree on (07) 4164-4171 or Gayle on (07) 4164-4175

Kingaroy Scouts Show & Shine

The Kingaroy Scout Group will be holding their annual Show and Shine at the Scout Den in James Street, Kingaroy from 10:00am until around 3:00pm today as a fundraiser for the troop (set-up starts at 8:00am). There'll be cars, trucks and motorcycles on display, along with a "Pimp My Pushbike" competition and a lucky gate prize. Entry for the competitive part of the Show & Shine is just $5 per car, and admission to view the show is a gold coin donation. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Jamo on 0429-631-331.

Kingaroy Pensioners League Cent Auction

The Kingaroy Pensioners League will be holding a Cent Auction at the Senior Citizens Hall at the corner of Kingaroy and Avoca Streets, Kingaroy (opposite Super IGA) from 1:00pm today. This will be a fun fundraising event - bring a friend! - and the $5 admission includes a great afternoon tea. More details? Phone May on (07) 4162-2299 or Edna on (07) 4162-7296 or send them an email.

Debbie Robertson - Kingaroy

Popular entertainer Debbie Robertson will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm to 11:30pm this evening. Admission is free. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755

Saturday Rugby League

If you're a League fan, Jack O'Chin Oval at Cherbourg is the place to be this afternoon. The reason? Cherbourg are hosting this year's South Burnett Intrust Super Cup match between the Ipswich Jets and the Souths Logan Magpies at 3:00pm, and it should be a bobby dazzler! This match will be preceded by an A-Grade local game between the Kingaroy Red Ants and Monto at 1:30pm; and followed by another A-Grade local match between the mighty Cherbourg Hornets and Mundubbera at 4:30pm. Admission to the grounds is $5 and because of alcohol restrictions at Cherbourg, there won't be a bar operating on the grounds (police will be patrolling the roads and conducting searches to ensure no-one has any alcohol in their cars either, so be warned!). Meanwhile, in Junior League, Cherbourg will be playing the Wondai Wolves at Cherbourg all morning; Kingaroy Red Ants will be playing the Murgon Mustangs at TJ O'Neill Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy; and the Nanango Stags will be playing other Nanango teams or the Central Burnett Brumbies (varies on age groups) at Stags Oval off the D'Aguilar Highway south of Nanango. You can get a complete match list and a preview of the Intrust Super Cup match on our website.

Saturday Soccer

After a week's break for the annual President's Cup playoffs, the seventh round of the 2015 South Burnett Evolution Solar Football League competition will be played at Nanango and Kingaroy this afternoon. In Nanango, home team Panthers will play Barambah at the Nanango soccer fields in Burnett Street, with 2nd Division hitting the park at 12:30pm; Women's Division at 2:00pm and 1st Division at 3:15pm. And in Kingaroy, Wests will play Gunners, with the Women's Division playing at 3:30pm and 1st Division at 5:00pm (the 2nd Division match has been postponed to Tuesday, June 2nd at 6:30pm). A bar and canteen will be running at both venues, admission is free and spectators are very welcome! And in Junior Soccer, the 12/13's and Cadets will be playing in Dalby today, but all other junior games will be held at the Wondai Soccer Fields off the Bunya Highway north of Wondai's CBD.

Goomeri Pumpkin Festival Dinner Dance

The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival Committee will be holding their fully licensed annual Goomeri Pumpkin Festival Dinner Dance from 6:00pm tonight at the Hall of Memory in Goomeri's CBD. The dance is the traditional curtain-raiser for tomorrow's Goomeri Pumpkin Festival and it's always a great night out. This year music will be supplied by Ricochet and prepaid bookings are absolutely essential for this three course dinner and the pumpkin-inspired dancing that follows it. There'll also be novelty dances and a lucky door prize. Tickets are $40 per head and you can obtain more details and/or make a booking by phoning Fay on (07) 4168-1925 or on the Festival's website.

South Burnett Woodcrafters - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Woodcrafters will be holding their regular Saturday morning meeting at their clubhouse, which is located behind the Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre in Haly Street from 8:00am to around mid-day today. The group is for woodworking enthusiasts and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Lee on (0427) 720-839 or Dick on (0432) 893-050 or visit the website.

Saturday AFL - Kingaroy

Fresh from their demolition of the luckless Lockyer Valley Demons last Sunday, which has put the South Burnett Saints at equal first place with Dalby on the top of the 2nd division competition ladder, Round 7 of the 2015 Darling Downs AFL competition will be played at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy today (not Sunday, as has been the case until now). Games will kick off at 11:30am when the U16s Saints play against Coolaroo. This wlll be followed by the men's match at 1:10pm, and then women's game at 3:00pm. Today's matches will be the Saints' second home game in seven days and all the teams will be keen to turn on a good performance for the home crowd, as well as maintain or improve their current leading position. Spectators and supporters are very welcome, a bar and canteen will be operating and admission is free.

Kingaroy Lions Trail Ride - Chahpingah

The first day of the weekend-long Kingaroy Lions Trail Ride will be held at 'Minmore' at Chahpingah, 36km west of Kingaroy, from 8:00am this morning through until late this afternoon (look for the signs off the Bunya Highway past the Kingaroy Golf Club). This annual 2-day event is a fundraiser for the Kingaroy Lions and Careflight and last year attracted more than 600 riders. It's a non-competitive trail ride open to all classes of dirt bikes (no quads) featuring a brand new 50Km fast open trail with a few challenges to keep it interesting on Saturday, and tomorrow the famous 55Km Sandy Creek loop. A novice and Pee Wee circuits will also be in operation. Free camping is available with hot showers and toilets, as well as on-site food catering from Saturday through to Sunday lunch. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Neil on (0478) 831-567, join the Ride's Facebook group or email the organisers.

Pathway To Hope Sausage Sizzle & Garage Sale - Kingaroy

The Pathway To Hope group - which provides support for people suffering mental health issues - will be holding a combined sausage sizzle and garage sale at their premises at 30 King Street, Kingaroy from 10:00am to 4:00pm today. Great sizzled sausages will be available for just $2 and the garage sale will have all sorts of things on offer. Everyone is welcome!

Saturday Afternoon Judo

The Murgon Judo Club will be holding its regular Saturday afternoon training session at the Salvation Army Hall in Macalister Street, Murgon today. Junior classes will run from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm, and seniors from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Class fees are $4 for juniors and $6 for seniors. More details? Phone Stan on (07) 4168-3104 or (0414) 404-004

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowls Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy will be running bingo matches from 7:30pm this evening with over $1000 in prizes on offer. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404

Family Fun Day - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Peace Of Mind Association will be holding a “We Care Family Fun Day” in Memorial Park, Kingaroy, from 10:00am today. There will be a jumping castle and games for the kids from Rosies Fun 4 All in Nanango, as well as face-painting by Natasha Jimenez, and a lucky dip. Karate 4 Kids – children from Blackbutt, Nanango and Kingaroy – will put on a demonstration at 11:00am and there will be live entertainment by the Free Spirits Band from 10:00am to lunchtime, with Conway’s Country Rock’n'Roll Band taking over from noon to 4:00pm. The Kingaroy Baptist Church will be running a $2 sausage sizzle, and tea and coffee will be available all day for a gold coin donation. South Burnett Peace Of Mind, which runs a regular drop-in centre at the Lutheran Church Hall in Youngman Street, will be selling soft drinks for $2. There will also be arts and crafts stalls, home-made jams, plants and other market-type stalls. For more information, phone Rhonda on (07) 4162-5389.

Music At Mulanah Gardens

CANCELLED: The Taabinga State School P&C will be hosting Music At Mulanah Gardens at 736 Deep Creek Road, Ironpot from 2:00pm to 5:00pm this afternoon as a fundraiser. The $25 admission includes a great afternoon tea with tea, coffee, tasty treats and live music from accomplished and multi-talented South Burnett musician Matt Phillips. Kingsley Grove wines will also be available for tastings and purchases, and there'll be lucky door prizes too. Tickets can be obtained from Loot Homewares at 25 Alford Street in Kingaroy, or through the Taabinga State School tuckshop. More details? Phone (07) 4162-8118. Note: This event was cancelled on Monday, May 25.