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111th Annual Kingaroy Show

The first day of the two-day 2018 Kingaroy Show will be held at Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street from 8:00am when the gates open until late tonight. In addition to the usual horse and cattle events, this year's Show will feature the Chainsaw State Titles; Mini Horses; a Ute Show; vintage tractor and chainsaw displays; Aussie FMX Freestyle Motocross; a big display of caged birds from the Burnett Birdkeeper's Association; chainsaw ripping and sculpting; and a lot more besides. There'll also be a jaw-dropping Sideshow Alley that's always the biggest in the region. The Show's official opening will occur in the main ring at 1:30pm and this will be followed by the Grand Parade. There'll also be a Giant Fireworks Show around 7:30pm that will light up the night sky. Single day tickets to today's Show are $15 for adults and $10 for children aged 12-17 (under-12s can get in for free). There's also free parking available in the grounds, and free show bags for the first 1000 children through the gates. More info? Phone the Kingaroy Show Society on (07) 4162-5800.

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. 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.

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

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Experience - Moore

The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Users Association will be running their annual BVRT Experience off-road bike ride today which (this year) will be exploring the very scenic northern section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail between Yarraman and Moore. Participants should arrive at Moore's Memorial Hall in Main Street at 7:30am. From there, riders and their bikes will be transported to Yarraman, and they can pedal their way back down the Blackbutt Range to Moore at their leisure. This is a fully supported bike ride with first aid staff, ride marshals and sag wagons, and is suitable for hybrid, mountain and cyclocross bikes. Tickets are $35 per head and can be booked on Eventbrite.

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 meeting today, kicking off with a cuppa at 9:00am. The meeting will run until around noon, and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Geoff on 0439-694-000.

10th Annual Wondai Firies Charity Golf Day

The Wondai Firies will be holding their 10th annual charity golf day at the Wondai Country Club off the Bunya Highway north of the CBD today. The event is open to all golfers, non-golfers and firies, and will take the form of an 18 hole, two person ambrose with a BBQ breakfast at 8:00am followed by a shotgun start at 9:30am. Green fees are just $20 per player and there'll be trophies galore to be won. Everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Steve on 0400-903-337 or Chris on 0437-685-996.

Kennel Jam Session - Hivesville

The monthly Kennel Jam Session will be held at the Hivesville Hotel in Main Street, Hivesville from 5:00pm until late tonight. All musicians young and old are welcomed at these sessions, and so are all music genres. All the necessary backline gear is provided, too - just bring along your guitar, your voice and your friends and enjoy a great night of music. Accommodation is available at special rates for music lovers on the night, there's free camping nearby, and dinner will be served from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

South Burnett Rail Trail Day Trip

Noosaville's Outbike Australia will be running a South Burnett Rail Trail Day Trip for cyclists today. The day trip will pick up participants at Noosa, Noosaville and Gympie and will offer three options: an easy ride from Kingaroy to Murgon (45km sealed); a hard ride from Murgon to Kilkivan (45km unsealed); and an extreme 90km ride from Kingaroy to Kilkivan. Bus fares are $120 return from Noosa, and bikes can be hired for $20 if you don't have your own. South Burnett locals are also welcome to take part, and there's $40 rider and bike transfers from Kilkivan to Kingaroy available if you need help getting back home. More details? Phone Outbike on 0406-440-418.

Murgon Men's Shed

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

Wondai Parkrun

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

Car Boot Sale - Blackbutt

A Car Boot Sale will be held at 11 Janice Court in Blackbutt from 7:00am this morning. The sale is a great opportunity to buy or sell collectibles, bric-a-brac and pre-loved or new goodies, and 3m x 3m car or tent spaces are available for $10. More details? Phone Annemarie on (07) 4163-0872.

Saturday AFL - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Saints women's team will play the Toowoomba Tigers at Lyle Vidler Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy at 12:50pm today. This will be followed by a clash between the Saints' men's team and the Dalby Swans at 2:30pm. A bar and canteen will be operating on the grounds and spectators are very welcome.

Saturday Soccer - Kingaroy

The fifth round of the South Burnett's local soccer competition will be played at Tom Alford Oval at the end of Oliver Bond Street in Kingaroy today after some upset last-minute changes to the schedule prompted by the Labour Day long weekend. A scheduled Women's Division match between Wests and Panthers was played on Thursday, and another scheduled Women's Division match between Barambah and the Gunnettes was forfeited by the Gunnettes. As a result, only two Men's Division matches will be played today: Barambah v Gunners at 4:00pm, followed by Wests v Panthers under lights at 6:00pm. A canteen will be operating on the grounds and spectators are very welcome. Note: There will be no junior football games played today, and the Toowoomba competition is taking the weekend off, too.

Saturday Junior Rugby League - Wondai and Cherbourg

There will be no senior rugby league games this weekend because key A-grade players will be in Toowoomba to play in the annual 47th Battalion competition, but there will be junior games played. In Wondai, the Wolves will play the Murgon Mustangs and in Cherbourg, the Hornets will play Nanango's Stags. U8s will play at 10:00am; U10s at 11:00am; U12s at 12:30pm; U14s at 1:30pm; and U16s at 2:30pm. Spectators are very welcome.