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Art Exhibition Opening - Wondai

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery on the roundabout at Wondai will be opening their ninth monthly exhibition for 2012 with a wine and cheese tasting at 6:00pm this evening. Tonight's exhibition is the annual South Burnett Regional Council Art Competition for South Burnett artists, and it's always one of the Gallery's biggest exhibitions of the year. All three galleries will be given over to works in oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolours and mixed media, along with sculptures, ceramics and photography. There'll also be a children's section on show too. South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann will be handing out $1000 in prizes and - as usual - the opening will also feature great finger foods and punch, along with wine tastings from Mofdfatdale Ridge. Admission is $5 and everyone is very 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 every day until the end of the month.

Cloudland In Kingaroy

Entertainers David and Lorraine Moyes (aka Julie Paris) will be appearing at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm to 11:00pm this evening to bring back the great 50s and 60s sounds of rock and roll, pop and country that surrounded the famous Cloudland Ballroom in its heyday. Julie will keep you entertained with a wide range of music from the era, including songs made famous by Elvis, the Hollies, the Beach Boys, Del Shannon, Little Richard, Connie Francis, Helen Shapiro, Sandie Shaw, Lulu and lots more. Rock the night away, or sing along - get involved, and take a trip down memory lane. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755. PS: You can read more about their show on this page of our website.

Tarong Unit 1 Overhaul Begins

The overhaul of Unit 1 at the Tarong Power Station will get underway today, and continue until November 30th. Tarong's periodic overhauls provide an average $1.5 million cash injection into the South Burnett's economy each time they happen - especially in accommodation, food and related service industries - and a further four have been scheduled for 2013 (in January, May, October and November).

Nanango Writers Association Meeting

The Nanango Writers Association will be meeting at the Nanango Theatre at the corner of George and Elk Streets, Nanango from 9:00am to 12:00 noon this morning. The group meet on the first and third Fridays of every month, and anyone with an interest in writing is very welcome to come along. More details? Phone Brian on (07) 4164-6232.

Room Motels Open Day - Kingaroy

The new Room Motels Kingaroy which has been under construction at 76 Youngman Street, Kingaroy for several months will be holding an Open Day from 2:00pm to 3:00pm this afternoon so that the public can inspect the buildings, look at its rooms and find out what facilities the new motel offers. Everyone is welcome and you can obtain more details by phoning manager Peter Obermayer on (0427) 802=831 or by emailing him.

Chat With The Mayor - Wondai

South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann will be appearing at the Wondai Newsagency in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 7:00am to 10:00am today so that residents can chat with him about any issues of concern they might have. Today's chat is part of a series that the Mayor has been holding around the region since early September.

Karaoke Night - Wondai

The South Burnett Lively 50s & 60s Singles Social Group will be holding a Karaoke Night at the Warana Hotel at 42 Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 7:30pm until late this evening. Everyone is welcome to this fun night of singing and dancing and admission is free. More details? Phone Geoff or Sue on (0468) 694-438 or email him. You can also find out about the group's other social events on their website.

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.

Jeff Seeney - Wondai and Murgon

Member for Callide and Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney will be moving his mobile office to Wondai and Murgon today to listen to the concerns of his constituents and assist them where possible. Mr Seeney's mobile office will be in Wondai from 9:00am to 12:00 noon; and then in Murgon from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. You can make an appointment by phoning 1800-812-119.

South Burnett Pantry - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Pantry will be open from 11:00am to 1:00pm today at 10 Kingaroy Street 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 Danny on (0429) 803-820 or send him an email. PS: If you'd like to help The Pantry in any way - either by volunteering or donating goods - please contact Danny about this too.

KCCI Meet & Greet RSVP Deadline

Today is the last day you can RSVP to attend the Kingaroy Chamber Of Commerce's next Meet & Greet on Monday night, October 8 (see entry that day for all details)

Endeavour Foundation Bingo - Kingaroy

The Endeavour Foundation will be holding bingo games at Kingaroy RSL from 10:00am this morning. More than $1,000 in jackpots will be on offer. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755

Friday Unwind Session - Kingaroy

The Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets in Kingaroy will be holding a "Friday Unwind Session" in the beer garden from 5:00pm to 8:30pm tonight, with free nibbles along with promotions for Clovely Estate's sparkling wines. Then from 9:00pm until close, the South Burnett's most popular emcee DJdirex will be letting the platters run wild with lots of blisteringly hot dance tracks. More details from the hotel on (07) 4162-1380.

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 Cricket - Kingaroy

The South Burnett's 2012-13 cricket season will start to warm up tonight with a T20 cricket match between the A-Grade Kingaroy RSL and Kingaroy Warriors teams at Lyle Vidler Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy at 6:00pm. Spectators are very welcome. There will also be T20 matches in Kingaroy, Murgon and Wondai tomorrow.