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Nanango Race Club Christmas Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding their annual Christmas Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway off the D'Aguilar Highway just south of Nanango from 10:00am to around 5:00pm today - always one of their most festive meetings of the year. Today's races will have an "Race Day Red" theme and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their best Christmas coloured outfits to be in the running for some great Moffatdale Ridge Fashions Of The Field prizes. The race club's popular Pink Champagne Bar will be serving up platters all day if you fancy a bite; a 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 well catered for with face-painting and ice creams; and there'll be plenty of bookmakers and an on-course tote available in the betting ring to take your wagers. There'll also be some special bonuses today - the Carrollee Hotel's $50 per head luxury marquee (phone the Carrollee on 4162-1055 to book seats); and bookmaker John O'Sullivan, who'll be offering a $1000 prize to whoever picks all five winners (if more than one person does this, then the prize will be spread amongst all winners). A lot of people also like to use the Christmas Meeting for end of year get-togethers and Christmas 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 Nanango RSL at 12:30pm. The meeting usually gets into full swing around 1:00pm but gates will open at the track at 10:00am 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 Rosemary on (07) 4163-2346 or email her.

RC Fun Day - Murgon

Murgon's RC Club - for remote-controlled cars - will be holding its end-of-season break-up fun day from 4:30pm to 10:30pm today at their racetrack at Angelfield (at the end of Macalister Street, Murgon). There will be a break-up barbecue and drinks. Anyone with a radio control car is invited - buggys, Short Course, Rock Crawlers, 1/16 scale and gas-powered 1/10 scale (no 1/8 Scale). $10.00 per family for track use and maintenance. Timing system will be running and lights will go on when it gets dark. BYO snags and steak for barbie. Drinks will be available for sale.

Breakfast With Santa - Yarraman

The Yarraman Progress Association will be holding a special Breakfast With Santa at the Yarraman Memorial Hall in Browne Street from 7:00am to 9:30am this morning. The cost is $5 per person, but to assist with catering bookings are essential. They can be made at the Yarraman Library, and should be made no later than December 1. More details? Phone Glenda on 0428-161-410 or Taleei on 0488-445-656.

Silversmithing Workshop - Wondai

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery will be holding the first day of a weekend-long Silversmithing Workshop led by Sunshine Coast silversmith and fine jewellery maker Chris Hardwick in the Gallery's Studio today. The workshop is open to both beginners and advanced participants, and the cost of the two day workshop is $50. More details? Bookings? Phone Elaine on (07) 4168-5926.

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 routinely attract 320 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.

Rugby League Talent Identification Camp - Kingaroy

A weekend-long Rugby League Talent Identification Camp will be held at T.J. O'Neill Oval in Youngman Street, Kingaroy today and tomorrow. The aim of the camp is to help select the Central United Crows squads for the U16 Cyril Connell and U18 Mal Meninga rugby league competitions in 2016. You can read more about this weekend's camp - and how you can take part in it - on our website.

Blackbutt Christmas Festival

The next to last - and also the biggest - day of the week long 15th annual Blackbutt-Benarkin Lions Club Christmas Festival will kick into gear at 8:30am this morning at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall in Coulson Street, Blackbutt when the hall's doors open for the second (and last) day of the annual Arts & Crafts Fair, which run until 12:30pm; and also in Les Muller Park in Hart Street, where Blackbutt Hardware and Maudsley's Landscape Supplies will be hosting the annual Christmas Celebrity Hour which - this year - will feature a free sausage sizzle, a Mystery Celebrity Citizen and entertainment. Admission to either event is free. And later on at 6:00pm, the Festival's Outdoor Food Fiesta will kick into gear at the Blackbutt Showgrounds and run right through to 10:00pm tonight. The Fiesta offers all sorts of foods, a licensed bar, a free merry-go-round and jumping castle for children, ham wheel raffles, a lucky draw for major prizes and live entertainment from John Harvey and Natalie Fenton - plus a visit from Santa Claus at 7:30pm. There'll also be a prize drawing for the Festival's annual raffle, but you need to be there to win if your ticket is drawn.

Nicky's Pink & Black Charity Cancer Fundraiser - Wondai

A Pink & Black Charity Cancer Fundraiser will be held at the Wondai Lions Pavilion inside the Wondai Sportsgrounds off the Bunya Highway north of Wondai's CBD from 3:00pm until midnight. If you're attending this gold coin donation event, come dressed in pink or black for an afternoon and evening of fun with a bar, BBQ, silent auction, raffles and entertainment, with all proceeds going to support Nicky Watkins in her struggle with cancer. More details? Phone Alison on 0447-690-959.

Goomeri Christmas Carnival

The annual Goomeri Lions Club And Chamber of Commerce Christmas Carnival will be held in Dickinson Park in Goomeri from 5:00pm this afternoon until late tonight. As usual, this very popular family event will feature ham wheels, chocolate wheels, raffles and market stalls. There'll also be a bbq, music and a licensed bar, along with a jumping cadyle to keep young children amused. Santa will also be putting in an appearance around 7:45pm to pose for photos with the little ones. Admission is 100% free.

Lucas Oils Kingaroy Speedway

The South Burnett Speedway will be roaring into life for its second meeting of the 2015-2016 season from 4:00pm this afternoon in the main ring of the Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street (gates open at 2:00pm). The highlight of tonight's racing will be the 2015-16 Street Stocks Queensland Title but there'll also be a Queensland Series round of V8 Super Sedans; Round 2 of the IBRP Golden Helmet series for Modified Sedans; and Round 2 of the Silver Helmet series for Production Sedans. Admission is $25 for adults, $15 for concessions, and under-12s are free. A canteen will be operating on site too. You can find out more on the Speedway's website.

La Creme Dance Academy Concert - Nanango

The La Creme Dance Academy will be holding their annual dance concert at the Nanango State High School Hall in Elk Street this evening. Students from the Academy will be performing routines based around the hit movie Frozen followed by the breath-taking "A Chance To Dance" and - as usual - it promises to be a spectacular event. Doors open at 6:30pm and the two hour 10 minute concert will include a 20 minute interval. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for pensioners and young people aged 3 to 16 (under-4's are free). You can get a preview of tonight's show on our website.

Murgon State School P&C Car Boot Sale

Murgon State School P&C will be holding a Car Boot Sale at The Shed inside the school grounds from 8:30am this morning as a fundraiser. 3m x 3m stall sites are $10 - with tables, pergolas and/or tarps to be provided by the vendor - and registration and payment needs to be made at the school by Friday, December 4. More details? Phone the school on (07) 4169-8333.

Singles Night - Blackbutt

The Radnor Hotel in Coulson Street, Blackbutt will be holding a Singles Night for Blackbutt and district singles from 5:30pm until late tonight. Meals and drinks are at your own expense, but the hotel's pool table will be free of charge all evening.