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Music and Memories Concert - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Community Orchestra is presenting a special Music And Memories concert at Kingaroy Town Hall this evening to celebrate the orchestra's 20 years of music, memories, and community. The anniversary concert will showcase a selection of the orchestra's repertoire from the past two decades, highlighting the journey and growth of the SBCO. Doors open at 6:30pm with the concert starting at 7:00pm. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for concession/student or $50 for family passes (2 adults plus kids). Tickets can be booked online

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 11:30am 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.

Ringsfield House Open Day - Nanango

Historic Ringsfield House, 41-45 Alfred Street, Nanango, is hosting an Open Day today! Local artists will be featured in the art gallery from 9:00am to noon, plus tea and scones will be available on the verandah for $12.00 per person from 9:00am to 11:00am. (As a bonus, visitors can also pop on down to the Energy Museum in Henry Street where the historic Nanango Butter Factory diesel motor will be fired up this morning or drop in to inspect the former Masonic Lodge in Gipps Street which will also be open for inspection!)

Book Launch - Kingaroy

Author Liz Caffery will be launching a biography of well-known former Kingaroy and Wondai resident Jim Burns at 2:00pm this afternoon in the St Mary’s Catholic Church Hall, 15 Albert Street, Kingaroy. Jim, who was left a paraplegic after catching polio as a child, was well-known for his music shop in Kingaroy Street, his concerts, his bands and his music lessons. The guest speaker this afternoon will be another well-known Kingaroy resident and musician, Moya Hayden. Light refreshments will be served after the book launch. For catering purposes, please RSVP by email before May 30.

Public Consultation - Proston

South Burnett Regional Council has invited the Proston community to have a say about the location for the newly refurbished railway trolley. Council has three options for future placement of the restored trolley and all suggestions and feedback are welcome. The consultation session will start at 9:30am today at Railway Park in front of the old Railway Building. Mayor Kathy Duff, Cr Heath Sander, and a Council Parks representative will be in attendance. More info? Phone Council’s Parks team (07) 4189-9100.

A Murder Is Announced - Nanango

The Nanango Theatre Company is presenting a (very) limited run of Agatha Christie's whodunit "A Murder Is Announced" this weekend at their playhouse on the corner of Elk and George streets, Nanango. An advertisement appears in a local newspaper, residents gather ... then shots ring out! Tickets are $25 (or $20 concession) and can be booked online. This afternoon's production will start at 2:00pm and there'll also be an 11:00am matinee tomorrow.

The Pirates Of Penzance - Auditions

The South Burnett Musical Comedy Society will be holding auditions and casting workshops for their next big production, The Pirates Of Penzance, from 10:00am to 4:00pm today in their Major Shed at the South Burnett Enterprise Centre, 6 Cornish Street, Kingaroy. More information is available on the SBMC's Facebook page

A Bunya Adventure - Bunya Mountains

The South Burnett Sustainable Future Network and South Burnett Junior Landcare are holding a Bushwalking and Picnic Day from 11:00am today in the Bunya Mountains. BYO lunch to share. RSVP to 0499-527-830 by Friday, June 5.

Australian Rules - Kingaroy

Australian Rules will be back at Kingaroy’s Lyle Vidler Oval today with the South Burnett Saints playing Warwick in the annual Ben Brooks Memorial Round. The game is due to start at 2:45pm.

Saturday Night Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Senior Citizen's club hosts bingo every Saturday evening from 7:00pm at the Kingaroy Town Common Hall in Oliver Bond Street, Kingaroy. Everyone is welcome! More info? Phone Ellen on 0478-607-054.

Go Getta Girls - Kingaroy

Members of the Go Getta Girls running club, for women aged over 18, meet every Monday, Thursday and Saturday morning from 5:30am at the wooden shed in Memorial Park, Burnett Street, Kingaroy, for a run. More info? Phone Donna on 0409-620-923 or Annette on 0407-670-084.

Queensland Day Long Lunch - Kingaroy

Fitzy (aka Rob Fitz-Herbert) will playing in the bistro during the Queensland Day Long Lunch at the Carrollee Hotel, 4 King Street, Kingaroy, from 12:30pm to 3:30pm this afternoon. There'll also be games, a lamington eating competition, thong throwing and a Queensland trivia competition! More info? Phone the pub on (07) 4162-1055.

Dave Lynch Duo & DJ BRZ43 - Kingaroy

The Dave Lynch Duo will be back playing live in the beer garden at the Commercial Hotel, on the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm tonight; while DJ BR4Z3 will be spinning in the Sports Bar from 9:00pm. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open for dinner and snacks. More details? Phone (07) 4162-1380.

Wayne Vitale - Linville

Brisbane musician Wayne Vitale will be performing live in the beer garden at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville, from 4:00pm this afternoon. Admission is free. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.

Rugby League - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt-Yarraman Timbertowners will be hosting their first A Grade home games today since their senior team returned to the South Burnett Rugby League competition: at 11:30am, Cherbourg v Wondai; at 1:00pm, Blackbutt v Murgon; and at 2:30pm, Kingaroy v Nanango. The games will be played at Blackbutt's home ground, Ian "Bunny" Pearce Oval. in Railway Street.

Saturday Night Bingo - Kingaroy

Pig On The Spit Night - Wooroolin

The Grand Hotel on the Bunya Highway at Wooroolin will be holding their monthly Pig On A Spit Night from 5:30pm until late this evening. Apart from a great roast pork meal there'll also be a Lucky Door prize, raffles and entertainment. Bookings essential! Phone the Grand on (07) 4164-2261.

Trivia Night - Manumbar

Manumbar Hall, at 3873 Manumbar Road, is hosting a trivia night from 6:00pm this evening as a fundraiser for Cancer Council Queensland. Tickets are $25 a head, which includes a cooked meal and dessert. There'll be raffles and prizes for the best-dressed team. Cash only. Dress code is "pink and warm"! BYO drinks. More info? Phone 0438-788-110.

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 between 7:30am and 12:30pm to work on projects and new members are always welcome! Contact Dave on 0407-409-335.

Yarraman Men's Shed

The Yarraman Men's Shed at the end of Mill Street, Yarraman will be holding one of its regular get-togethers from 8:00am to noon today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Nanango Men's Shed

The Nanango Men's Shed at the corner of Mt Stanley Road and Heathermore Lane, Nanango, will be open from 8:30am to 12:30pm today for its regular get-together. The Men's Shed meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome! More details? Phone 0491-102-087.

Kingaroy Men's Shed

The Kingaroy Men's Shed will be holding their regular morning meeting at the old Motor Pool building off Geoff Raph Drive at Kingaroy Airport from 8:00am to 11:00am today. The group meets every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday morning and new members and visitors are always welcome.

Karaoke Competition - Nanango

The Commercial Hotel, at 69 Drayton Street, Nanango, will be holding Round 1 of its 80s, 90s & 2000s Karaoke competition from 7:00pm this evening. Everyone is invited to come along! More info? Phone the pub on (07) 4163-1208.

Brendan Schick Trio - Kingaroy

The Brendan Schick Trio will be performing in the Tobruk Room at the Kingaroy RSL Club, in Markwell Street, from 7:00pm this evening. More info? Phone the club on (07) 4162-1755.

Bingo Buzz - Nanango

Saturday morning bingo will be held today at the Nanango Cultural Centre, on the corner of Drayton and George Streets. Doors open at 10:00am with eyes down at 11:00am. Bring your friends for a fun day playing bingo!

Saturday Library Day - Maidenwell

The volunteers from the Maidenwell QCWA will be supervising the regular weekly Saturday Library Day (featuring books loaned from Kingaroy Library) from 2:00pm to 4:00pm this afternoon. A library day is held in the Maidenwell Hall in Pool Street every Wednesday and Saturday.

Wooroolin Line Dancers

The Wooroolin Line Dancers will be holding line dancing classes at Wooroolin Hall on the Bunya Highway from 9:00am to 10:00am this morning (for absolute beginners and beginners) and 10:00am to 12:30pm (for intermediate dancers). Course fees are $10. More info? Phone Paula 0498-210-073.

Wondai Parkrun

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

Ros Gregor Parkrun - Nanango

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.

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Parkrun - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt parkrun group will be holding its weekly 5km timed walk/run along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Blackbutt from 7:00am this morning. The starting line is adjacent to the Roy Emerson Museum, off Bowman Road. 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 (it's officially called the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail parkrun) and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event.

Narcotics Anonymous - Kingaroy

Are drugs a problem? NA members have been there and can help! An NA meeting is held from noon to 1:00pm every Saturday in Kingaroy. More info? Phone 1300-652-820.