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Christmas In The Park - Yarraman

The Yarraman & District Progress Association Inc will be celebrating Christmas in Errol Munt Park from 4:00pm to 8:00pm today. There'll be a jumping castle and slides, live music, market stalls, food and drink stalls, face painting for the kids plus a visit from Santa in his sleigh! Christmas carols will start at 7:00pm. A licensed bar will also be operating.

Kilkivan Community Christmas Carnival

The annual Kilkivan Community Christmas Carnival will be held from 6:00pm tonight at Kilkivan Showgrounds at 88 Mudlo Road. There'll food trucks, face painting, a DJ and a licensed bar plus Santa will be dropping in! This is a free community event.

Nanango Christmas 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, but the pre-Christmas markets are always huge! 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.

Christmas Dance - Inverlaw Hall

A dance will be held at Inverlaw Hall on the Burrandowan Road (roughly 20km from Kingaroy) from 8:00pm until late this evening. Music will be supplied from CDs and there'll be the usual supper and novelty dances, along with a raffle. Admission fees are $10.00 for adults and $5 for high school students and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone David on 0459-228-882 or Louisa on 0409-547-906.

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 8:30am to 11:00am and Devonshire teas will be available on the verandah for $10.00 per person from 9:00am to 11:00am. House inspections are by donation (children free) or free if you've bought a Devonshire tea!

Murgon RSL Sub-Branch Meeting

The Murgon RSL Sub-Branch meets from 10:00am on the first Saturday of every month at the Murgon RSL Drop-In Centre, 44 Stephens Street West, Murgon. More info? Phone (07) 4313-3018.

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

Beef It Up, Master It All - Wattle Grove

Come along to the annual gala at The Washpool on Half Mile Creek Road, Wattle Grove, from 4:30pm today, enjoy dinner and listen to local "masters" in their fields. Guest speakers tonight include Gavin Carr (Carrdoon Working dogs); Mary O'Brien ('Are You Bogged Mate?'); Matt Lonsdale; Jason Kinsella (Moffatdale Ridge Winery); Dan, Theresa and Joe Allen; Tony Dugdell and Chloe Plowman (Ruby Ridge Angus). Tickets are $20 for adults (under 15s free) which includes dinner! Tickets can be booked online

Proston Men's Shed

The Proston Men's Shed will be meeting at their building at 5-23 Rodney Street, Proston from 9:00am until around 12:00 noon today. The Men's Shed opens on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and new members are always very welcome! More details? Phone the Men's Shed on 0477-235-429.

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.

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 around noon today for its regular Saturday get-together. The Men's Shed meets most Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome! More details? Phone 0491-102-087.

Saturday Cricket

Junior and senior cricket games will be played in the South Burnett today. In South Burnett Junior Cricket Stage 2, Tingoora Moppets v Kingaroy at Tingoora Sportsground; Kingaroy Cobras v Nanango Scorpions at Taabinga State School; and Murgon v Central Burnett at Murgon Showgrounds. In Stage 3, Nanango Scorpions v Kingaroy at Murgon Showgrounds. All junior games start at 8:00am. Rounds 3 & 4 of the South Burnett Senior T20 competition will be played today. Round 3 games start at 11:30am: Kingaroy Services v Tingoora Vikings at Taabinga State School; Wondai Wolves v Nanango Scorpions at Wondai Sports Ground; and Wooroolin Warriors v Tingoora Huntsmen at Kingaroy State School. Round 4 games start at 3:00pm: Tingoora Vikings v Nanango Scorpions at Taabinga State School; Wooroolin Warriors v Kingaroy Services at Kingaroy State School; and Wondai Wolves v Tingoora Huntsmen at Wondai Sports Ground.

Kingaroy Men's Shed

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

Wondai Parkrun

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

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