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Dinner With The Champions - Kingaroy

The 2026 Dinner With The Champions - a major annual fundraiser for the South Burnett's Relay For Life effort - will be held at Kingaroy Town Hall from 5:30pm this evening (for a 6:00pm start). This year's semi-formal dress dinner will feature talks by special guests Adam Gilchrist AM, Susie Maroney OAM and Michael O'Connor. There'll also be an auction of great sporting memorabilia during the night, along with a big silent auction. Tickets are $120 per head and they can be booked online.

Historic Photos Display - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Genealogical and Family History Society are hosting a display of historic photos from 9:00am to 1:00pm today at the old 1913 Council Chambers building in Edward Street, Kingaroy (behind the Visitor Information Centre) as part of National Family History Month. The theme is "Ancestors: Mundane to Magnificent". Entry is by gold coin donation and tea, coffee and snacks will be available. More info? Phone 0428-095-003.

Nanango Cup Race Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding its annual Nanango Cup Day at Lee Park Racecourse, off the D'Aguilar Highway today. The fashion theme is "open". Gates and the bar will open at noon with Race 1 to jump at 12:45pm. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for pensioners (under 18s are free). Free buses will be running from Nanango (noon, Howletts Lane) and Kingaroy (11:30am, Carrollee Hotel) but bookings are essential! There'll be free activities for the children and musical entertainment from local singer Natalie Fenton after the last race until late. Tickets can be booked online. Everyone is welcome! NB. There's no ATM on the course.

Wondai Heritage Museum Open Day

The Wondai Heritage Museum in Mackenzie Street, Wondai (opposite the Town Hall) will be holding its annual Open Day from 9:00am to 1:00pm today. Apart from displays outlining the town's early history, there'll also be a sausage sizzle, coffee van and stalls featuring local crafts and produce on site. Everyone is welcome!

Back To Basics Music Muster - Coverty

Today is Day 4 of the five-day Back To Basics Music Muster at 1385 Proston-Boondooma Road, Coverty (13km west of Proston). The Muster will feature performances from Rob Breese, Rusty Ringers, Brian Letton, Reece Blinman, the Cartwheels, Zac Anthony, Alice Benfer, Matt Manning, Clarrie Weller and Clyde Cameron plus extra guest artists, walk-up acts and bush poetry. There's free bush camping on site and toilets (but no showers) and campfires are allowed. A canteen will be operating plus a coffee van but guests should BYO seating and liquid refreshments. Tickets are $40 per head per day or $110 for a five-day pass (under 16s free) but must be booked in advance. Tickets can booked online.

Wooroolin Community Markets

Wooroolin Markets are held on the second Saturday of every month (except January) from 6:00am to noon in the area around the QCWA building, beside the Bunya Highway. There's arts and crafts plus plants and produce, and new stallholders are always welcome! More info? Phone Janice on 0457-143-729.

Yarraman Country Markets

The Yarraman Country Markets will be running from 8:00am to noon this morning at Yarraman Memorial Hall in Browne Street, Yarraman. The markets - which include a popular fruit and vege stall - are held on the second Saturday of every month. Phone Joe 0459-638-282 to book a stall.

Rugby League - Blackbutt

Blackbutt Timbertowners are holding their Old Boys Day today and hosting South Burnett A Grade and junior rep rugby league games at Ian Bunny Pearce Oval: 9:30am, SB Eagles U15s v Brothers and 10:40am, SB Eagles U16s v Brothers. Followed by three A Grade games: 11:50am, Cherbourg v Kingaroy; 1:10pm, Blackbutt v Nanango; and 2:50pm, Murgon v Wondai.

Lower Wonga Hall Markets

The Lower Wonga Hall Markets are held on the second Saturday of every month from 7:30am to 11:30am at 7 Lower Wonga Hall Road. New stallholders are always welcome! Contact Ron on 0481-054-537.

Come & Try Dragon Boating - BP Dam

The Barambah Dragons dragon boat club invites people to try out the ancient Chinese sport of dragon boat racing at Bjelke-Petersen Dam from 9:00am (for a 9:30am paddle-off) on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Paddles and gear will be supplied but participants should wear closed shoes that can tolerate getting wet and bring along sunscreen, water, a towel and warm clothes for afterwards. The event is free and will be followed by a gold coin donation sausage sizzle. Everyone is welcome! NB. Check the club's Facebook page as times could change due to the weather.

Ride To Coffee For A Cause - Kingaroy

Cyclists will be riding along the South Burnett Rail Trail from the Kingaroy Butter Factory to Wooroolin today to raise funds for Relay For Life. Registration is $15 which includes a free coffee at Dusty Daisy's. For more information message Annette on Facebook

Junior Motorcycle Speedway - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Junior Motorcycle Speedway Club will be holding their rescheduled Club Days 5 & 6, today on the main oval of Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street, Kingaroy (but use the Avoca Street entrance) with racing from around 10:00am through until this afternoon. The club is for young motorcycle riders aged 4 to 16 and spectators are very welcome, with free admission. More details? Phone 0407-623-012.

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.

Australian Rules - Kingaroy

Today is the last chance this season to catch the Saints in action at home at Kingaroy’s Lyle Vidler Oval. Saints Women will take on the Toowoomba Tigers at 12:30pm, followed by the Men's team in action against the Warwick Redbacks at 2:45pm.

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.

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.

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.

Nanango Stamp Club

The Nanango Stamp Club meets on the second Saturday of every month (except December) from 10:00am in the Long Hai Room at the Nanango RSL Club, 24 Henry Street. New members are always welcome! More info? Phone (07) 4164-5765.

Damien Saul - Yarraman

Damien Saul will be performing live at The Royal Hotel, 18 Toomey Street, Yarraman, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm tonight. More info? Phone (07) 4163-8219.

Footsteps - Kingaroy

South Burnett duo Footsteps will be performing in the Tobruk Room at the Kingaroy RSL Club, in Markwell Street, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm this evening.

Larry Cann - Goodger

Local country singer Larry Cann will be playing live from 6:00pm this evening at Kingaroy Country Farmstay Backyard Bar & Grill, at 207 Stuart Valley Drive, Goodger. Meals and short-term accommodation are also available. For more info phone 0418-744-331.

Celtic Cowboy - Linville

Celtic Cowboy will be performing live 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.

David Lynch Jnr - Kingaroy

Popular South Burnett entertainer David Lynch Jnr will be performing at the Kingaroy Hotel-Motel at the corner of Youngman and Haly Streets, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until late tonight. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4162-1677.

Retro Room & DJ BR4Z3 - Kingaroy

Retro Room will be in the beer garden at the Commercial Hotel, at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy, from 7:30pm until late tonight. DJ BR4Z3 will be spinning discs 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.

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!

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.

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.

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.