South Burnett Tourism - Daily Events Calendar

Nanango Cup Race Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding their annual Nanango Cup Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway off the D'Aguilar Highway just south of Nanango from 11:00am to around 5:00pm today. Today's races will have a "Basic Black With A Splash" fashion theme and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their most stylish outfits and/or accessories to be in the running for some great Moffatdale Ridge Fashions Of The Field spot prizes. The race club's popular Champagne@TheBit 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; and there'll be plenty of bookmakers and an on-course tote available in the betting ring to take your wagers. This meeting patrons can also enjoy two mini-grandstands that will be erected on the grounds - but if it rains there's heaps of undercover seating too. A lot of people like to use the Nanango Cup race meeting for relaxed get-togethers, and you're welcome to picnic on the lawns or even bring your own marquee if you like. This will be a 6 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 first race will leave the barriers around 1:05pm but gates will open at 11:00am 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.

C&K Kindy Friendship Day Fete - Blackbutt

Blackbutt's C&K Kindy will be holding their annual Friendship Day Fete at Les Muller Park at the corner of Hart and Coulson Streets in Blackbutt from 8:00am this morning until around 3:00pm this afternoon. The fete is a major annual fundraiser for the kindy and there'll be lots of stalls as well as live entertainment and amusements for children. Everyone is welcome and admission is free.

Wondai Parkrun

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

Yarraman Markets

The Yarraman Progress Association's Yarraman Markets will be held on the vacant block at the corner of the D'Aguilar and New England Highways in Yarraman from 7:00am until around 12:00 noon today (ie opposite Bendigo Bank). The markets feature trash and treasure stalls, car boot sellers, local produce and hand-made goods, as well as food stalls, and are held on the second Saturday of every month. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to book a stall yourself - it's only $5! - call Joe on (0459) 638-282

Two Day Horse Trail Ride - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt Pony Express Club and the Somerset Trail Riding Club will be holding a two-day trail ride this weekend, departing from the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Bowman Road at 9:00am this morning for a six-hour BYO lunch ride along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail and Blackbutt-Benarkin forestry trails (tomorrow riders will depart, again at 9:00am, for a four hour BYO morning tea ride along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail to Nukku and back again). Ride fees are $5 for either a one day ride or the whole weekend, and can be paid to the Pony Express Club on arrival. Camping facilities and horse troughs are available at the Showgrounds, but you should BYO electric fence because horse pens are limited. Camping fees at the Showgrounds are $8 per person per night (unpowered) or $10 (powered), and participants can arrive as early as Friday, August 11. All riders are welcome! More details? Phone Jodie on 0476-179-516.

Wooroolin Community Markets

The Wooroolin Community Markets will be held inside the Wooroolin QCWA Rooms on the Bunya Highway at Wooroolin from 6:00am until around 12:00 noon this morning. The markets offer stalls, a sausage sizzle, fresh produce, plants and crafts and are run on the 2nd Saturday of every month except January. Stall fees are just $5 and new stallholders are always welcome. More details? Phone Janice on 0439-073-160 or send her an email.

Saturday Rugby League - Cherbourg and Nanango

Rugby league fans can head to either Cherbourg or Nanango for their preferred A-grade match today. In Cherbourg, the home team Hornets will be playing the Murgon Mustangs at 2:30pm at Jack O'Chin Oval. And in Nanango, the home team Stags will play the Kingaroy Red Ants at Fred Kassulke Oval off the D'Aguilar Highway south of town, kicking off at 3:30pm. A canteen will be running at both venues (a bar as well at Nanango) and spectators are very welcome.

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowls Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy will be running bingo matches from 7:30pm this evening with over $1000 in prizes on offer. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404

Proston Men's Shed

The Proston Men's Shed will be meeting at the old railway station building at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston for its regular Saturday morning meeting today, kicking off with a cuppa at 9:00am. The meeting will run until around noon, and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Geoff on 0439-694-000.

Nanango Stamp Club Meeting

The Nanango Stamp Club will be holding its second Saturday of the month meeting at Nanango RSL in Henry Street, Nanango from 10:00am onwards this morning, followed by lunch for those who'd like to stay on for a bite afterwards. The club is the South Burnett's sole affiliated member of the Queensland Philatelic Council and promotes the hobby of stamp collecting in our region. It meets on the second Saturday morning of each month, and anyone interested in stamp collecting is very welcome to come along for a fun morning out with fellow collectors. More details? Phone Doug on (07) 4163-3013.

Kumbia Pop-Up Library

The Kumbia QCWA Rooms in Bell Street, Kumbia will become a pop up library, craft and cuppa stop from 9:00am to 11:00am this morning. The QCWA Rooms will have cold drinks, hot drinks and a freshly baked morning tea on offer combined with hundreds of books, DVDs, CDs and magazines, and everyone is welcome along to browse and socialise. The pop up library occurs every 2nd and 4th Saturday.

Stanwell Open Golf Day - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Golf Club on the Bunya Highway south-west of Kingaroy will be holding their annual Stanwell Open Golf Day today - a 2 person ambrose, with separate competitions for men and women. Names needf to be in by 11:00am for a shotgun start at 11:30am, and there's $2500 in prize monies to be won, along with trophies. Entry fees are $20 and all golfers are welcome. More details? Phone the golf club on (07) 4162-1720.

Murgon Men's Shed

The Murgon Men's Shed will be holding their Saturday meeting at their shed in Macalister Street, Murgon (the former Murgon Railway Station) today. The Men's Shed meets every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday to work on projects and new members are always welcome.

Live Music With Kate - Blackbutt

The Scrubby Creek Bar next to the Bunya Nut Cafe in Coulson Street, Blackbutt will be hosting live music with Kate tonight. Everyone is welcome.

At The Wineries

Three of the South Burnett's wineries will be open for lunch today. At Moffatdale, Moffatdale Ridge will have their cellar door verandah cafe open for light meals and snacks from 10:00am to 4:00pm. And in Kingaroy, Cranes Winery and Kingsley Grove will be open the same hours, serving up wines and platters (at Cranes) and wines, cheese platters and wood-fired pizzas (at Kingsley Grove). You can find out more about all three wineries (including location maps and phone numbers) on South Burnett Wine.

Graeme Jensen - Kingaroy

Popular entertainer Graeme Jensen will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until late tonight. Admission is free. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755