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2012 Wine & Food In The Park Festival

The 14th annual Wine & Food In The Park Festival will be held at Memorial Park in Haly Street, Kingaroy from 10:00am this morning through to 9:00pm tonight. The Festival - which has steadily grown to become the biggest single festival held in the South Burnett Regional Council's area as well as the region's most loved Autumn get-together - will feature all its regular attractions (such as the Giant Wine Tent, PCA Regional Food And Wine Tent, exotic Food Court, wet bar and a jam-packed program of live entertainment) along with several new things including an on-grounds Sample The South Burnett Wine Dinner with Master Of Wine Peter Scudamore-Smith and aerial acrobats (something never seen in the region before). Feature acts on the main stage for 2012 include the internationally renowned Mason Rack Band, the Jahbutu Calypso Band, The Blues Excuse, Bar Room Blues and the Kingaroy State High School Band. The Festival's popular (and usually outrageous!) street performers will also be wending their way through the crowds all day, and there'll also be carnival rides for children on the grounds too. This year there'll also be subsidised buses running from Blackbutt and Murgon to take South Burnett Festival-goers to Memorial Park and back home again, as well as a gold coin donation town bus to take Kingaroy revellers back to six different drop-off points around town (schedules for these can be found on the Festival's website). Admission in 2012 is $15 per head for adults (under-18s can get in for free!). And after the Festival winds down most local entertainment venues in Kingaroy will be holding post-WAFITP parties for revellers who want to carry on into the night. You can find out anything else you'd like to know about this year's Wine & Food In The Park Festival (as well as see YouTube videos of many of the entertainers who'll be appearing there today) on the Festival's website.

Debbie Robinson - Kingaroy

Entertainer Debbie Robinson will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy from 7:30pm to 11:30pm this evening. Admission is free. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755

54th Annual Proston Show

The 54th annual Proston Show will be held at Proston Showgrounds from early this morning through until late tonight. The Proston Show is always a happy event at the western edge of South Burnett and today's activities will get underway at 8:00am with horse and prime cattle judging and the admission of Ute Muster entries. This will be followed at 8:30am with stud cattle judging and a Championship Dog Show; and then at 9:00am with show jumping, poultry judging and wood events. Other great things to look out for this year include a Shearing Shed Show and farm animals; Cheerio The Clown; a Mini Moto-Cross; Barrel Races; Camel Rides; the Proston Stockman's Classic; Dreamtime Reptiles; a fashion parade; and a Lucky Drop. There'll also be face painting for children and the Show's Fireworks Spectacular at around 7:00pm. And because 2012 is the Australian Year Of The Farmer, the Year Of The Farmer Roadshow will also be making an apperarance. In addition - from 6:00pm until late tonight - the Show Society will be running a BBQ, live music with popular local duo Bruzz and a bar for everyone who wants to party on. Admission to today's Show is $10 for adults, $5 for high school students and $3 for primary school students (under-5s are admitted free). A family pass for two adults and any number of children is also available for $25. More details? Contact the Proston Show Society on (07) 4168-9329

Yarraman Markets - Yarraman

The Yarraman Progress Association's monthly Yarraman Markets will be held at Errol Munt Oval in Yarraman from 7:00am until around 1:00pm today. The markets feature trash and treasure stalls, car boot sellers, local produce and hand-made goods, as well as food stalls and an under-cover play area for children. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to book a stall yourself - it's only $5! - call Joe on (0459) 638-282

Lions Country Garden & Lifestyle Expo - Blackbutt

The first day of the weekend-long 7th annual Blackbutt-Benarkin Lions Garden and Country Lifestyle Expo will be held at the Blackbutt Sports Centre in Janice Court from 8:30am this morning until 5:00pm this afternoon. As was the case last year, the Expo will feature a large range of garden and home-related displays from 50 different exhibitors focussing on things as diverse as storage tanks, pumps, the latest in building materials and design, pottery, crafts, garden furniture and accessories, plants, livestock, patchwork and quilt-making, wood-working and wool-spinning. There'll also be children's activities and live entertainment too. Food, drink and billy tea and damper will also be available in the grounds, and admission is completely free. There's also plenty of parking available nearby for a gold coin donation. Everyone is welcome along! More details? Phone Ivan on (07) 4170-0068 or Colleen on (0438) 134-666

12th Annual Maidenwell Folk Gathering

The second day of the 12th annual Maidenwell Folk Gathering will get underway at around 10:00am this morning at King's Hotel in Maidenwell and continue right through until late tonight (there'll also be a final day of folk music revelries tomorrow). The Folk Gathering is a pure folk music event (ie fully acoustic - no electrics are allowed) and because of this has built up a very loyal following over the years. A highlight of today's Festival activities will be chalkboarding which will kick off during the afternoon. The Festival itself is completely free to attend and there's also free camping available around the hotel if you want to stay overnight. Lots of great food will be available too but no BYO is allowed - you'll need to get your reasonably priced supplies from Kings if you want to party really hard. More details? Contact the hotel on (07) 4164-6133

16th Annual Yarraman Horse Ride

The Yarraman Agricultural Society's 16th Annual Yarraman Horse Ride will be held in and around Yarraman today. The Ride is the second-biggest in the region (the other is the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride, held each April) and this year's event has two routes: a long one of 30km and a shorter one of 20km with no stallions, rigs or dogs allowed on the course. The long ride will leave the Showgrounds at 7:30am and the short ride will move out at around 8:00am, with both returning to the Showgrounds at around 4:45pm. In the evening, the Ride will be followed by a programme of live entertainment led by popular local country-rock performer Arthur Nettelfield which will run from 7:00pm until around midnight, along with meals and a bar. Admission to the Ride is $20 (which includes the evening entertainment programme) and there'll be overnight camping facilities available at the Showgrounds too. Riders and spectators are both very welcome and you can obtain more details by phoning Chris on (07) 4163-8506 or Bill on (07) 4163-8441 (ahrs)

Bush Ballad Country Music Spectacular - Wondai

A Bush Ballad Country Music Spectacular will be held at the Wondai RSL in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 7:00pm onwards tonight as a fundraiser for the Queensland Cancer Council. Artists who'll be performing this year include Les Lawson, Jim Brown, the Kehl Family, the Wiley Family and special guest artist Slim Jones from Mackay. Admission is $10 and meals will be available too. More details? Phone (07) 4168-2929 or (0429) 431-013.

Art Exhibition Opening - Kingaroy

The Nimue Art Gallery in King Street, Kingaroy (just next to the Carrollee Hotel) will be opening their latest exhibition between 1:00pm and 4:00pm this afternoon. The new exhibition features works in oils, acrylics, pastels and watercolours by well-known South Burnett landscape artist Karol Oakley and figurative artist Mabs Vandenberg. Admission is free and after today's opening the exhibition will remain on show until Wednesday 18th April. More details? Phone the Gallery on (0409) 622-772 or email them. NB: If you're planning to attend today's opening an RSVP by Saturday 3rd March would be greatly appreciated to assist with catering.

Free Flood Recovery Movie Night - Yarraman

A free flood recovery movie night will be held at Heritage House in Millar Street, Yarraman at 7:00pm this evening. The popular new Australian movie Red Dog (rated PG) will be the featured screening and there'll also be free food and refreshments available as well. More details? Phone Heritage House on (07) 4163-8111.

Seafood Buffet - Murgon

Sakina's Seafood Buffet - which is held on the 2nd Saturday of each month - will be running at the Saleyard Cafe on Gayndah Road at Murgon at 6:30pm this evening. This BYO buffet offers everything from fresh oysters to Moreton Bay bugs, crabs, prawns and cooked seafoods, but bookings are essential if you want to be sure of a seat: (07) 4168-5701.

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowling 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