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47th Battalion Rugby League - Kingaroy

Day 1 of the 47th Battalion Rugby League Carnival at T.J. O'Neill Oval in Kingaroy. Eight men's teams and six women's teams in action. Come along and support the Burnett Brahmans and the Wide Bay Bulls. Admission is $5. Bar and canteen will be running.

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 Lucky Door draw and a raffle. Admission fees are $5.00 for adults and high school students and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone David on 0459-228-882 or Louisa on 0409-547-906.

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 is open every day (except Sundays) and new members are always very welcome! More details? Phone the Men's Shed on 0477-235-429

Boots & Beanies Trivia Night - Upper Yarraman

The Upper Yarraman Hall Committee will be running a Boots & Beanies Trivia Night at their hall in Upper Yarraman from 6:00pm until late this evening (trivia begins at 6:30pm). Play will take place in teams and there'll be a bar and pork and beef gravy rolls available on site, along with complimentary tea and coffee. Playing fees are $10 per person and there'll be $1000 in prizes up for grabs. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Laura on 0411-042-465 Note: There's no EFTPOS available on site so please bring cash.

Christmas In July Dinner - Kumbia

A Christmas In July Dinner will be held at Kumbia Hall in Bell Street, Kumbia from 6:30pm until late tonight (dinner is served at 7:00pm). The get-together will feature a great three-course dinner prepared by J.C. Catering along with live entertainment, a licensed bar, raffles, carols and a peek at the past. Tickets are $50 for adults, $25 for high school students or $10 for U10s and they can be booked by phoning 0429-644-171.

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 $7.50 and new stallholders are always welcome. More details? Phone Janice on 0457-143-729.

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 12:30pm 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

Taste The Trail Bike Ride - Kingaroy To Wondai

SOLD OUT: The South Burnett Rail Trail Users Association will be running the 5th annual Taste The Trail ride along the South Burnett Rail Trail between Kingaroy and Wondai this morning. At 8:00am, a maximum 50 cyclists will begin to assemble at O'Neill Square in Kingaroy for an 8:30am kick-off, with stops at Memerambi, Wooroolin and Tingoora tasting unusual local foods before the ride concludes with markerys and a lunch at the Wondai Hotel around 12:30pm. Note: This event is fully booked out.

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 to work on projects and new members are always welcome.

Saturday Morning Tennis - Blackbutt

The Blackbutt Tennis Club in Hart Street, Blackbutt (just up the road from the Radnor Hotel) will be running Saturday morning social tennis games from 7:30am this morning. New players are always welcome. More details? Phone Roy on 0407-378-795

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 7:00am to 1:00pm today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Winter Warmers Concert - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Chorale will be presenting the first performance of their Winter Warmers Concert at St Mary's Catholic Church at 15 Albert Street in Kingaroy at 2:00pm this afternoon. The concert will feature heart-warming old favourites and new contemporary songs and tickets - which include a cuppa - are just $15 per head (but U12s are free). They can be booked online or purchased at the door. Everyone is welcome!

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 9:00am to around noon today. The group meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday morning and new members and visitors are always welcome.

Lovesong The Cabaret - Nanango

Lovesong The Cabaret - a beautiful and emotionally evocative music theatre experience - will be performed at the Nanango Theatre Company's playhouse in Elk Street, Nanango, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm this afternoon and again at 7:00pm tonight. The concert is part of a touring production featuring singers Samantha Paterson, James Lennox and Melissa Buchholz and was last performed at Toowoomba's Empire Theatre. Tickets are $30 for adults or $25 for concessions and they can be booked online or obtained at the door.

Frosty Dingo Rally - Wondai

The second day of the three-day Frosty Dingo Rally will be held at the Wondai Showgrounds in Baynes Street, Wondai today. The rally has been organised by the Leisure Riders Touring Motorcycle Club for motorcycle riders only and today's activities will feature a raffle, along with food vans and night-time entertainment by Merv McKee. Entry is $25 per person with a badge, and no cars or glass are allowed.

Wondai Park Run

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.

Amos Pellas - Kingaroy

Popular South Burnett entertainer Amos Pellas will be performing at the Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy from 7:30pm to late tgonight. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open for lunch, dinner and snacks. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4162-1380.

Pete Black - Linville

Entertainer Pete Black will be performing at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville from 4:00pm until late tonight. The hotel's kitchen will also be operating from 11:00am for lunch, dinner and snacks and there's free camping across the road or paid accommodation at the pub if you want to stay overnight. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280

Damien Barnes Trio - Kingaroy

The Damien Barnes Trio will be performing high energy old school classic rock at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until late tonight. Admission is free and the club's kitchen will be open for dinner and snacks. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755

Paint & Sip - Wondai

Gold Coast arts group "It's Artrageous" will be running a Paint & Sip evening class at Wondai Memortial Hall in Mackenzie Street, Wondai from 5:30pm to 9:30pm tonight. Tickets - which include materials, drinks and instruction - are $80 per person and can be booked at the door.

Goodger Farmers Market

Kingaroy Country Meats at 207 Stuart Valley Drive in Goodger will be running a Farmers Market featuring foods, arts and crafts from 8:00am to 1:00pm this morning. This market runs on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. More details? Phone Tom on 0418-744-331

Junior Rugby League Day - Blackbutt

With nearly all adult eyes focussed on this weekend's on the 47th Battalion carnival in Kingaroy, The Blackbutt-Yarraman Timbertowners rugby league football club will be staging U6s to U12s games this morning at Ian "Bunny" Pearce Oval in Railway Street, Blackbutt with the first games kicking off at 8:00am. In addition to a fun morning of junior footy there'll also be a BBQ running. Everyone is welcome!

Barrel Racing - Nanango

The South Burnett Western Performance Club will be hosting "State Of Origin Barrel Races" at their grounds in Racecourse Road, Nanango today. Practice runs will occur from 8:30am to 9:30am before the action gets under way at 10:00am. Competitions will be run across six classes, there's no admission and spectators are very welcome.

Alcoholics Anonymous - Blackbutt

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to help solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership. AA isn't allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution. AA meets in Blackbutt in the small hall next to the church at the corner of Gladys and James streets from 1:30pm to 2:30pm every Saturday, with tea and coffee provided.