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Nanango Christmas Race Meeting

The Nanango Race Club will be holding their annual Christmas 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 an "Red, Green and Gold" fashion theme and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their best Christmas hats and/or outfits to be in the running for some great Moffatdale Ridge Fashions Of The Field prizes. The race club's licensed bar and BBQ will be operating under the extended covered area; the race club canteen will be open for sit-down dining; children will be catered for with face-painting and ice creams plus a visit from Santa Claus; and there'll be plenty of bookmakers and an on-course tote in the betting ring. A lot of people like to use the Christmas race meeting for festive season parties and you're welcome to picnic on the lawns or even bring your own marquee if you like. This will be a 5 race meeting and buses will be running to the races from Kingaroy's Glendon Street Bus Depot (12:00 noon) and Scott Car Park in Nanango at 12:30pm. The first race will leave the barriers around 1:30pm but gates will open at 10:00am 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 the race club on (07) 4163-2346 or email them.

South Burnett Speedway - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Speedway will roar into life at the Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street, Kingaroy tonight with its third meeting for the 2023-24 season - the Christmas Cup. The feature race of the meeting will be the hotly contested Modified Sedans Prelude To The Royal, but there'll also be contests for Production Sedans, Street Stocks, National 4's and Modlites in a jam-packed program that will run from 4:00pm (when racing starts) until late tonight. There'll also be canteen facilities operating onsite and campsites will be available in the Showgrounds if you want to stay over. Admission is $30 for adults, $20 for students (with ID) and aged or disability pensioners or $85 for a family of two adults and two students (children 12 and under are free). Everyone is welcome!

Kingaroy Friendship Markets

The third Saturday of the month Friendship Markets will be held at Kingaroy Showgrounds in Youngman Street, Kingaroy from 6:00am to around 11:30am today. The markets are run by the Kingaroy Show Society and feature a great range of arts, crafts, food stalls, fruit and garden stalls, plus unusual bric-a-brac. New stallholders are always very welcome! More details? Phone Craig on 0408-880-927 or Rita on 0427-644-131.

Nanango Stamp Club Meeting

The Nanango Stamp Club will be holding its monthly meeting at the Long Hai room inside Nanango RSL in Henry Street, Nanango at 10:00am this morning, followed by an optional lunch at the club's servery. The stamp club meets on the third Saturday of each month and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Rod on 0400-523-330.

Moore Hall Markets

The monthly Moore Markets will be held outside the Moore Soldiers Memorial Hall off the D'Aguilar Highway in Moore from 9:00 to around 3:00pm today. The markets are held on the 3rd Saturday of every month and feature hand painted china; hand made jewellery; hand crafted dolls; quilts; biscuit tin banjos; jade; wooden toys; delightful handmade bags; plants; bric-a-brac; antiques and collectables; tea cosies; baby clothes; tea towels; candles; soaps; cakes; jams and pickles, and more. There's also great brekkies available inside the Hall, and with Christmas drawing ever closer Santa will be paying a visit today as well. Everyone is welcome!

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 10:00am to 4:00pm today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Proston Country Markets

The monthly Proston Country Markets - organised by the Proston Show Society and held on the 3rd Saturday of each month - will be running oputside the QCWA Rooms at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston from 8:00am to around noon this morning. Stalls feature everything from craftwork to baked goods and bric-a-brac are are always fun to browse. There'll also be a great BBQ breakfast and Devonshire morning teas available, as well as a large fruit and veggie tray raffle. Stall fees are just $5 if you want to join in the action and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Val or Helen on 0457-094-145.

Saturday Line Dancing - Wooroolin

Line dancing classes will be held at Wooroolin Hall on the Bunya Highway at Wooroolin this morning. Classes will run from 9:00am to 10:00am (beginners) and 10:30am to 12:30pm (improvers) and a small dancing fee applies to either class. Everyone is welcome. Note: Today's meeting is also the group's Christmas break-up. Meetings will resume in January.

Rome, Sweet Rome - Kingaroy

SOLD OUT: The South Burnett Musical Comedy Society will be presenting the third performance of their new theatre-restaurant production "Rome, Sweet Rome" at the Kingaroy Bowls Club at 141 Youngman Street, Kingaroy at 6:30pm tonight. Tickets to tonight's show are $60 for a dinner prepared by JC Catering and the show, and they can be booked online.

Champagne Brunch - Nanango

The Nanango Lions Club will be holding a pre-race Champagne Brunch at Ringsfield House at 41-45 Alfred Street, Nanango from 10:30am to 12:00 noon this morning as as warm-up for the Christmas Race Meeting being held at Lee Park this afternoon. More details will be published as they become available.

Fitzroy Hotel Christmas Party - Nanango

The Fitzroy Hotel in Fitzroy Street, Nanango will be holding its annual Christmas Party from 6:00pm until late tonight, with entertainment provided by the Gold Coast's Mason Rack Band. There's no admission and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 4163-1506.

Proston Men's Shed

The Proston Men's Shed will be meeting at their workshop buildings at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston for their regular Saturday morning get-together today, kicking off with a cuppa at 9:00am and continuing on until noon. New members are always very welcome. More details? Phone Geoff on 0439-694-000.

Christmas Movie Night - Proston

The Proston Men's Shed and the Proston Heritage Association will be running a Christmas Movie Night at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston from 5:30pm onwards this evening (screening starts at 7:00pm). Guests should BYO chair and/or blanket to watch a free screening of the light-hearted Disney movie "The Santa Clause", and there'll be a sausage sizzle, ice cream and drinks available for purchase as well. 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.

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 Park 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.

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 (ie opposite Bendigo Bank) in Yarraman from 7:00am until around 12:00 noon today. The markets - now held on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Saturday each month - feature trash and treasure stalls, car boot sellers, local produce and hand-made goods, as well as food stalls. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to book a stall yourself - it's only $10! - phone 0498-540-340.

Robby Fry - Kingaroy

Musician Robbie Fry will be performing at the Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy from 5:00pm to around 9:00pm tonight. The hotel's kitchen will also be open for dinner and snacks. More details? Phone (07) 4162-1380.

Kick Ass Country - Kingaroy

South Burnet entertainers Kick Ass Country will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until 11:00pm tonight. Admission is free. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.