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Goomeri Lions Christmas Carnival

The annual Goomeri Lions Christmas Carnival will be held at the Goomeri Showgrounds in Laird Street, Goomeri from 5:00pm to around 8:00pm this evening. As usual, the Carnival will feature lots of food and novelty stalls, fun entertainment for children, live music from Amber Goldsmith and a visit from Mrs Santa Claus. And at around 8:00pm, and the night will be capped off with a big fireworks display thanks to Nedloh Rural. Everyone is welcome and there's no admission.

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.

Handel's Messiah - Nanango

The Toowoomba Philharmonic Society will be performing Handel's Messiah in its entirety at Our Lady Help Of Christians church at 37 Gipps Street, Nanango at 2:00pm this afternoon. The performance is part of a series that also includes three other performances at Toowoomba and Warwick, and tickets are $25 for adults or $20 for students and concession card holders. Everyone is welcome!

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 8:00am and continuing on until noon. New members are always very welcome. More details? Phone Geoff on 0439-694-000.

South Burnett Woodcrafters Garage Sale - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Woodcrafters will be holding a big garage sale at their headquarters in King Street, Kingaroy (the old QRail site) from 6:00am this morning. Apart from a great range of high quality woodworks in the group's shop - just perfect for Christmas gifts! - along with surplus tools and equipment on display in the main building, there'll also be a BBQ and coffee van operating on site for breakfast and/or snacks. Everyone is welcome, and the sale will run until stocks are exhausted.

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.

Team Penning - Nanango

The Nanango Campdraft Committee will be holding the first day of a two day Team Penning competition at Nanango Showgrounds this weekend. The canteen will be open for refreshments; hot showers and toilet facilities are available onsite; and powered and unpowered campsites are available in the grounds for competitors. Spectators are also very welcome to come along and watch the action. For more information, contact Emma on 0437-642-385. Nominations need to be made by email.

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 today. The Men's Shed is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and new members are always welcome. More details? Send them an email

Nigel Seto - Kingaroy

Comedian Nigel Seto will be performing his show Miner Threat at Kingaroy Town Hall in Glendon Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm to around 11:00pm tonight. Miner Threat is a comedy about mining (and mining towns) and tickets are $18.50 per head. You can book them on TryBooking.

Greg Griffith - Linville

Entertainer Greg Griffith will be performing at the Linville Hotel in George Street, Linville from 4:00pm until 8:00pm today. The hotel's kitchen will also be operating from 11:00am until late for lunch, dinner and snacks and there's free camping across the road if you want to stay overnight. More details? Phone the hotel on (07) 5424-7280.

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.

Nanango Parkrun

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. Note: Today's Railway Parkrun is also the group's first birthday.

Saturday Night Live Music - Blackbutt

The Radnor Hotel in Coulson Street, Blackbutt will haver local musicians playing in the hotel's "out back" area from 6:00pm to 9:00pm tonight. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be running for dinner and snacks. More details? Phoner the Radnor on (07) 4163-0203.

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 8:00am 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 are held weekly. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to book a stall yourself - it's only $5! - call Joe on (0459) 638-282. Note: All patrons and stallholders are asked to observe proper social distancing to stay safe.

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowls Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy will be running bingo matches from 7:00pm this evening. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404

Nanango Mini Market

The Nanango Mini Market, which runs on the 4th Saturday of each month (except January) outside the Churchyard Opp Shop at the corner of Drayton and Burnett Streets in Nanango, will be running from 7:00am to around noon this morning. Apart from offering great bargains at great prices - ranging from plants to craft work, DVDs, bric-a-brac, glassware, books, jewellery, photographic work and mosaic art - the markets also have a $2 sausage sizzle, $1.20 soft drinks ($2 for a coke) and gold coin donation tea and coffee if you get peckish. Entry is free and new stallholders are also very welcome, with stall fees starting at just $5. In addition, this is a COVID Safe market as well. More details? Phone Sue on 0419-319-981.

Feature Ranch Show - Nanango

The South Burnett Western Performance Club will be holding a Feature Ranch Show at their grounds in Racecourse Road, Nanango from 8:00am until late today. Shane Massingham will be doing the judging, and entrants are welcome to register on the day ($30 for non-members or $20 for members). The Ranch Show will be run under PHAA rules and will offer Ranch Trail, Ranch Riding, Ranch Reining and Ranch Conformation events, each offering ribbons from 1st to 6th place, along with Show High Point Awards across 12 categories. Spectators are welcome to come watch the action for free and the club's canteen will be operating. There's also free camping in the grounds if you want to stay over for tomorrow's Mock Show.

Christmas Family Fun Day - Murgon

The Murgon Golf Club on the Bunya Highway south of the CBD will be holding a Christmas Family Fun Day from 1:00pm this afternoon. The central event will be a 3-person ambrose over 9 holes and players who dress to a Christmas theme can be in the running for some great prizes. Green fees are just $20 per person - which includes a burger - and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone the club on (07) 4168-1608

Ann's Birthday Party - Proston

The Golden Spurs Hotel at the corner of Blake and Rodney Streets in Proston will be holding a birthday celebration for local resident Ann (who has just turned 90) this evening. The hotel will have live music from Kerry Kennedy and a pig-on-a-spit BBQ available for $28 per head if you get hungry. Everyone is welcome! More details? Phone the Spurs on (07) 4168-9069.

Mr Q Duo Play The Palace - Nanango

The South Burnett's favourite party duo Mr Q will be performing an acoustic session at the Palace Hotel in Drayton Street, Nanango from 8:00pm until 11:00pm tonight. The Mr Q Duo - brothers Tony and Gavin Cisneros - will be laying down their popular mix of old favourites, cool blues and self-penned classics, and the hotel's kitchen will also be running if you want dinner beforehand or snacks during. There's no admission and everyone's welcome! More details? Phone the Palace on (07) 4112-2922

Leisa Dobson - Kingaroy

Entertainer Leisa Dobson will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until around 11:00pm tonight. Admission is free. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

Weeman and DJ Damo - Kingaroy

Entertainer Weeman will be performing at the Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy from 5:00pm to around 9:00pm tonight, followed by DJ Damo who'll be spinning platters in The Nest from 10:00pm until late. Admission is free. More details from the hotel on (07) 4162-1380.

Warren Gould - Kingaroy

Entertainer Warren Gould will be performing at the Carrollee Hotel in King Street, Kingaroy from 6:30pm until late tonight. Admission is free and the hotel's kitchen will be open for dinner and snacks. More details? Phone (07) 4162-1055.

Saturday Cricket

The seventh round of the South Burnett's 2022-23 senior cricket competition will get under way at 12:30pm today when Nanango Yellow play Nanango Purple at the Alan Downie Sports Fields in Burnett Street, Nanango; Murgon play Tingoora Vikings at the Murgon Showgrounds in Macalister Street, Murgon; Kingaroy Services Blue play Wondai at the Wondai Cricket Grounds on the highway north of Wondai's CBD; and Kingaroy Services Orange play Wooroolin Warriors at Taabinga State School in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy. Meanwhile, junior games will start a little earlier with Kingaroy playing Nanango at 8:00am at Taabinga State School in the seventh round of the Stage 3 competition; and Kingaroy Wamuran Timbers playing Nanango at the River Road, Kingaroy oval in the sixth round of Stage 2, also starting at 8:00am. And in the Gympie A Grade competition, Murgon Crusaders and Wooroolin Warriors will both be playing in Gympie today, with matches starting at 12:30pm. Spectators are very welcome at all games.

Open Garden - Brooklands

Greg and Joy Patch will be holding an Open Garden at their home at 86 Boldery Road in Brooklands from 8:30am to 3:00pm today as a fundraiser for the Leukaemia Foundation. Apart from a wonderful garden display, the event will also offer morning teas, a BBQ lunch and plant and craft stalls. Admission is $5 and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone Greg or Joy on (07) 4164-7217. Note: This Open Day will be held at the same time tmorrow as well.