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Art Exhibition Opening - Wondai

The Wondai Regional Art Gallery will be opening their first monthly exhibition for 2015 with a wine and cheese tasting at 6:00pm tonight. This month's exhibiton will be held at the Wondai Town Hall in Mackenzie Street while the Gallery undergoes renovation works, and there will be two great things on show: an exhibition of rural-themed photographs on canvas by talented Cushnie photographer Penny Kittel; and the Gallery's annual "Under The Bed" art sale, which this year features more than 400 paintings (in all media), ceramics, jewellery items and metal sculptures - all at bargain prices. As usual, tonight's opening will also feature great finger foods and punch, along with bar service from the Wondai Hotel, live entertainment and lots of fun socialising. Admission is $5 and everyone is welcome to attend. More details? Phone the Gallery on (07) 4168-5926. Note: After tonight's opening the exhibition will remain on show from 10:00am to 4:00pm daily until the end of the month.

Friday Night Live - Murgon

After a short break for the festive season, the South Burnett PCYC in Macalister Street, Murgon will be holding their first "Friday Night Live" for 2015 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm this evening. Friday Night Live is open to all primary school and high school students and the get-together features music and a range of fun activities that may include any or all of the following: a jumping castle, crazy hair, ten pin bowling, dodge ball, basketball, cricket, pool tables, Xbox games, karaoke, stadium games, face painting, noodle wars, art, sport and much more. Food and soft drinks are available from the PCYC canteen and free bus travel is available from Goomeri and Wondai. Admission is just $5 per head for PCYC members and $7 for non-members. You can find out more details by phoning the PCYC on (07) 4168-1889.

Friday Morning Bingo - Kingaroy

The Endeavour Foundation will be running bingo games at Kingaroy RSL from 10:00am this morning (eyes down at 10:30am). There'll be four jackpots on offer, along with book games and raffles, and proceeds will go to help people with an intellectual disability. Everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Endeavour's Kingaroy Kitchen on (07) 4162-2254

Last Man Standing Bowls Competition - Murgon

The Murgon Bowls Club in Macalister Street, Murgon will be holding a "Last Man Standing" knockout bowls competition at 5:30pm this evening. This fun event is for teams of four players, who take to the green with two bowls each and try to get their two bowls as close to the kitty as possible. At the end of each round, the bowl furthest from the kitty is removed from play, and this elimination process continues until there’s only one bowler left (who is “The Last Man Standing”). Matches take about 45 minutes and the green fee is a modest $2. Both bowlers and non-bowlers are very welcome! You can find out more by phoning the Murgon Bowls Club on (07) 4168-1043, President Allen Mitchell on (07) 1468-1664 or Secretary Richard on (07) 4168-3093.

Anne Etherton - Kingaroy

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

Friday Afternoon Scroungers - Nanango

The Nanango Bowls Club in Henry Street will be holding their reglar Friday Afternoon Scroungers at 3:00pm. New players are welcome. More details from the club: (07) 4163-3363.

Yarraman Ladies Bowls Club Meeting

The Yarraman Ladies Bowls Club will be holding their regular monthly meeting at the Yarraman Bowls Club in Margaret Street, Yarraman at 9:00am this morning. New members are very welcome. More details? Phone (07) 4163-8389.

South Burnett Pantry - Kingaroy

The South Burnett Pantry will be open from 11:00am to 1:00pm today at 22 Stolzenberg Road in Kingaroy. The Pantry is a not-for-profit registered charity run by a Board of Management and staffed by volunteers, and it helps low income families, couples and singles stretch their shopping dollar further. The Pantry offers $35 pantry hampers that contain most of the food and personal cleaning items that most people need to get through part of the week (though you'll need to shop elsewhere for extras or special items). And anyone who's finding it hard to make ends meet is very welcome to make use of it. More details? Phone Joane on (0427) 496-684 or Ruth on (0447) 812-789. PS: If you'd like to help The Pantry in any way - either by volunteering or donating goods - please contact Joanne or Ruth about this too, or visit the website.