December 8, 2014
The Christmas action continued across the South Burnett at the weekend … and there’s even more on the way this week.
At Blackbutt, the town’s extended Christmas Festival concluded on Saturday morning with the annual arts and crafts fair in the Memorial Hall which featured everything from wooden toys to hand-carved jade pendants.
At Maidenwell, the QCWA’s popular Christmas Tree event on Saturday night featured a barbecue and carols by the students from Tanduringie State School.
Also on Saturday night, the Proston & District Lions Club Christmas Carnival brought the fun of the fair to Blake Street, Proston, which enabled festival goers to also catch up on some last-minute shopping.
The new-look street carnival proved a winner with stalls from a number of local groups including the Show Society, QCWA, SES and scouts.
Up-and-coming country singer Bridget O’Shannessy and singers from Proston P-10 State School sang carols to entertain the crowd.
Probably the largest event of the weekend was Sunday evening’s Community Christmas Carols in Kingaroy, which is organised by the Kingaroy & District Ministers Association.
Glendon Street was blocked off to allow the crowd to spill out of the packed Town Hall Forecourt.
The traditional carols event also featured scripture readings, performances by Kingaroy State High School musicians and singers, and a special appearance by “Mary” and “Joseph” with baby “Jesus”.
Three Wise men followed a talkative “Bethlehem Star” through the crowd to visit the manger to drop off their gifts.
There were also carols at Kumbia and Murgon.
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Blackbutt Christmas Crafts Fair
Proston Christmas Carnival
Kingaroy Community Carols
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