October 3, 2016
A Country Fair will be held at Kingaroy Airport on Saturday, November 26, to help raise some Christmas cheer for the South Burnett’s disadvantaged and struggling.
The project is the brainchild of Rural Chaplain Mark Wall, from the Churches of Christ, and the Kingaroy Men’s Shed.
An organising committee of volunteers drawn from across the region has begun to meet regularly.
While the local economy has been slowly improving over the last year, many people are still finding it difficult to make ends meet.
One proof of this is that the South Burnett Pantry recently began distributing hampers in the Tablelands area because some northern residents were finding it difficult to travel to Kingaroy.
It now distributes 40 hampers a month there, and demand for its services still shows no sign of slowing down.
The Country Fair will be held in front of the Men’s Shed at the airport.
The format for the event will be an afternoon of family orientated games such as egg and spoon races, sack races, frisbee tossing and similar old-fashioned amusements.
This will be followed by an evening program of entertainment featuring guest speaker Lachie Smart, a 16-year-old aviation adventurer who recently claimed a Guinness World Record for flying around the world solo.
Musician Ked Taylor, a five-time Golden Guitar winner nominated for an ARIA award in 1999 for the best country music album – and who once toured with the Slim Dusty Show – will be appearing on the bill, too.
Other special guests are also being organised.
Funds raised on the day will go to assist the South Burnett Pantry and other support groups in the region, with the aim of helping to bring some much-needed Christmas cheer to people who find themselves in bleak circumstances.
Any individual or group who’d like to help the Country Fair with manpower or materials is very welcome to get involved, and they can give Mark a call on 0439-732-983 for more information.
