Tatjana and Alex Niven, from Wondai, were getting into the Christmas spirit at the Proston Christmas Carnival
December 12, 2023
The showgrounds were the place to be on Saturday night in Proston if you wanted to catch up with Santa!
Father Christmas arrived in style, sirens sounding, in a fire engine from the local QFES station.
He was immediately swamped with children as he stepped out of the cabin and made his way to the side of the oval to hand out goodies.
Proston’s annual Christmas celebration featured market stalls and live music by Natalie Fenton.
The younger children were enjoying the free slide and jumping castle, which were erected behind the grandstand.
Local councillor Kathy Duff enticed some of the children into a girls versus boys tug-o-war … and just like at the Murgon carnival on Friday night, the boys won!
Volunteers from local community groups were kept busy raising funds via raffles, a sausage sizzle and cake stalls while volunteers were keeping the adults refreshed at the bar.
The event was organised by the Proston Show Society.
Santa was popular when he arrived in his fire engine, and even more so as children queued up to see himWorking hard on the Proston QCWA stall were Eileen Vos, Val Klein and Judith MarekActing Mayor Gavin Jones and Cr Kathy Duff, right, with Ian and Anne-Marie Piper, from ProstonProston Local Ambulance Committee president David Hunter and QAS paramedic Kim Urquhart, at back, with Proston LAC members Margaret Westerman and Lyn Lack … the Proston LAC recently installed an AED (automatic external defibrillator) outside the town’s ambulance station which can be accessed 24×7, and they plan to run CPR classes in the New YearThe Proston Angels Relay For Life team were raising funds at the sausage sizzle … from left, Brenda Johanson, Jen Adams and Nettie HeitProston Show Society president Mortimer Duff, committee member Teena Anderson and treasurer Mitch L’Estrange, Brisbane, were looking after the barNanango singer Natalie Fenton was keeping the live music flowing at this year’s Proston Christmas CarnivalChildren were enjoying playing on the free slide and jumping castle
