March 25, 2025
Kingaroy Men’s Shed were all ready to host their annual Dinner Under The Stars on March 8 … until TC Alfred started hanging around off the Queensland coast.
The volunteer group decided to play it safe, and rescheduled their important fundraiser for the LifeFlight Foundation to March 22.
Ironically, not a drop fell on March 8 but a couple of light showers greeted the diners on the new date last Saturday.
However, a few drops of light rain could not spoil this big night which has become one of Kingaroy’s most popular annual events.
The fact that it raises funds for the life-saving LifeFlight rescue helicopters – which have touched so many local families – adds to its yearly appeal.
Kingaroy Men’s Shed president Eric Ford said 250 diners booked in as well as walk-ins on the night.
The area in front of the entertainment stage was filled with camping chairs and tables as people settled down to enjoy a camp oven dinner … under the stars!
A special highlight this year was the arrival of a LifeFlight helicopter, which landed just outside the dining area.
“It was just an awesome sight to see it come in and land,” Eric told Tuesday night’s Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s meet’n’greet.
He said the final figures of the amount of money raised – from ticket sales and an auction – were not yet available, but last year the Kingaroy Men’s Shed presented a $14,000 cheque to LifeFlight and he believed it could be even more this time.
Eric said the annual event was becoming better known outside the area, with guests coming this year from the Glasshouse Mountains, Toowoomba and Roma.
He also thanked the generosity of Kingaroy business who had supported the night.
