Red Ants’ Toby Broomhall with local McGrath Foundation nurse Sue Cox … raising funds for the McGrath Foundation was what the overload of pink at T.J. O’Neill Oval was all about

June 27, 2025

The Kingaroy Red Ants’ annual “Pink Day” fundraiser for the McGrath Foundation was as big – and as pink! – as ever last weekend.

The fundraising began on Friday night with a booked out trivia night at the Ant Hill clubrooms at T.J. O’Neill Oval.

Compere Damien Martoo took to the microphone again to guide the evening while the teams tackled(what we have been told were)  very tough questions.

The pink fun continued on Saturday with a full spread of junior games from Under 6s through  Under 12s, filling the morning schedule.

The on-field activities were accompanied by “pink” activities on the sidelines, including treats to buy, raffles and face-painting.

The day was topped off in the best fashion for the club, with a win out on the field by the Red Ant’s A Graders over the Wondai Wolves, who also turned pink for the occasion.

Kingaroy defeated Wondai 30-22 after leading 16-6 at half-time.

Pink Ants’ try scorers were Andre Woltmann (2), Chris Bond, Joshua Peterson, Mitch Bailey and Iona Varomusu. Chris Bond kicked three conversions.

Wolves’ tries were scored by Damien Alphonse (2) , Jeremy Hobbs and Luke Hedges.  Torren Anderton kicked three conversions.

The second A Grade match was scheduled to between the Murgon Mustangs and the Cherbourg Hornets but for the second week in a row, Murgon was unfortunately forced to forfeit.

Damien Martoo was back behind the microphone for the Pink Trivia night
Deputy Mayor Jane Erkens and councillors Deb Dennien, Danita Potter and Linda Little
Helen Floyd, Judy Fourie, South Burnett Mayor and Johan Fourie
The “Porcelain Princesses” table included Troy Smith, Adrian Di Marco, Chloe Wearne and Jade Benson, all from Kingaroy
Chloe Pollock, Maidenwell; Sarah Day, Booie; and Michelle Walters, Kingaroy
Emily Fiedler, Danielle Gusthart, Greer Shepherd, Kylie Warrian and Catherine Jurd
The Red Ants’ clubroom was packed for the fundraising trivia night
There’s a lot of construction work happening around South Burnett sportsgrounds at the moment … this building is rapidly taking shape at T.J. O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy
The crowd at T.J. O’Neill Oval battled the winter chill on Saturday afternoon as the sun started to set
Red Ants stalwart Toby Schmidt … Toby’s mum Rosie, who died of cancer in May last year, was remembered during the Pink Day activities on Saturday (Photo: Allan Christensen)
Both A Grade teams “took a knee” ahead of their game to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Sunshine Coast Falcons player James Ackerman who died after being tackled in a game against Norths Devils at Nundah in 2015
Kingaroy Red Ants were too strong in the end, surviving a second half comeback by the Wolves
Jeremy Hobbs breaks away from a Kingaroy tackler to put Wondai’s first points on the board in the early stages of the first half
The “Pink” Ants posed for a team photo ahead of their A Grade game against Wondai (Photo: Allan Christensen)

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Last Week’s Results

At Kingaroy

  • Under 14s – Murgon def. Kingaroy 34-6

At Highfields

It was a big day for the South Burnett Eagles last Saturday at Highfields, coming away with five wins from six games!

  • Under 13 Girls – South Burnett def. Highfields 32-0
  • Under 15 Girls – South Burnett def. Highfields 18-12
  • Under 15 Boys – South Burnett def. Highfields 30-0
  • Under 16 Boys – South Burnett def. Highfields 28-16
  • Under 15/16 Boys – Highfields DC def. South Burnett DC 28-18
  • Under 17 Boys – South Burnett def. Highfields 36-10

At Chinchilla

  • Under 14s Boys – Nanango def. Chinchilla 24-6
  • Under 17 Girls – South Burnett / Brothers def. Chinchilla 40-6

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This Week’s Games

At Murgon Showgrounds:

  • 10:00am – Under 14s – Chinchilla v Kingaroy
  • 11:00am – Under 14s – Murgon v Nanango
  • Noon – Under 19s – South Burnett Eagles v Toowoomba Brothers
  • 1:30pm – A Grade – Cherbourg v Wondai
  • 3:00pm – A Grade – Murgon v Kingaroy

NB.  Wondai will host the annual Mini-Mods carnival on July 19. 

  

 

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