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QCWA Country Kitchens nutritionist Bella Maugeri and Janelle Reeves, from Kingaroy, helped launch the Country Kitchens program in 2016 … it’s one of several innovations the QCWA have introduced over the past eight years since the Murgon branch closed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 26, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

A public meeting will be held in Murgon next month to look at reopening the town’s QCWA branch.<\/p>\n

Murgon QCWA closed its doors in 2012 when the branch’s ageing membership felt unable to maintain its building.<\/p>\n

It followed Cloyna, which closed in 2008 when that branch faced similar problems, and the Yarraman and Blackbutt branches, which shut in 2010.<\/p>\n

An attempt was made to revive all four branches in 2014, and it was partially successful.<\/p>\n

New members allowed Blackbutt and Yarraman to merge and form a combined Blackbutt-Yarraman QCWA.<\/p>\n

That group has since gone on to become a valued part of the Timbertowns community, providing welcome catering at many community functions as well as a fun social outlet for members.<\/p>\n

But numbers in Murgon and Cloyna were insufficient to revive those branches, so the Murgon building was made into a divisional headquarters.<\/p>\n

Monthly Zone 1 Division meetings have been held there ever since, which has helped ensure the building has been maintained.<\/p>\n

Zone 1 representative Lois Thurecht told southburnett.com.au the Division thought it was time to see if the Murgon branch could be revived again.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A lot of new people have moved to Murgon over the past six years,” Lois said.<\/p>\n

“Murgon is now the only major town in the South Burnett that doesn’t have a QCWA branch.<\/p>\n

“But if there are 10 or so women who’d like to start one up, we’d be only too happy to help them do it!”<\/p>\n

Lois said the QCWA had introduced many popular new programs since 2012.<\/p>\n

These included the Country Kitchens cooking classes – which teach time-honoured recipes to students – and in Kingaroy, a Twilight Branch that meets in the evenings to cater for working women and busy young mums.<\/p>\n

“Exactly where and when a Murgon branch would meet is something that members would decide themselves,” Lois said.<\/p>\n

The public meeting will be held at the Murgon QCWA Hall in Macalister Street on Saturday, March 14, from 10:00am to about noon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women who can’t attend but would be interested in finding out more information can phone Lois on 0407-965-094.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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