{"id":303053,"date":"2021-07-27T21:18:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=303053"},"modified":"2021-09-15T19:39:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T09:39:51","slug":"get-ready-to-start-bidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/07\/27\/get-ready-to-start-bidding\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready To Start Bidding!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_152758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152758\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160723captains01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-152758\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160723captains01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160723captains01.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160723captains01-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160723captains01-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The iconic purple cricket balls will be back! Relay For Life patron Carl Rackemann is getting everything ready for Saturday night&#8217;s Dinner With Captains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>July 27, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The annual Dinner With Captains is on this Saturday night &#8230; but sorry folks, it&#8217;s already booked out!<\/p>\n<p>The dinner, at Kingaroy Town Hall, is a major fundraiser for the South Burnett&#8217;s Relay For Life campaign.<\/p>\n<p>So for those 300 or so who have been lucky enough to secure tickets for the gala event, this is what you&#8217;ll be tempted to buy at the auctions on the night.<\/p>\n<p>Heading the list is a $9500 (plus GST) Donder brand fertilizer spreader, donated by OzValue Ag in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n<p>But if farming isn&#8217;t your thing, there&#8217;s plenty of other items that will tempt diners to open their wallets, including memorabilia, rum, a $3000 outdoor furniture set and some great &#8220;experiences&#8221; including tickets to sporting events or your very own party at a pub.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Auction Items Include:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1500 litre Donder fertilizer spreader (donated by OzValue AG Machinery)<\/li>\n<li>Harvey Norman &#8211; Nine-piece outdoor setting, 10 memory foam pillows<\/li>\n<li>1 litre bottle Ramu rum, signed by the Captains<\/li>\n<li>1 litre bottle Ramu gin, signed by the Captains<\/li>\n<li>New Guinea package &#8211; framed painting of warrior, 2 bilums (bags) and a crocodile skin wallet (donated by Dennis Cotter)<\/li>\n<li>On tour with the Bulls Masters<\/li>\n<li>Framed and signed Roger Federer shirt (donated by Wayne Kratzmann)<\/li>\n<li>First State of Origin celebration, signed by Arthur Beetson (donated by Ray Mason)<\/li>\n<li>Signed purple cricket balls<\/li>\n<li>Your table\u2019s photo with the Captains<\/li>\n<li>Two tickets to Day 3 of the Ashes Test, including two-course lunch and accommodation (donated by Queensland Cricketers Club and Quest South Brisbane)<\/li>\n<li>12 months&#8217; membership of Queensland Cricketers Club<\/li>\n<li>Your Big Party (donated by RYZA and Kingaroy Hotel-Motel)<\/li>\n<li>12-seat air-conditioned suite at T20 Australia v Sri Lanka on February 13, 2022 &#8211; uncatered (donated by Cricket Australia)<\/li>\n<li>Great Northern swag (donated by Carlton United Breweries)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Waugh in the Windies&#8221; (donated by Rod Dionysius)<\/li>\n<li>Four tickets to Australia v South Africa rugby test match at Suncorp Stadium in September and four tickets to Broncos v Warriors on August 22 (donated by Suncorp Stadium)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Farewell to Alfie&#8221;, signed and framed (donated by Malcolm and Helen Gold)<\/li>\n<li>State Of Origin, 40 years 1980-2019, signed by Allan Langer (donated by Malcolm and Helen Gold)<\/li>\n<li>CROW-FM advertising package<\/li>\n<li>Burnett Today advertising package<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_303055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303055\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728auction.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303055\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728auction.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728auction.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728auction-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728auction-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728auction-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728auction-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728auction-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-303055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the items which will be auctioned on the night &#8230; clockwise from top left: outdoor furniture, sporting memorabilia and a Donder fertilizer spreader<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The annual Captains Dinner is organised by a small committee, headed by former Test cricketer and South Burnett Relay For Life patron Carl Rackemann.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carl always seems to be able to lure some of Australia&#8217;s biggest sporting heroes along to take part!<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s guests at the Captains Dinner will be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rugby league superstar\u00a0<strong>Allan \u201cAlfie\u201d Langer AM<\/strong>, who played almost 40 games for Queensland as well as more than 25 for Australia and captained the Broncos to their first NRL premiership in 1992.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Olympic gold medal beach volleyballer\u00a0<strong>Natalie Cook OAM<\/strong>\u00a0who became the first Australian woman to compete at five Olympic Games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kingaroy\u2019s own\u00a0<strong>Kelvin Kerkow OAM<\/strong>\u00a0who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in lawn bowls as well as multiple golds in international lawn and indoors bowls championships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Diners will get the opportunity to meet the sports stars as well as enjoy a gourmet three-course dinner.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/04\/30\/relay-is-back-bigger-than-ever\/\">Relay Is Back, Bigger Than Ever!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Dinner With Captains is on this Saturday night &#8230; but sorry folks, it&#8217;s already booked 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