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And it’s under way … Ken “Chainsaw” Lindsay was the first of the main performers on stage after the official opening ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 4, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2022 Murgon Country Music Muster is barely under way, but planning for the 2023 event has already started.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the opening of this year’s muster on Friday, committee co-chair and Murgon Rotary president Heath Sander detailed all the hard work that went on behind the scenes to make the annual event a reality.<\/p>\n

This included co-ordinating with seven different groups which use the Murgon Showgrounds complex and juggling the fact that the Murgon Rotary Club – which organises the event – is now down to just six members.<\/p>\n

However, welcome help had come from other groups in the community, including\u00a0Wheatlands State School P&C which had taken over the catering.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Deputy Mayor Gavin Jones, who also spoke at the opening, said there were between 280-290 caravans and campervans at the showgrounds, which meant about 900 people at the Muster.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He urged them all to “stay another day” during their visit to explore all the other parts of the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

The actual opening was carried out by Cr Kathy Duff who stressed how proud she was that Murgon could put on such a wonderful show.<\/p>\n

And she thanked Council’s parks and garden staff for making the town look so nice.<\/p>\n

Cr Duff said the Muster – which is returning after a pandemic-enforced two-year break – would bring “thousands and thousands” of much-needed dollars into the local economy.<\/p>\n

Guest artists over the weekend included a mix of national and South Burnett stars including Adam Harvey, Felicity Urquhart,\u00a0 Dean Perrett, Lindsay Waddington, Ken Lindsay, Lloyd Back, Paul Ricketts, Alice Benfer, Clarrie Weller and Amber Goldsmith.<\/p>\n

The Rotary Club also sponsored a special performance by visiting multi-Golden Guitar winner Amber Lawrence at the Murgon State High School auditorium for students from the Barambah cluster group of schools.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the second time that Rotary has put on a special schoolchildren’s concert to coincide with the event.<\/p>\n

The Muster will wind up about noon on Sunday after a bush poet’s breakfast and gospel music concert.<\/p>\n