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FLASHBACK: Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington with members of the South Burnett Pantry working group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 3, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett Pantry will be hosting this month’s Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s meet’n’greet.<\/p>\n

The get-together for local businesspeople will be held next Tuesday (September 9) at the Pantry’s outlet at Lot 3\/1A Railway Terrace, Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

The Pantry began in 2012 when Kingaroy residents came together to support families facing rising living costs.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Pantry president Jim Bennett told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> that it had been set up originally to help farmers who had been hard hit by drought but it quickly grew into much more than this.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the number of people it assists every day has grown and grown.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was set up so you don\u2019t need to have a concession card,\u201d Jim said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFarmers are often asset rich but cash poor. One-quarter of the people who come here now don\u2019t have concession cards – they are the working poor.\u201d<\/p>\n

To ensure the future sustainability of the project, which is a vital lifeline for many South Burnett residents, a working group has been set up.<\/p>\n

Guest speakers at the meet’n’greet will be working group chair Ruth Dukes and members Cheryl Dalton and Jason Erbacher, as well as Jim.<\/p>\n

Cost to attend the meet’n’greet is $15 for KCCI members or $20 for non-members.<\/p>\n