{"id":367384,"date":"2025-12-01T21:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=367384"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:54:53","slug":"its-starting-to-feel-a-lot-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/12\/01\/its-starting-to-feel-a-lot-like\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Starting To Feel A Lot Like &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_367400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367400\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-367400 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Claus arrived in style at the Hivesville community Christmas celebration on Sunday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>December 1, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Santa looks set to have a very busy festive season, with the jolly man in red already popping up at activities around the South Burnett at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday evening, it was Hivesville&#8217;s turn, with the local Progress Association hosting a sausage sizzle and festive celebration for local residents at the sports oval.<\/p>\n<p>Santa arrived by hitching a ride on the back of a bright yellow Rural Fire Service truck with sirens blaring.<\/p>\n<p>He then settled down in a chair on the oval to hand out lollies and presents to the kids.<\/p>\n<p>It was an opportunity for the Progress Association to revive Christmas celebrations in Hivesville at a new location, as well as give their new chocolate wheel a spin!<\/p>\n<p>But if you missed out on Christmas cheer at Hivesville, there&#8217;s still plenty of other opportunities coming up! (see below)<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Christmas Celebrations Around The Region<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 4\u00a0 &#8211; Carols By Candlelight, Kingaroy<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 6:30pm at the school hall in Ivy Street, Kingaroy. Bring along your battery-operated candle and your best singing voice for a festive night of family entertainment!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 5 &#8211; Blackbutt Christmas Festival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 5:00pm at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall. Food, fun and festive cheer, including games and activities for the kids, a jumping castle, ham wheel, licensed bar and raffles plus the South Burnett Performing Arts Academy will present a free musical spectacular from 6:30pm with Julee-anne Bell, the Blackbutt Singers, Warren Gould and Stephanie Wimpenny.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 6 &#8211; Proston QCWA Community Christmas Carnival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 5:00pm at Railway Park. There&#8217;ll be raffles, a sausage sizzle, hot chips, cold drinks, ice cream, coffee, Christmas craft stalls, a jumping castle, carols and Santa!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 6 &#8211; Kumbia Christmas Carnival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 4:00pm next to the Kumbia Memorial Hall. There&#8217;ll be market stalls, a licensed bar, barbecue, ham wheel, a jumping castle and raffles (and a visit from Santa). There&#8217;ll be a prize for the best Christmas hat and music in the hall.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 7 &#8211; Yarraman Christmas Carnival<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 4:00pm at Errol Munt Reserve. There&#8217;ll be market stalls, food and drink, live music, free jumping castle, $10 unlimited dodg&#8217;em cars, free face-painting plus a fireworks display!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 7 &#8211; Christmas Carols, Murgon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 6:00pm in the Rotunda in QEII Park in Lamb Street, Murgon. Bring along a chair and join in the night of carols.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 7 &#8211; Christmas Carols, Kingaroy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 5:00pm at Kingaroy Town Hall.\u00a0\u00a0Food and drinks will be available to buy from 5:00pm with the carols getting under way at 6:00pm. \u201cGrace Notes\u201d has reformed for the evening, ie. Julee-anne Bell on lead vocals; Brett Chaseling on vocals and guitar; Gayle Pryce-Davies on keyboard and vocals; Carolyn Dingle on violin; and Matt Phillips on bass guitar.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 10 &#8211; Christmas Carols, Wondai<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 5:00pm in Coronation Park, Wondai. The Wondai QCWA and Community Choir will join with the Wondai Town &amp; District Band to perform carols. There\u2019ll be a free sausage sizzle put on by Wondai Lions plus ice creams and hot chips for sale. Santa is rumoured to be dropping in and there\u2019s free lollies for the kids!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 11 &#8211; Kingaroy Christmas Carnival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 4:00pm in Glendon Street, Kingaroy. There&#8217;ll be market stalls, rides, a fashion contest, entertainment, free face painting and a visit from Santa!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><strong>December 14 &#8211; <\/strong>Christmas Carols &amp; Carnival &#8211; Kingaroy<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Highway Church&#8217;s annual Christmas Carols and Carnival will be held from 10:00am\u00a0to\u00a02:00pm today at the Highway Christian Church, 66 Edenvale Road, Kingaroy. As well as the carols, there&#8217;ll be a jumping castle, Christmas lunch, popcorn, fair floss and guaranteed fun for all ages!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 14 &#8211; Bunya Mountains Christmas Evening<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 5:00pm at the re-opened Dandabah Picnic Grounds in Bunya Avenue. The Bunya Christmas Choir will be presenting carols and a reading of the Christmas story. There\u2019ll also be face-painting for the children at 4:30pm. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>UPDATE: The carols will actually be sung from the verandah of the Cedarvale Museum as the redevelopment of Dandabah is not yet complete (walk down the side of the tavern to get to the carols site).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>December 18 &#8211; Nanango Community Carols\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 7:00pm in the grounds of Ringsfield House, 41-45 Alfred Street, Nanango. There&#8217;ll be Christmas carols, drinks and food, children\u2019s entertainment and a ham wheel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 19 &#8211; Mondure Hall Christmas Twilight Street Party<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 5:00pm to 9:00pm at the Mondure Hall. There&#8217;ll be horse and buggy rides; a sausage sizzle, multi-draw raffle, free tea and coffee, free ice blocks for the kids (and Santa will be along, too!)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 20 &#8211; Wondai Christmas Carnival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From 5:00pm at the Wondai Showgrounds. There&#8217;ll be a ham wheel and chocolate wheel; market stalls, food and drinks, live entertainment and jumping castles.<\/p>\n<p><em>NB. Unfortunately, the Goomeri Christmas Carnival, which had been scheduled to be held on Saturday night, was cancelled due to recent weather.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>[UPDATED]<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367401\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-367401 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01a.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01a-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01a-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01a-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01a-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01a-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hivesville Progress Association president Barbara Hockey and treasurer Christine Kerr with Deputy Mayor Ros Heit (at back) and Mayor Kathy Duff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367402\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-367402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01b.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01b-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01b-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01b-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01b-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville01b-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa was handing out lollies and presents from his big bag of gifts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367403\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-367403 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville02.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville02-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville02-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville02-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville02-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville02-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret and Nina House, from Marshlands, and Andrea Stewart, from Mondure, dropped in to check out the Hivesville celebration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367404\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-367404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville03.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville03-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville03-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville03-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville03-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville03-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pat and Alan Eagleson, from Mon-Dee Coffee 2 Go, with Val Klein, from Proston, centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367405\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-367405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville04.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville04-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville04-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville04-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville04-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville04-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mellissa Dunn, from Proston, with Edna Nicol, Wondai &#8230; Mellissa was keen to remind everyone that the Proston Christmas Carnival will be held in Railway Park this Saturday (December 6)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367406\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-367406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville05.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville05-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville05-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville05-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville05-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville05-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Checking out the Hivesville event were Nick and Nikita Hockey with Lauren, 7 months; Alexandra, 7; Kathleen, 9; Henry, 5; and Thomas, 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367407\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-367407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville06.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville06-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville06-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville06-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville06-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251201hivesville06-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wayne Ryan, from Hivesville, was keeping the music 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