{"id":374361,"date":"2026-07-17T20:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=374361"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:10:31","slug":"chilly-night-under-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/07\/17\/chilly-night-under-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilly Night Under The Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_374367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374367\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-374367 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheralyn and Daniel Rock inside their decorated barn which also serves as a function centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>July 17, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A chilly evening didn&#8217;t stop visitors from enjoying a night under the stars at Hillview Cottages, just outside Kingaroy, last Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts Sheralyn and Daniel Rock welcomed a coachload of guests as well as local visitors to enjoy a night of campfire cooking and live entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The team from The Bait Layers served up steaming hot meals while open fire pits kept people warm as they listened to live music by 2026 Tamworth Bush Ballad award winner Paul Ricketts..<\/p>\n<p>Kingaroy Observatory&#8217;s James Barclay also brought along two high-tech telescopes to allow visitors to do a spot of star (and planet) gazing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374368\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-374368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00a.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00a-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00a-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00a-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00a-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview00a-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team from The Bait Layers were making sure everyone was kept well fed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374247\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026jamesbarclay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-374247 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026jamesbarclay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026jamesbarclay.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026jamesbarclay-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026jamesbarclay-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026jamesbarclay-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026jamesbarclay-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026jamesbarclay-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Barclay, from the Kingaroy Observatory, was ready to take visitors on a tour of the galaxy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374370\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview03-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-374370 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview03-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview03-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview03-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview03-1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview03-1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview03-1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview03-1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Award-winning singer-songwriter Paul Ricketts was playing live from the open-air stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374369\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-374369 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview01-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview01-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview01-1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview01-1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview01-1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260711hillview01-1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross and Suzanne Whalley, from Coolangatta, were two of the guests enjoying a night out under the stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A chilly evening didn&#8217;t stop visitors from 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