{"id":377531,"date":"2026-11-11T21:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=377531"},"modified":"2026-11-11T21:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:17:50","slug":"its-christmas-spirit-time-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/11\/11\/its-christmas-spirit-time-again\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Christmas Spirit Time Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_368014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368014\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219santaclauslane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-368014 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219santaclauslane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219santaclauslane.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219santaclauslane-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219santaclauslane-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219santaclauslane-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219santaclauslane-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219santaclauslane-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FLASHBACK: Mark and Nicola Pitt, at left, with some of the Maidenwell residents who worked hard to decorate the town to earn last year&#8217;s Santa Claus Lane fingerboard (Photo: Submitted)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>November 11, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entry forms are now available on the South Burnett Regional Council <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/au.openforms.com\/Form\/e70a0769-cf26-480f-ab78-e8d24ceed407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> <\/strong>for the 2026 Christmas Spirit Initiative, organised by Council CEO Mark Pitt and his wife Nicola.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative consists of two categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Santa Claus Lane<\/strong> &#8211; judged on the co-operation of the houses in the same street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Christmas Cottage<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; for individual houses and businesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWhile there will be no monetary prize, we will be presenting a perpetual trophy to the winners of the Christmas Cottage at the December Council ordinary meeting,&#8221; Mark said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The winners of Santa Claus Lane will be presented on site with the annual fingerboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Christmas Spirit initiative is about celebrating the joy of Christmas in our community, encouraging neighbours to connect, and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to participate.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entry forms are now available on the South Burnett Regional Council website for the 2026 Christmas Spirit Initiative, organised by Council CEO Mark Pitt and his wife Nicola.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":368014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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