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Taabinga Rotary members Michael McAuliffe, Col Anderson, Ken Taylor and Geoff Aird with Copper Country owner Kerri Southee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 21, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

“They need a night off …”\u00a0 If the roll-up at Saturday night’s free barbecue in Nanango for local farmers was any indication, they appreciated the generosity of the Copper Country Motel owners Kerri and Nigel Southee for organising the break.<\/p>\n

” We wanted to do something for local farmers,” Kerri told southburnett.com.au<\/strong><\/p>\n

“With the drought and everything else, they need a night off. If you walk around and ask them, they’ll tell you how much they appreciate a night off.”<\/p>\n

The couple received 162 RSVPs to the barbecue, from farmers throughout the Nanango and Coolabunia areas.<\/p>\n

“We made a few phone calls and then it spread by word of mouth,” Kerri said.<\/p>\n

She said a number of sponsors from the local business community had also come on board to make the night a reality:\u00a0 FoodWorks Nanango, Big W,\u00a0 Orchys Fresh, butcher Murray Dioth, Wayne’s World, South Burnett Hire, Prices Plus and Bidvest.<\/p>\n

“And of course our staff who volunteered for the evening and Taabinga Rotary,” she said.<\/p>\n

The farmers and their families enjoyed the barbecue in the front gardens of the motel.<\/p>\n

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Ross and Sharon McNamara, from Barkers Creek with Nathan, 16, and Jessica, 14<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Copper Country employee (and volunteer for the night) Sally McGovern with mum Leslie McGovern, from Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Another Copper Country volunteer for the night, Ali Manning, with son Seth Manning, from Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Copper Country owners Nigel and Kerri Southee were making sure everyone had plenty to eat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rick and Gloria Kirkness,
from Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Bob Burns and Jane Deed, from Brisbane, with Liz Caffery, from Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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TAFE students Jesse Lean, Lucas Phillips and Aaron Weir were working hard behind the scenes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marshall Blanch, from Brooklands, and Leo Caffery, from Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Jason Ellenden, from Nanango, and Robert Blanch, from Brooklands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Local farmers enjoyed a perfect Nanango night under the stars at the Copper Country Motel\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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