Community Group Steps In To Save Peanut Festival! April 2, 2009 - There WILL be a Peanut Festival in 2009! A meeting of concerned South Burnett residents and industry representatives who met last night in Kingaroy has determined there is sufficient public interest for a Peanut Festival to go ahead this year. Key sponsorship was confirmed and a discussion held about what date would be most suitable. At this early stage, it appears the Festival will be reverting to a September date. Ideas discussed included a parade, the traditional Peanut Thresher pull and a Peanut Ball. All present agreed that it was important that a festival be held this year as it's 50 years since the first Kingaroy Peanut Festival was held in 1959 and it's also Queensland's 150th birthday. Other significant local peanut milestones in 2009 include the 85th birthday of PCA and the 40th birthday of The Peanut Van. A second meeting will be held next Wednesday (April 8) from 5:30pm at the South Burnett Enterprise Centre (in the IT Centre - Shed 1). All interested members of the public are invited to attend, especially representatives from service clubs.