Black Fridays, Birthday Cake and a Flood

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The 2026 calendar has given us extra Friday 13ths marking our traditional Black Friday theme.

February we danced in our home hall at 89 Targo Street on Friday 13/2/26 with our Plus dancers alternating with the old Mainstream Program.

Sunday 8th of March was our next theme dance with our 43rd Birthday Celebration for all dance levels at Kepnock Hall. See the previous story for more photos.

Following the Birthday Dance we had planned to returned to our home hall for our regular Tuesday dancing. As a number of new dancers couldn't make the Sunday dance, Jo L had saved half our Club Birthday cake for them to share. Jo R was also going to take the clubs donated skirts in by request. 

Monday, a major flood warning was in place for the Burnett River. 

Just after 8:30am on Tuesday 10/3/26 Bundaberg Regional Council messaged people in Bundaberg North, South, Central and East to prepare to leave with the Burnett River expected to reach 7 meters by 3pm rising to 7.5 metres overnight.

When the Burnett River reaches 7.00 m the Tallon and Burnett Bridges are closed.

By 9:30am Tuesday 10/3/26 the water was over the drain at the back of our hall and dancing was cancelled.


Unfortunately low areas of Bundaberg were flooded and our hall at 89 Targo Street had some water through it but nothing like the level of the 2013 flood. The photos above were taken around 8:30am Wednesday 11/3/26.

Kepnock Hall was available for Friday Night, which was another Friday 13th. Kepnock Hall is not available on any other weeknight so we started at 6pm to accommodate all Tuesday and Friday Dance levels.

A few Tuesday dancers made it. Not all regular Friday dancers could get there but plenty of those who did still  remembered it was a Black Friday Theme.

For supper we had the left over Birthday Cake.

This 15/3/26, Sunday morning photo of the Targo St Hall shows the water is gone but the clean up is still a work in progress. We will keep you updated as the Rum City Silver Band Hall committee lets us know when we can return.

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