By Jess Baker
The Darling Downs Hotel, more commonly known as the Sandy Creek Pub, has an exciting lineup of events planned for the coming months.
This Saturday 21 August, local act The 78 Sound will provide an evening of entertainment at the pub.
Along with live music, guests can enjoy a pig on the spit and all the usual food, drink, and old-fashioned country fun the Sandy Creek Pub is known and loved for.
Owner operator Kevin Kiley said a courtesy bus will be running throughout the evening, and the band will start playing at 7.30pm.
The exciting show is not the only major event on the horizon for Sandy Creek Pub patrons.
Next month, from midday on Saturday 11 September, the pub will host a Bullock Team Pull charity event where participants will have the opportunity to win up to $1000 in cash.
In teams of four, participants will make their way through an obstacle course, pulling behind them kegs on sleds.
Kevin encouraged local businesses, sporting groups, and community groups interested in fundraising to register their team and “have a pull” for a chance to win.
Men and women will compete in different categories, with the winners in each category taking home a $1000 cash prize.
Teams that finish in second place will win $500 cash and best dressed will win $250.
All proceeds, including a $5 entry fee for spectators and a $100 registration fee for each team, will go to Cystic Fibrosis Queensland.
“We’ll have live music throughout the day and we’ll finish off with a live band,” Kevin said.
“We’ll also have some auctions later in the day.”
The event will start at noon. Teams interested in participating are invited to register by calling Sandy Creek Pub on 4661 3413 or emailing sandycreekpub@outlook.com.
Despite the ‘ups and downs’ the Covid-19 pandemic has dealt the pub – like it has so many venues – in recent weeks and months, it continues to deliver.
“We still have the parmy nights … on Thursday nights, (and) we have the full menu Friday night, Saturday lunch, Saturday night and Sunday lunch,” Kevin said.
“We have the best pizzas in Allan on Sunday night.
“All (ingredients are) locally sourced.”
It offers a place to rest and unwind, enjoy a meal, a drink, a game of pool, and some country hospitality.
The pub will also host a game of Jag the Joker this Friday 20 August, as it does every Friday, with thousands of dollars up for grabs.
For more information about Sandy Creek Pub, and its upcoming events, visit Darling Downs Hotel on Facebook or stop by the historic hotel at 345 Sandy Creek Rd, Allan today.
