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  • Harrisville’s camel cheese a winner

    Harrisville’s camel cheese a winner

    A business in the Scenic Rim has taken its product to an international stage and scored big time. Summer Land Camels in the Scenic Rim…

  • Pioneers on the pitch

    Pioneers on the pitch

    Coulson women Julie and Seren McKenzie are direct descendants of Barbara Rae, the first woman to form a professional all female cricket team in Australia.…

  • Fassifern flavours, families, stories preserved

    Fassifern flavours, families, stories preserved

    The Fassifern’s kitchens have long been places where more than meals are made. They are where family traditions simmer quietly on the stove, where recipes…

  • Where hope blooms

    Where hope blooms

    This year two large sunflower spheres have been installed on the Jenner farm in Kalbar and their purpose is more than just the aesthetics. Each…

  • Fire ant blitz continues

    Fire ant blitz continues

    Only a few roadside nests were spotted during the council’s latest fire ant blitz on the eastern side of the Scenic Rim. In three-and-a-half days…

  • ‘Strategy built economy, jobs’ — Council

    ‘Strategy built economy, jobs’ — Council

    More than 2,000 new local jobs and a 30.7 percent surge in the local economy have been claimed by the Scenic Rim Regional Council as…

  • Helping hip pockets

    Helping hip pockets

    A small but growing initiative in the heart of Harrisville is helping to ensure locals have access to affordable food while strengthening community connections. Operating…

  • Quilt event a Guide fundraiser

    Quilt event a Guide fundraiser

    Friendship is the theme for Boonah Girl Guides 17th biannual Quilt, Craft and Art Show. The theme follows similar ones that commemorate the 100th anniversary…

  • Milking the American dream

    Milking the American dream

    A milk option poised to enter the lucrative United States market is camel milk from Harrisville’s Summer Land Camel Farm and Dairy. While there are…

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Sport

  • Olympics a ’slap in the face’

    Olympics a ’slap in the face’

    Mayor Tom Sharp has labeled the state government’s handling of Olympic events and infrastructure in the Scenic Rim as ’a slap in the face’ following…

  • Bushrangers win top of table clash

    Bushrangers win top of table clash

    The Fassifern Bushrangers have continued their incredible form in the Cricket Ipswich 3rd Division competition, taking down the second placed Laidley Mulgowie to cement themselves…

  • Big wins before the break

    Big wins before the break

    Everdell Park in Beaudesert was alive with the unmistakable sounds of summer cricket on Saturday, 13 December, as the final games before the Christmas break…

  • Bushrangers hold top spot

    Bushrangers hold top spot

    The Fassifern Bushrangers have remained at the top of the Cricket Ipswich Third Division ladder thanks to their best bowling performance of the season against…

  • Fassifern Bombers building for 50 year success

    Fassifern Bombers building for 50 year success

    FASSIFERN Bombers senior club president Paul Roderick is happy with the pre-season progress except for wet weather delaying renovation plans for Hayes Oval. Club supporters…

  • Fassifern sports community deserves massive thanks

    Fassifern sports community deserves massive thanks

    LOOKING into the crystal ball, I see the Fassifern Bombers winning another A-Grade rugby league grand final. The club’s exciting female teams will go one…

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  • Answers sought on budget bungle

    Answers sought on budget bungle

    Scenic Rim councillors voted unanimously during the 25 February meeting to back an independent inquiry into apparent failings that led to a $1.6 million budget…

  • Boys quick thinking praised

    Boys quick thinking praised

    Two 12-year-boys from Kalbar have been praised for their quick thinking after their friend fell and hurt himself at the local skate park. Ethan, Jax…

  • Natives nurtured at Roadvale

    Natives nurtured at Roadvale

    About 280 native trees planted a year ago by the Roadvale Progress Association and local residents, had their growth recorded during last week’s Cuppa in…

  • Three-in-one housing proposal

    Three-in-one housing proposal

    A trio of four bedroom new-builds on a single urban block is one of the different types of development approaches being put forward by developers…

  • Reading garden’ concept for third Boonah mural

    Reading garden’ concept for third Boonah mural

    Boonah is to have a third street mural. The mural is to be painted on the northern exterior wall of the Boonah Library to give…

  • Guiding legacy passes on

    Guiding legacy passes on

    A warm embrace from supporters marked the close of an extraordinary chapter for the Boonah Girl Guides, as Beth Hern stepped down from her role…

  • Hat’s off to Denleigh

    Hat’s off to Denleigh

    He’s an older gentleman who carries a long, thick wooden stick and wears a big, black hat with a high crown. If you’re a Scenic…

  • Halls for all

    Halls for all

    On Saturday evening, residents gathered at the Roadvale School of Arts hall for an evening of dancing and enjoying each other’s company. The event was…

  • Sustainable fashion makers invited

    Sustainable fashion makers invited

    Plans are underway to stage the Scenic Rim Sustainable Fashion Designer Showcase as a Fashion Revolution Week event in April. The Showcase is the brainchild…

  • Boonah high milestone reunion

    Boonah high milestone reunion

    It has been 50 years since Cathy Rebelo and Lynelle Wagner were students at Boonah State High School. Now the ladies are planning a milestone…