News
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Planning a win for residents
It began as move to appoint a councillor to the untenanted Planning and Development portfolio. It ended with a unanimous vote in favour of establishing…
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New housing estate targets rural land
One of the most recent subdivision applications to council comes with proposals for a site-specific development code, a vision statement and housing design guidelines. The…
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Highs and lows of 2025 Scenic Rim weather
A weakening La Nina may not have been in evidence during the weekend but its declining influence was in play in December and January right…
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Hotel’s haunted legacy
With its weathered timber façade, wrap-around verandas and old-world charm, the Australian Hotel (the Aussie) in Boonah isn’t just a watering hole, it is a…
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Budget’s carpark blow-out
Scenic Rim Regional Council has agreed to fund a $1.6 million blowout in the budget for an off-street car park on Tamborine Mountain. The car…
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Tea towel art impresses judges
Boonah’s Betty Lankowski was awarded third place in the international tea towel painting competition at the recent Queensland Country Women’s Association state conference. The annual…
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Friendship and fun at Boonah Guides
On Tuesday the 3rd of February in Boonah, laughter and the sweet scent of toasted marshmallows drifted from the Girl Guide hut on Cossart Street,…
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Beauty of being involved
Rotary Foundation Australia director Wendy Protheroe visited Boonah a week ago at the behest of good friend and fellow Rotarian Tim Keeler. She was asked…
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Ceremony welcomes students into their final year
The All Saints’ Boonah community gathered last week for a heartfelt leadership induction ceremony, marking the formal commissioning of the 2026 Year 6 group as…
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Sport
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Entertainment
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History on trial once more: Nuremberg prepares to bring justice – and its fragility – to the Big Screen
AS HOLLYWOOD turns increasingly toward real-world history for its most gripping dramas, few stories carry the weight, moral gravity, and global consequence of the Nuremberg…
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Zootopia 2: Disney’s Latest Adventure Is Pawsitively the Pick of the School Holidays
Alexis Poulsen QLD Area Manager Limelight Cinemas AS THE school year draws to a close and families begin preparing for the long-awaited December – January…
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WICKED movie release promises you will be changed: For Good
Alexis Poulsen QLD Area Manager Limelight Cinemas FOLLOWING the record-breaking success of Wicked: Part One, anticipation is defying gravity for the highly awaited sequel, Wicked:…
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The Magic Returns: ‘Now You See Me, Now You Don’t’ promises a dazzling new chapter in the illusionist heist franchise
Alexis Poulsen QLD Area Manager Limelight Cinemas THE art of illusion is making a triumphant return to the big screen. Now You See Me, Now…
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“Good Fortune” reminds us that wealth isn’t always the answer – but a little hope goes a long way
Alexis Poulsen QLD Area Manager Limelight Cinemas IF YOU’VE ever wished for an angel to swoop into your life and fix everything – your job,…
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The Boss returns to his most soulful chapter: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Alexis Poulsen QLD Area Manager Limelight Cinemas THIS October, audiences will be invited back to 1982 -into a dimly lit New Jersey bedroom where Bruce…
More News
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Call Jesus, get Superman
With the Australian Tennis Open just finished and the 2026 Winter Olympics just starting we have begun 2026 with tremendous examples of human skills and…
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Living the dream
In the Scenic Rim, beauty need not announce itself with fanfare. It waits quietly in paddocks, along fence lines, and beneath wide country skies, offering…
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Back to Beaudesert 2026
Plans are well underway for the 74th Beaudesert Reunion to be held on Saturday, 14 March. The event represents the town’s tradition of staying connected…
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Churchill fellows at Boonah
The Churchill Fellows Association of Queensland is hosting an information session at Boonah this month to encourage Scenic Rim locals to aim high and chase…
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Fresh gear for new season
The broken paddle canoe club has launched into the new season with renewed momentum, thanks to grant funding that has strengthened safety standards and supported…
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Pickle ball progress at Roadvale
Pickleball is making a racket on the tennis courts at Roadvale State School. Last year the Fassifern Guardian spoke to Julia Byatte who is the…
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Fairway for hope
A golf course has appeared on a farm owned by the Oppermann family near Boonah. Fifteen fairways have been mowed, holes dug and signs erected…
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Side riding takes off
Australian Side Saddle enthusiasts at Versedale Scrub are planning a massive year, with the side saddle discipline increasing in popularity as interest in traditional horsemanship…
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On the planners desk
IMPACT SUBDIVISION BEAUDESERT In 2012, council approved a boundary realignment of six properties in what was then the Countryside precinct of the Beaudesert and Canungra…
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Croftby aggregation meets demand for rural properties
One of largest contiguous rural holdings in the western Scenic Rim changed hands just before Christmas. Brisbane-based managing director of 888 Electrical Solutions, Mark Leaney,…