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Cash above customers, senate hears hard truths
AN INDUSTRY insider exposed tactics used by supermarket chains Woolworths and Coles to keep suppliers in check during a hearing on the Senate Select Committee…
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Passion for collecting fuelled by first love lost
WHEN a 12-year-old Gail Falkenhagen migrated to Australia from the UK, she left behind her favourite doll. ‘You can’t bring that with you’, her father…
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Llama imports first in a decade
IT’S BEEN a decade since fuzzy long necked camelids have been able to enter Australia, so the arrival of five llamas stirred up excitement at…
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Scenic Rim included in free energy saving program
QUEENSLAND Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has expanded its energy saving program to include Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim regional areas. Energy Southern Queensland is a program…
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Modular home village proposed for Oaklands estate
PLANS for a modular home complex in Beaudesert’s Oaklands Estate have been outlined in an application to Council. Scenic Rim Developments Pty Ltd are proposing…
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More tourist cabins proposed on rural land at Rathdowney
COUNCIL planners are currently considering an application to increase visitor accommodation on a rural property outside Rathdowney. The owner of Tuckeroo Cottages and Gardens on…
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The Thompson family’s sporting legacy
THE Boonah and Ipswich Thompson family sporting legacy in athletics, boxing and cricket began before the turn of the 20th century. Harry Thompson, Vic and…
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Fassifern Police – 8th May, 2024
Boonah man on assault charges Investigations into a disturbance at an Alexander Street, Boonah home in February, a Boonah man, 39, has been issued a…
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More than just a job
IN DECEMBER 2022, Glenys Nykvist notched up 35 years as Crossing Supervisor on the pedestrian crossing leading to the Boonah State Primary School. Her service…
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A fabulous day and a fabulous celebration
ON Saturday (April 27), the Mutdapilly community celebrated the 150th anniversary of the opening of a school for nearby settler families on April 27, 1874.…
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Showgirl crowned as Boonah Show countdown begins
IT’S SHOW month and 30 sleeps until the Boonah Show. Boonah Show Society vice president Anthony Niebling said every year attendance records were broken and…
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Tail of adventure has happy ending
JACK Russel Eddie had a rough start to life so when a storm’s loud thunderclap startled him, he made a break for it, scarpering over…
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