News
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Big chains, consumers and farmers submit to senate
LAST December Queensland premier Steven Miles began his role with both guns blazing for the plight of farmers and consumers. He told growers he’d fix…
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Timeline pushed again for Beaudesert townhouse estate
THE developer of a 90 townhouse estate in Beaudesert may soon clear land as Council planners have approved an eighth extension of time for the…
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Heart warming, auxiliary celebrates equipment’s arrival
WHEN the community comes together for a good cause, wonderful things happen and that’s certainly the case when it comes to Boonah Hospital and a…
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Producer pay pain, new levy kicks in July
“A NEW financial year, a new tax” – the impost of the biosecurity protection levy will begin to have an impact on primary producers. Up…
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Thousands of trees planted by Croftby family
A CROFTBY family has planted 4,500 native trees as part of the One Million Trees program run by council. The Fletcher family signed up for…
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Sugarcane genetics breakthrough success
QUEENSLAND researchers say sugarcane’s genome is three times that of a human’s, more complex and has potential exponentially larger than previously thought. Professor Robert Henry…
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Exceptional, regional nursing team a stand out
THE nursing staff at Beaudesert Hospital are showing everyone the difference camaraderie and a tight knit team makes to the running of smaller regional medical…
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Botanic gardens rejuvenation project set to begin
A $670,000 project to remove silt from the ponds in the Tamborine Mountain botanic gardens is expected to begin this month. The works will be…
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New term, new mayor, new council in the Scenic Rim
SCENIC Rim Mayor Tom Sharp spoke of the “elevated expectations and the high hopes” held by the community for the incoming Council in his opening…
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Birnam Street townhouses await Council go ahead
FIVE townhouses are in the planning stage for a large residential allotment in Beaudesert’s Birnam Street. The landowners hope to gain a Council development permit…
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Move for retrospective holiday home permit
A FIFTH Moogerah Lake House is in line for a redevelopment. Late last year, Michael Gilbert successfully applied for short term accommodation permits for the…
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One-into-four subdivision for home lot in Drumley Street
THE subdivision of a one acre allotment into four parcels of residential land in Beaudesert, has been approved by the Council’s town planners. The property…












