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No vote to Kalbar mural, but where to lodge it?
OBJECTIONS to the painting of a mural on a side wall of the Wiss Emporium have been voiced in phone calls and emails to the…
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New SES Local Controller undaunted by leadership role
THE newly appointed Scenic Rim SES Local Controller brings a ‘megawatt’ of experience to her role. Sandy Bell, who lives in the Kooralbyn Valley, took…
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STAR Community’s NDIS team are award winners
USING Social Role Valorisation as the guiding principle, STAR’s NDIS team is dedicated to supporting people to live fulfilling lives and be valued members of…
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Festival draws thousands to Kalbar event
MORE than 5,000 people came to Kalbar last weekend to enjoy the Winter Harvest Festival, an event that marks the end of council run Eat…
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‘Rolled with it’ chilled nature key to aging well
CLAUDE Henrichs has never worried about what the future holds, somehow things seem to work out. The optimistic Boonah resident lives with wife Margaret and…
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Pollinating on the fly
BEES as agents of pollination during crop growing is not out of the ordinary, but what about flies – can they do the job too?…
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Collective chorus for more footpaths at Kooralbyn
KOORALBYN residents asked council for more foot paths, they said one is not enough for the growing community. While there wasn’t money in this year’s…
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Event commemoration of Vietnam troop departure
THE inaugural Vietnam War Memorial Concert was held at Billabong Park in Kooralbyn over the weekend. The event was held on June 30 to line…
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Demand for cattle game’s ‘white whale’ soars
BRITISH White are a heritage breed on the Rare Breed Trust’s at risk list in Australia and in the UK, but Victorian grazier Craig Cross…
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New peak body to help primary producers navigate diversification launched
IN A first of its kind, a representative body that advocates for and provides advice to primary producers with agritourism operations and ambitions, has been…
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Growth must be underwritten by gov’t-funded infrastructure
SCENIC Rim Mayor Tom Sharp has called on the state and federal government to make regional infrastructure funding a top priority. Cr Sharp made the…
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New library on the backburner
COUNCIL will spend $200,000 on design upgrades to the existing Beaudesert Library, this financial year. The funds were allocated in the Budget as an interim…












