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  • Scenic Rim Budget Briefs

    Scenic Rim Budget Briefs

    Money in roads HIRING out Council staff, road and bridges gangs, machinery and equipment brought in $5.9 million in the last financial year. The income was…

  • Budget promises $37M for new works

    Budget promises $37M for new works

    MORE than $37 million in infrastructure projects, maintenance and upgrades was promised in the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s new Budget. Mayor Tom Sharp said feedback…

  • Call for ‘no go’ development zones in regional plan

    Call for ‘no go’ development zones in regional plan

    ALMOST 40 percent of South East Queensland needs to be identified as a ‘red zone’ – ‘no go’ places for development according to a new…

  • Fassifern Police 3rd July 2024

    Fassifern Police 3rd July 2024

    Winter Harvest Festival Saturday 30th June, 2024 saw Kalbar once again become the centre of the Fassifern with the annual Winter Harvest Festival moving from…

  • Scenic Rim records record works carry forward

    Scenic Rim records record works carry forward

    ALMOST $100 million worth of uncompleted capital works is expected to be carried forward into the 2024-2025 Budget. A significant portion of the carry forward…

  • Moves for a one-into-five subdivision at Kooralbyn

    Moves for a one-into-five subdivision at Kooralbyn

    AN odd shaped block 17 Edward Place in Kooralbyn could be cut up into rural residential parcels if the developer gets the go ahead from…

  • HEADQUARTERS UPGRADES FOR VOLUNTEERS IN ORANGE

    HEADQUARTERS UPGRADES FOR VOLUNTEERS IN ORANGE

    SCENIC Rim SES facilities in Beaudesert and Boonah are set for a makeover and the volunteer team will receive a new vehicle, this financial year.…

  • Scenic Rim rate rise lowest in SEQ

    Scenic Rim rate rise lowest in SEQ

    RATES and the Community Infrastructure Charge in the Scenic Rim will rise by an average 2.76%. The first Budget for the newly elected mayor and…

  • Scenic Rim rate rise held below CPI

    Scenic Rim rate rise held below CPI

    RATES and the Community Infrastructure Charge in the Scenic Rim will rise by an average 2.76%. The first Budget for the newly elected mayor and…

  • Big turnout at show’s budget beating event

    Big turnout at show’s budget beating event

    IT WAS billed as a wallet friendly fun day out for families and Kalbar Show delivered. In 2021 show president Neil Goetsch decided free entry…

  • Life membership for show president Goetsch

    Life membership for show president Goetsch

    HE’S BEEN part of Kalbar Show his whole life so it’s fitting show president Neil Goetsch has been given life membership. Life membership was bestowed…

  • Hoof over land, draught horses pull past into present

    Hoof over land, draught horses pull past into present

    IT IS rare for a modern day farmer to use horses to plough fields but for Aleks Berzins, doing things the traditional way is genetic.…

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