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Yes Minister 23rd August, 2023 – Pr. Peter Geyer, Fassifern Lutheran Churches
THE VOICE In the beginning a Voice rang out through the universe. It was the Voice of our Creator. The Voice cried out, “Let there…
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When they build it everyone will come
IF WE build it, they will come – a line from the 1989 movie Field of Dreams but could easily be used within the real…
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Kalbar memorial’s missing memories
THERE is no memorial for Vietnam War veterans at the Kalbar War Memorial site. The 18th of August marks the 50th anniversary of the end…
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Answer to future food needs lies within AI
THE future of food lies within artificial intelligence and its ability to accelerate the development of high performing plants and animals for better sustainability and…
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Project breakthrough to ‘revolutionise’ poultry industry
WHETHER you know them as chooks or chickens…one thing is certain, Australia loves the taste of poultry. From chicken shops to chicken salt, charcoal chicken…
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Skilling workers to future proof agriculture
IT IS no secret the regions are burgeoning, and within many regional areas are vast swathes of fertile farmlands that have been growing produce for…
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Small town high school’s ‘mike dropping’ STEM win
BOONAH State High School was awarded Best STEM Program in Australia at the 2023 Australian Education Awards held in Sydney last week. The Australian Education…
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Swanborough slapped with another hefty fine
SCENIC Rim Councillors continue to prosecute against Derek Swanborough while he is out of office, handing him a $1,500 fine for an inappropriate conduct matter.…
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McConnell ‘forced’ to apologise
COUNCILLOR Jeff McConnell issued a reluctant apology to the chamber last week over a conduct issue referred by the troubled Office of the Independent Assessor.…
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Approval for dinner with Governor-General
MAYOR Greg Christensen attended a local government conference in Canberra in June without the approval of the council so that he could attend a dinner…
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The Beauty of Life – The Magic of Matilda
The Commonwealth Games, 1982. A 13-metre tall, six tonnes winking kangaroo circles Brisbane’s QEII Stadium before thousands of adoring fans. In 1988 Roald Dahl writes…
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Water bottling at Charlwood given the go-ahead
A BID to capitalise on the “exceptional drinking qualities” of water drawn from an aquifer beside Reynolds Creek has been endorsed by the Scenic Rim…












