News
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Developing a plan for flood plain management
TWO engineers and a disaster management specialist have joined Council staff in assessing the impact of major rain events in each of the Scenic Rim…
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Yes Minister 21st June 2023 – Pastor Dennis Lumley, Fassifern Christian Church
MANY will be familiar with Jesus’ parable of the wise man who built his house on the rock and the foolish one who built his…
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Combined rates and charges up more than 8%
THE Scenic Rim Regional Council has voted to increase its revenue from rates by 7.9%. Adding to Council’s annual take from ratepayers, is a 10…
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Counselling service for Council employees
Council will again engage Lavender House to run an employee assistance program. The program is offered to employees and their immediate family members for free,…
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Grant will bridge flood isolation for communities around Illinbah
A floodway on Upper Coomera Road will be replaced by a concrete bridge following the announcement by the State Government of a $3.13 million grant…
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Cheque system to be wound down
BY 2030 no one will be able to make or receive payments using cheques. …
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World’s future food means mindset change
BY THE year 2050 the world’s population is expected to have grown by about 10 billion that’s an additional two billion people living on the…
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Would you eat lab grown meat?
AROUND the globe more than 100 laboratories are putting theories to the test by growing meat using cells taken from a live animal.The result is…
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Drafting top competition from daylight to dusk
MORE than 90 riders from all over South East Queensland competed in the annual Boonah Show Campdraft on Sunday. The event held at the Boonah…
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Inquiry after miscarriage ordeal
A FERNVALE woman at the centre of a harrowing miscarriage ordeal says she has lost all faith in Ipswich Hospital. Her treatment has prompted a…
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Water and sewerage bills set to rise by 5.2 percent
SCENIC Rim residents on town water and sewerage schemes can expect a 5.2 percent price hike on their next bill from Urban Utilities. The pricing…
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Boonah’s Maiden Draft win a first for Glenn
IT’S not often a dad follows the lead set by his daughter, especially in sport. But that’s what happened when Glenn Stanton won the Maiden…












