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Embracing a relaxed, stress free wedding day
Story: WENDY CREIGHTON Photos: INC.MILL PHOTOGRAPHY The wedding was set for 3.00pm on March 11. Mady and Sam were to exchange their vows in an open sided…
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Storm damage an end note for Boonah jacaranda
STORM damage led to the removal of the jacaranda tree at the corner of Park and Yeates Avenue in Boonah, on Thursday morning. The tree,…
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Banking on the district’s future
THE opening of the Bendigo Kalbar and District Community Bank predates the upsurge in the town’s economy but could be described as its precursor. What…
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The Beauty of Life – Uncle Merv’s Eel
DID I actually see Uncle Merv’s eel, or is it a fiction embedded in our compilation of family legends? Mum used to tell the story…
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Fassifern Police 5th April
Kalbar Bull Ride Saturday night 1st April saw the Kalbar Bul Ride hosted by the Kalbar Show Society. A sold out crowd attended the festival…
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A town where traditions blend well with the future
LOOKING ahead, the future for Kalbar is bright. New land releases and developments around Kalbar are providing much needed land for young families to move…
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Kalbar’s Star Shines
THE town of Kalbar is surrounded by a wealth of mountain and agricultural scenery and now its business district is undergoing a renaissance. It’s a…
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Storm damage fells jacaranda in Boonah
Storm damage led to the removal by Council contractors of the jacaranda tree at the corner of Park and Yeates Avenue in Boonah, on Thursday…
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New speed limit alert for Scenic Rim drivers
THE speed limit on the 2.3 kilometre section of the Beaudesert Beenleigh Road heading north towards Tamborine will be reduced from 90km/h to 80km/h. The…
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Historic firsts in Scenic Rim’s mountain by-election
THE by-election in the Scenic Rim’s Division 1 has established two historic firsts. It represents the first time a Scenic Rim Councillor has resigned while…
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Farming flies not as farfetched as it seems
FARMERS grow all manner of things … corn, beans, carrots, lucerne, oats and hay … but what about insect larva and flies? Flyfarm in southeast…
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English farmer finds feet with flies
OLIVER Warcup grew up on a farm in north east England, in a place called Berwick-upon-Tweed. “We had a farm and grew crops like barley…
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