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Multi-Purpose Arena project is hitting the milestones
A NATIONAL event has booked in, a centre manager has been appointed and the fabrication of the arena and the stables is underway – the…
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The Head tourist route could re-open mid year
THE Head Road at Carney’s Creek could be re-opened by June or July, this year. That’s the estimate put forward by Mayor Greg Christensen in…
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Sale trail success as unwanted goods find a new home
GARAGE sales across the Scenic Rim saved almost 3.2 tonnes of unwanted items from landing in landfills. The money earned during two weekends of garage…
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The 2022 tallies are in, 2022 was one of the wettest
BACK-to-back summer and spring La Ninas and a Negative Indian Ocean Dipole developing during winter led to localities on the western side of the Scenic…
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Health care centre proposed for Tamborine
A HOME in Tamborine will be renovated and repurposed as a health care centre if the Scenic Rim Regional Council give the landowners the go…
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Programmer control alt deletes and enters farming
DRAGON fruit may not be a typical grocery item on the weekly shopping list but it should be, says Kevin Hu who owns Forest Dragon…
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Sports grants open with millions in kitty
THREE State Government-funded sports grants programs will open this week. A new sport infrastructure program offers grants from $50,000 to $415,000 for smaller club projects…
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Farming a lifelong passion for AgriFutures’ new chairperson
AGRIFUTURES Australia’s new chairperson Cathy McGowan has a Master’s degree in Applied Science in Agricultural and Rural Development. Just as importantly, these credentials are underpinned…
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We are one, but we are many … new citizens welcomed
TO MANY people Australia Day is about more than sausage sizzles and awards, there are those who will remember the day for the rest of…
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Outstanding, inclusive, selfless – meet the Scenic Rim’s community champions
DANCING With Celebrities, an event emphasising the value of inclusion for young people with a disability, has won top honours in the Community category of…
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Councillor congratulated on 10 years of service
COUNCILLOR Duncan McInnes was presented with a certificate for 10 years of service to local government and the Scenic Rim Regional Council last week. Achieving…
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“You are so lucky to live here”
A FEW months ago Wilson Neuendorf met Vietnamese woman Diem Ngo, who is visiting relatives in Kalbar. “Ms Ngo is the sister of our much…












