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Artwork chosen for Walter Street mural
THE Spotted-tail Quoll and the Glossy Black Cockatoo will feature in Boonah’s Walter Street mural. Scenic Rim Councillors voted to take up the recommendation from…
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Medicinal cannabis operation buys part of camel farm
LAND holdings of the under-construction medicinal cannabis farm in the Scenic Rim were expanded at auction on Saturday with the purchase of a 225 hectare…
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Ivory’s Rock to host international peace convention
UP to 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the International Peace and Wellbeing Convention at Ivory’s Rock outside Peak Crossing, in September. It has been…
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Boyland function centre wins Council approval
A RECEPTION centre has been approved for a rural property in Boyland. Scenic Rim Regional Council officers gave the development the go ahead this month.…
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The Beauty of Life – At Your Convenience
“Very much an alternative word for toilet that has died out, ‘House of Office’ was commonly used in seventeenth century England to apply to the…
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Back in the black Binna Burra takes it all
QUEENSLAND’S tourism industry has come into the new financial year supported by massive investment from the State Government. A two year $22-million investment in the…
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Campaign hopes to bolster aged care worker numbers
INFINITE Care, a national aged care provider, recently launched a new staff and community campaign designed to empower those who work in the industry. It also hopes…
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Putting flood rot to good use
SCENIC Rim farmlands have been battered this year, subjected to consecutive rain events causing havoc. Northern Rivers farmers have endured the same, but a project with Rural…
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‘Stilted’ meetings in need of review
REFORMS on council meeting procedures could be on the cards with two councillors speaking out on debate being stifled under the current Standing Orders. In…
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Best crops to grow in winter – tips for the gardener
SHORTER days and low temperatures mean switching the produce you’d plant when it’s warmer to ones that cope well with cold and frost. You can enjoy…
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Bali virus puts livestock farmers on high alert
A SIX-hour flight from Bali wearing dirty thongs is all it could take to decimate Australia’s livestock industry. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD), a highly contagious…
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Door knock start nets teen jobs galore
BOONAH lad Kyran Stone,16, knows exactly what he wants from life. He’d like to get into medicine, ideally becoming a surgeon. His ambitions are high and…
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