News
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The Beauty of Life – The Wild Frontier Region
BETWEEN emigrating twice to Victoria in the 1870s and 1880s my wife Merrilyn’s maternal German great grandfather took his family to live for seven years…
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Buzz Aldrin and Fred Howie – an engineer’s story
FRED Howie’s voice is missing from the Kalbar RSL – a voice that always had fascinating stories to tell … like about the day he…
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Letter to the Editor – Clive James and World War Three
Snow falls again. The atmosphere turns white. The airfields of East Anglia are socked in. The atom bombers will not fly tonight. Tonight the Third…
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Developer puts cabins project on hold
A DECISION on a controversial proposal for 10 tourist cabins at Tamborine Mountain has been put on hold after the developer lodged a stop notice…
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Flood damage yet to be assessed
THE extent of damage from last month’s floods is still an unknown with Scenic Rim Regional Council unable to quantify the cost to the region.…
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Councillors agree to staff pay rise
COUNCIL workers have won a pay rise after Scenic Rim councillors voted unanimously in favour of union requests on wages at last week’s meeting. The…
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Selection of projects for funding questioned
THE selection process for projects put forward for government funding has been questioned after Scenic Rim Regional Council produced the same projects rejected in the…
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Fassifern Police: Attempted Break and enter
NBN scam Police would like to advise members of the community of an NBN scam that has been reported in Queensland. Scammers have contacted members…
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Flood damage extensive but fast pace in refurbishment at Peak Crossing school
THE rush of flood water which swept across the Peak Crossing State school grounds and buildings came as a shock to the school community. It…
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Farmgate prices must increase to keep growers viable says Growcom boss
THE spiralling cost of farm inputs such as petrol and fertiliser will drive up the prices of fresh produce to the consumer rather than the…
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Record breaking year for almost $2 billion aquaculture industry
AUSTRALIAN aquaculture may soon be the largest sector of the nation’s seafood industry and surpass $2 billion in production value for the first time. “The…
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Kate is the Regional Lions Youth of the Year
BOONAH Lions Youth of the Year, Kate McKenna, was selected as the winner of the Regional finals on Saturday. Kate competed against Rosewood Lions Youth…
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