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Lightning strike ignites bushfire at Burnett’s Creek in the Scenic Rim
Four rural fire crews are currently working to contain a fire in mountainous country above Burnett’s Creek. The fire was sparked by a lightning strike…
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Is there a future in farming (and eating) flies?
Flies are widely considered a nuisance, not a food source. But not to a Thagoona couple on a mission to produce almost all their food…
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Scenic Rim farmer stands for Dairy Australia board
A fifth-generation Harrisville dairy farmer will vie for a spot on the Victorian-dominated Dairy Australia board this week. Paul Roderick said, if elected, he would…
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Billion dollar booster for Scenic Rim blood plasma pioneers
Photos: JOE HINCHLIFFE A $1.8-billion-dollar deal for a new biotech manufacturing facility in Melbourne could lead to more jobs for an agricultural industry in the Scenic…
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Hot, dry and windy: high for danger for SEQ
Fires have been banned in the Scenic Rim and Ipswich as large swathes of Queensland are on high alert for bushfires amid hot, dry and…
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First Nation communities to benefit from video call project
West Moreton Health is using a global healthcare model called Project Echo to help improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in…
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Ray White Ipswich expands to Scenic Rim
Owner and director of Ray White Ipswich, Warren Ramsey has opened up a rural franchise within his team to service surrounding areas such as the…
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Vale: Gary Hutchinson – Kalbar farmer to city businessman
Momentous events were happening in the theatres of war when Gary Hutchinson was born on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1944. Naturally…
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Pill technology to be trialled on invasive trees
Two University of Queensland professors have developed a pill and the technology to inject it, as a way to effectively and efficiently combat invasive tree…
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State backs Beaudesert Saleyards heritage bid
The Department of Environment and Science has thrown its weight behind a bid to heritage list the Beaudesert Pig and Calf Saleyards and stop council…
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Ipswich fuels Australia’s largest connected vehicle trial
A total of 500 cars are set to be involved in the Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot (ICVP) as part of Australia’s largest connected vehicle trial. …
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Final days of 130 year Beaudesert tradition?
Brian Radke has been a regular at the Beaudesert Pig and Calf Saleyards for the last 60 years. The Allenview farmer first came to buy…
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