News
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John Brent: Unprecedented election disruption
by John Brent With Easter 2020 now behind us and others having made various statements in relation to the local government election results, it is…
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Editorial: A blitz of a different kind
Guest Editorial by FRANK HAMPSON I WAS once among a group who cheered a Royal Air Force pilot as he flew his Spitfire at just…
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Tom Sharp: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
by Tom Sharp One only needs to cast ones’ mind back to the 2016 Scenic Rim local government election to realise the power of events…
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Greg Christensen claims the win
It is unofficial as yet, but the Fassifern Guardian understands that after the distribution of preferences, the Incumbent Mayor Greg Christensen has won a second…
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Kalfresh powers ahead despite economic slowdown
Kalfresh has been preparing for the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak for the past six weeks to make sure there is no disruption to food…
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Mayoral preferences distribution underway
The unofficial preferences from Mayoral candidates Dr Chris Summers and Virginia Price have been distributed, The Fassifern Guardian has learned. The results shows that Incumbent…
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Then and now: The Commercial Hotel, Boonah
The Commercial Hotel was designed by architect Anton Hettrich and built for Johann Streiner in 1905. When the first photo was taken in December 1931, the…
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Council divisions 2,3,4 and 5 declared, Mayor still unknown
Winners in Scenic Rim Council Divisions 2,3,4 and 5 have been declared by the Queensland Electoral Commission. Marshall Chalk won Division 5, the division encompassing the southern…
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The great election mystery: Editorial
How could the State’s Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, declare it safe to vote in the council elections last Saturday? How could she declare…
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Torched C’ham Gap forestry on the mend
Dried out by drought and burned out by bushfire, the Main Range National Park as viewed from the drive up towards Cunningham’s Gap is in recovery.…
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Swanborough surges ahead on Tambourine Mountain
Former Division 1 Councillor, Derek Swanborough is leading the vote tally in Division 1 with the two other contenders vying for second place and the…
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West continues lead in Division 3
Virginia West continues her lead ahead of Janine Healy with 55.27 percent of the vote for Division 3 so far. With 70.16 percent of the…












