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  • From backyard garden to global agriculture

    From backyard garden to global agriculture

    by EMMA LIANG GROWING up in Shanxi, China, I was always fascinated by my dad’s vegetable garden. He had a knack for growing things, and…

  • Grant winners for mental health week projects

    THREE organisations in the Scenic Rim have been awarded Queensland Government grants to support local initiatives during this year’s Mental Health Week. A total of…

  • Small school’s big push to reach $500,000 target

    Small school’s big push to reach $500,000 target

    HARRISVILLE State School’s move to provide playground shade has been thrown a lifeline with just one catch – the need to raise $40,000 to unlock…

  • Downsize proposed for Biddaddaba fire station

    Downsize proposed for Biddaddaba fire station

     IN JUNE last year, the Queensland Fire Department won the go ahead to build the Biddaddaba Rural Fire Station on a property at Boyland. The…

  • Boonah Arts Festival 2025 Results

    Boonah Arts Festival 2025 Results

    FASHION AWARDS RESULTS Upcycled 1st – Spring has Sprung made by Natasha Hain, modelled by Pam Ruddell 2nd – Flocked Fantasy made and modelled by…

  • Scenic Rim Council in brief

    Scenic Rim Council in brief

    Drumming up business in Dubai MAYOR Tom Sharp will join other mayors from South East Queensland for the Brisbane Business Mission to Dubai where he’ll…

  • Beaudesert Show gallery

    Beaudesert Show gallery

    Just a few of the photographs taken by photographer LYLE RADFORD at the 2025 Beaudesert Show. Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the…

  • Concrete batching project to be reassessed by multinational

    Concrete batching project to be reassessed by multinational

    HY-TEC Industries (Queensland) want to extend the 2016 approval for a concrete batching plant at the Frazerview quarry outside Kalbar. The original approval, which followed…

  • A Message from Cr Duncan McInnes

    A Message from Cr Duncan McInnes

    SPRING has arrived and September is shaping up to be another busy month for our community. The Ritchies Boonah Arts Festival transformed the town into…

  • Fassifern Police

    Fassifern Police

    Rural Road Safety Week This year, Rural Road Safety Week will run from September 15 to 19. As part of the showcase, this year local…

  • Peak Crossing small subdivision proposed

    Peak Crossing small subdivision proposed

    COUNCIL planners are reviewing a one-into-two subdivision in the township precinct at Peak Crossing. Town planning agents for the landowners at 2 Flinders Dolomite Road…

  • Festival of community and opportunity

    Festival of community and opportunity

    A local policeman who agreed to make an impromptu stage appearance to give depth to a comedy skit … The teenager who gained confidence in…

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