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NDIS Feature – Changes to funding are all about timing and budgets
CHANGES to how people with disability receive their funding began in late May this year and are being gradually rolled out. The changes, according to…
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Council says ‘no more’ to Kalbar subdivision court case
THE QM Properties’ subdivision on the eastern outskirts of Kalbar will be approved following a decision by councillors to call a halt on fighting the…
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New fire station to front Yeates Avenue
THE State Government made a $4 million commitment in its recent Budget for a new auxiliary fire station for Boonah. The promise of new headquarters…
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NDIS Feature – Autism most common disability
AUTISM is the most common disability for people involved in the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Of the 717,000 participants in the NDIS, 38 percent were…
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Songbird students bring music to Beaudesert and beyond
A COLLABORATIVE musical movement that began in 2020 has brought Beaudesert State High School students past and present real world success. The collective name for…
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Cocoa bean shortage represents a pivotal opportunity for Australian growers
LESS than a year ago, Chris Jahnke had 6,000 cocoa trees in the ground; now he’s prepping thousands more to expand his plantation, while fielding…
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Signboard fury as fundraised money lost in liquidation
THOUSANDS of dollars paid by Boonah State School for an electronic signboard are lost as the company they paid has gone into liquidation. Lime Signs…
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What inheritance? When a Ford Model T follows you home
‘MY children gave me the car for my birthday, they don’t realise it but it came out of their inheritance, it’s the same thing, isn’t…
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NDIS Feature – Opportunities for graduates in the NDIA
THE National Disability Insurance Agency has a graduate development program – a career opportunity within the Australian public service. “We welcome applications from graduates with…
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Winter harvest bounty delivers crowds to Kalbar
Photos by: LYLE RADFORD AN ESTIMATED 5,000 people were at the Winter Harvest Festival in Kalbar on Saturday. The event’s roving compere and Kalbar Show…
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Game on for Kalbar Show and Long Road sports ground
IT WAS ‘game on’ for lights at the Kalbar Showgrounds on Saturday night and in the near future it will be ‘game on’ for the…
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Move to win approval for self storage expansion
A SELF storage business on Tamborine Mountain wants to expand operations by almost 40 percent. Franor Holdings Pty Ltd have applied to the Scenic Rim…
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