News
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A Message from Cr Marshall Chalk
I AM sure everyone in our rural community has been as saddened as I have by the flooding we have seen in western Queensland and…
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Scenic Rim on track for first stage of Beaudesert Rail Trail
RIDERS, walkers and runners are a step closer to having a new ‘training’ track in the Scenic Rim, with construction works on the first 1.8…
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Move to extend hard rock quarry
BORAL Resources have applied to increase the extraction area of its hard rock quarry outside Peak Crossing by more than 45 percent. The quarry on…
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On the Council planner’s desk – 9th April 2025
ARE you interested in what developments are in the planning stages in your neighbourhood? Each week, the Fassifern Guardian publishes articles on the known development…
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Extraordinary March rainfall totals across the Scenic Rim
EVERY locality across the Scenic Rim has already recorded more than 50 percent of the average annual rainfall. Three months into the new year, and…
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Success in a lifetime merger
Story: WENDY CREIGHTON Photos: CAS MILLER INC.MILL PHOTOGRAPHY THE marriage could be described as the outcome of a successful merger. When they met, one party…
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Award for brave policeman’s arrest
A DUGANDAN man will be awarded a Commendation for Brave Conduct for the 2024 Australian Bravery Decorations. Senior Sergeant Michael Milde was living and working…
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Baby steps, seventh generation finds feet under big top
BEAUDESERT is home to Australia’s oldest circus family the Ashtons, now a seventh generation is learning the ropes. Matias is not yet two and already…
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Top six achievement for Beauy boy Jake
WHEN the Fassifern Guardian spoke to Jake Whittaker’s sister on Monday, the Australian Idol contestant was a day away from finding out if he’d made…
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First official campdraft team giddy-ups at Boonah High
THEY were doing it on their own until a likeminded teacher noticed their passion and forged a path for Boonah State High School’s first official…
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Car thefts rise pushes premiums upwards
THERE has been a significant rise in motor vehicle theft claims within rural and regional Queensland according to a report by the Insurance Council of…
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Cuddle bed comfort for Boonah retirement village
FASSIFERN Retirement Village was given an important piece of furniture recently, a special bed that helps families comfort each other was donated by Kalbar Sunflowers…












