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Native trees planted behind Roadvale School of Arts
ABOUT 280 native trees were planted on land behind the Roadvale School of Arts hall last week by Roadvale Progress Association (RPA) and local residents.…
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Council approves requests for legal aid
NO CONTEXT was given when Scenic Rim councillors voted to approve two applications for legal assistance at last week’s general council meeting. Councillors had spent…
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Green light for Mt Alford fire station
A NEW headquarters building for the Mt Alford Rural Fire Brigade has been given the go ahead by Scenic Rim Council. The plan, according to…
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A message from Cr Duncan McInnes
LAST week, I was pleased to join my Councillor colleagues Amanda Hay, Kerri Cryer, Stephen Moriarty and Jennifer Sanders, along with our state and federal…
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Boyland polo complex approved under strict conditions
AN EXISTING polo field, stables, sheds and a covered deck on a property at Boyland have been given retrospective approval by the Scenic Rim Regional…
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McAuley dux’s biomedical science ambition within reach
KIEREN Cahill, dux of Beaudesert’s McAuley College, is off to Melbourne on a scholarship. The high achiever’s hard work paid off with an impressive 98.95…
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Mt Barney rescues only cost … bruised egos
RESCUES off Mount Barney are happening with unfortunate regularity. There is a price to pay but it’s unlikely the person rescued will foot the bill.…
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New school leaders look forward to year of change
BOONAH State High School’s School Captains are ready to tackle everything the new school year throws at them. In 2023 the school conducted a comprehensive…
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Fauna, flora and fun for Fassifern’s citizen scientists
A LETTER to the editor of the Fassifern Guardian in1987 was all it took for nature lovers to unite and become the Fassifern Field Naturalists…
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Boonah student nominated for achiever award
KALBAR teenager Izzabella Lower has been nominated into the ‘Create Change’ category of the annual Young Achiever Awards. The awards category recognises young people who…
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World first breakthrough in plant genetics at UQ
THERE are seedless grapes and pip free watermelons, but what of pit free avocados? While an abundance of ‘smashed avo’ for your toast has yet…
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A lifestyle crop or a crop with future potential?
MENTION cape gooseberries in a conversation and it will either evoke childhood memories of grandma making jam or more often, questioning looks. The little-known berry…
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