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Developments pending detail
DEVELOPMENT in the Scenic Rim is a community discussion point. The only source of proposed, approved and rejected applications is the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s…
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Youth Showcase – a gift that keeps on giving
GIVING young people a platform where they can gain confidence and skills that can flow through into all parts of their lives – that’s the…
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Fassifern Police 18th September 2024
Kalbar Rodeo Local Police were pleased with the behaviour of those who attended the Kalbar Rodeo on Saturday night (September 14). Approximately 2,000 people attended…
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‘Unsafe’ tree lopped for re-habitation
A TREE near the picnic area at Toby Slater Park in Boonah was cut down to its middle by council workers on Monday. The men…
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Motorists through the eyes of a truck driver
HEAVY and loaded, truckies know their big rigs can flatten everything in its path which is why they’re speaking out. Josh Smith lives at Beaudesert…
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‘Never seen before’ Dugandan grower’s crop surprise
THERE’S a stake holding up a cauliflower growing in Ian Neuendorff’s vegetable garden. That it needed staking is one of many surprises. The plant is…
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Learning curve capers for South Burnett growers
A SERIES of learning experiences turned Allan and Mandy Evans into successful caper and caper berry farmers. Their journey began in 2006, when they were…
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Community collaborations bring the arts to Boonah
THIS year’s Boonah Arts Festival finale evening started 10 minutes late and organisers couldn’t have been prouder. “There was a queue out the door and…
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Beaudesert’s show stopping success
PERFECT spring weather drew crowds on both days to this year’s Beaudesert Show. “I don’t know the full numbers yet, but it was pretty good,”…
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Pelican and careless landowners spark multiple fires
MULTIPLE bushfires wreaked havoc across the Scenic Rim the past few days, one starting when a pelican flew into high tension wires. Bushfires needing containing…
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Two hundred year old globe delights appraisers
IT COULD almost have been an Antiques Roadshow episode were it not for the heat and Great Dividing Range in the background. Last weekend a…
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Author’s mission to memorialise wartime troops in print
THE journey from idea to research then launch took 13 years, now everyone can get their hands on a book that pays tribute to Kalbar…












