News
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Cancer care and compassion follow festival’s success
MORE than $110,000 was raised for the Mater Foundation and $20,000 for the Boonah Hospital at the 2024 Kalbar Sunflower Festival. The donation to the…
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Local kids compete in ‘beef Olympics’
STUDENTS from Boonah State High travelled by train to Rockhampton last week to take part in Beef 2024. The annual event is run by Beef…
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Boonah represented at big beef event
EDUCATION was a big part of Beef 2024, held at Rockhampton last week. The event is held every three years and brings together all facets…
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Collective chorus against new biosecurity levy to no avail
YOU’D be hard pressed to find a primary producer who supports a new biosecurity levy that comes in to effect from July 1. Up to…
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Ruminants for rent, why landholders are snapping up herds of goats
WHAT’S got your goat? Perhaps the question better asked is ‘can I rent your goat?’. While the concept might be comical to some, others are…
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Fassifern Police – 15th May 2024
Traffic crash, Limestone Ridges Emergency Services were called to a serious traffic crash at around 12.30pm on Saturday (May 11), on Ipswich Boonah Road at…
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Kalbar Ag & Energy Precinct wins State Govt green light
KALFRESH has secured the State Government green light to embark on a project to build an agricultural value-adding precinct, featuring Australia’s first renewable energy facility…
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Election gerrymander in State local government body?
IF IPSWICH City Council nominates a candidate for the Western SEQ district to the powerful Queensland Local Government Association (LGAQ) policy committee it is unlikely…
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A Spectacular guest, Clydebuilt and the Kelpies
THE sculptor of Boonah’s Clydebuilt and Falkirk’s Kelpies, Andy Scott, will be the guest of honour at the Clydesdale Spectacular in June. Mr Scott has…
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Elaborate escape plan to Australia pays off for DV survivor
SASHA Paulo migrated to Australia to escape domestic violence but took her abuser with her. The story might seem confusing at first but bringing the…
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Jazz musician still jamming at 93
HE MAY have turned 93 last Friday, but William Jones still knows how to tickle the ivories. Bill, as he likes to be called, was…
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Thousands expected as showtime prep begins
IT’S SO close you can almost smell it, so what does Boonah Show smell like? Hot chips and dagwood dogs, horses and the sweet perfume…












