Rural News
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Artificial tube nest project a glider godsend
AN AMBITIOUS project to install artificial nests for endangered gliders is underway thanks to funding from the Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Foundation for…
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Country life and country chapel for city couple
Story: WENDY CREIGHTON Photography: INC MILL PHOTOGRAPHY THE groom in a dark tailored suit, white shirt and a white rose pinned to his lapel, wearing…
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Teen’s herding prowess wins him a prize heifer
BOONAH’S Alex Wilson, 14, has won a ‘brand of success’ on his future career as a grazier. The ag savvy teen spent some of his…
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Seeds of hope grow grant success
A 498ha (1,230ac) property at Barney View in the Scenic Rim has been the hub of life for the Klan family for six generations. Their…
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Farming’s future relies on youthful enthusiasm
EACH year, thousands of young people make the pilgrimage to experience culture and life in a different part of the world. Those of a farming…
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Spectacular outcome for Clydesdale event
THE Scenic Rim Clydesdale Spectacular has moved to near the top of the list of Queensland festivals with the announcement that it has been awarded…
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Farming the marsh … mad dogs and Englishmen
Australia and the United Kingdom have more than just the Commonwealth in common. Both countries are home to thousands of generational farming families. When night…
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Where have all the Christmas beetles gone?
CHRISTMAS beetles bomb diving around the kitchen were a part of life in the hottest months on the farm at Coochin, when I was a…
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Waffles and Elf on a Shelf, a December treat for Kalbar
“WE FOUND WAFFLES! And I am so excited! … I mean my daughter is!” That message was posted on the Kalbar Community page on Saturday…
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First of the first for coffee and beer
Roadvale local Russell Roberts was the first to buy a coffee from the newly renovated Roadvale Hotel when it was on the menu in late…
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A lights display inspired by bringing joy to others
IT’S more remote than most Christmas lights displays but it’s worth the drive. All you have to do is go to Aratula and turn into…
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Clever clutching for a cuckoo bird
THEY are ‘billed’ as the world’s biggest parasitic bird and their call is described as ‘raucous’ – rather ugly terms for a bird whose evolution…












