Rural News
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In the extreme – a thundering Christmas derecho
COULD the highly destructive weather event on Christmas night have been a tornado, a series of tornados, a vortex or an ‘extreme’ series of thunderstorms?…
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Scat collections to profile koala health
A COUNCIL project using community action to save koalas has won a Federal Government grant worth almost $180,000. Described as a ‘conservation and recovery effort’,…
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Fassifern reserve at core of koala hotspot
FOUR days, 59 koalas detected – that’s the findings of a University of Queensland survey of the population of the endangered marsupial in the vicinity…
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Scenic Rim’s ‘wetter than most’ November
IT’S well established that after three La Nina Summers, El Nino conditions will prevail this Summer. In a seeming contradiction, rainfall totals for the normally…
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Dry creek bed to a banker: A nine minute rush
KALBAR resident, Neil Pennell, is a keen student of meteorology and hydrology, so it is not unusual for him to follow the path of a…
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Beauy high duo among the state’s top educators
BEAUDESERT State High School teachers Anthony Brieschke and Amy Bentley have been named among the top 30 teachers in Queensland. Both are teachers in the…
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Country fun happening again at Kalbar
IT’S the time of the year when hay bales get makeovers, and everyone is invited to Kalbar to experience everything the town has to offer.…
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Show Secretary steps down after quarter of a century
THE modern history of the Boonah Show will be woven into the Stenzel family history book. It’s inevitable. It’s one of the projects Beth Hern…
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Water woes to worsen on back of El Nino
WITH hot dry weather predicted as Australia moves into an El Nino weather pattern, those with water tanks are starting to count every drop as…
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Fire ants on the march in neighbouring cities
The fire ant problem is threatening to spiral out of control in some of the suburbs in the Scenic Rim’s neighbouring local authorities of Ipswich…
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First feral deer action plan launched
THE government has launched the country’s first National Feral Deer Action Plan, detailing three key goals underpinned by actions it hopes will curb escalating deer…
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Everybody loves Charlie George the emotional support steer
LIFE’S stresses affect everyone and when you’re a teenager it can be hard to find a sympathetic and non-judgemental ear, but at Beaudesert State High…












