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New Moogerah outdoor ed centre wins council approval
A new school-based outdoor education centre is set to be established on the shores of Lake Moogerah. Earlier this month, the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools…
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Veresdale Scrub home set to impress
A standout in the Veresdale Scrub, the sale of this home in Veresdale Scrub School Road will further push the numbers on percentage growth in the locality’s residential market. With…
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Approval won for tiny cabins with big views
A small visitor operation on Tamborine Mountain was another venture caught up in the crackdown by council compliance officers on unapproved tourist accommodation. In 2024, the landowner at 198-208 Macdonnell…
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Farm experience added to Canungra tourist attractions
A farm experience tourist attraction has been given the go ahead on a small rural property on the outskirts of Canungra township. The approval by the Scenic Rim planners was…
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Move to extend approval to Canungra subdivision
A developer made a bid on Christmas Eve to extend the approval of a subdivision beside Canungra Creek on the northern outskirts of the township. Council approved the development in…
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Formal approval for Rosevale wedding venue
Skyline Farm owners have formalised its function as a wedding venue. Earlier last year, Skyline Pastoral Pty Ltd director, Cameron Crouch, engaged town planning agents to ‘formalise’ the facility’s operations…
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Hikers winched after bone breaks
It is just two weeks into the new year and the emergency services are as busy as ever responding to people who’ve come unstuck while hiking in the Scenic Rim.…
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Cane toad in the hole
Last year Boonah and District Landcare (BADL) caught 10,442 toads by the toadometer during bust week. Every year BADL members rally the community to get as many cane toads out…
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Buy local, shop at country markets
There are markets that run year round in the Scenic Rim. Each offer locally grown produce and homemade wares. Supporting local markets means helping out a fellow resident and being…
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Pest plants choking the Fassifern’s native vegetation
If you know what you’re looking for you’ll see weeds glycine (Neonotonia wightii) and asparagus fern (Asparagus scandens) choking native vegetation throughout the Scenic Rim. The tangled mess caused by…
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Mountain advice for holiday hikers
The Great Dividing Range is a magnificent backdrop for rural towns like Kalbar and Boonah, and a magnet to hikers and experienced mountain climbers. But what goes up, must come…