Entertainment
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Wildlife critically endangered after floods and fire
MORE species are nearing extinction in the region following the loss of almost 1300ha of native vegetation cover in the past seven years. There are…
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A horseman’s 20,000km journey to find himself
EVERY story about an epic quest must have a hero or a band of heroes and at least one demon. Erwin van Vliet is 18…
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From side hustle to spicy success
WHEN drought stressed her families bottom line, Tracey Ledger knew she had to do something. That was four years ago, and the result was a…
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Sun shows up for bonza Boonah weekend
IT WAS warm and sunny last weekend and the Boonah Show committee, and its volunteers couldn’t have been happier. At this stage, all indications are…
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Homegrown meat sizzles at show
SCENIC Rim prime beef cattle farmers, Tony Lomax and Anna Fearnley served up steaks cut from stock raised on their mountain top property. “We love…
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Bricking it at the Boonah Show
IF YOU don’t know what clutch power is and call every plastic toy with studs on top LEGO, you are probably not an AFOL or…
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Insurance hikes hold carnival ride owners to ransom
IMAGINE a Boonah Show without side show alley, dodgems, The Claw or Beast. All these things are currently at risk thanks to insurance hikes affecting…
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New frog sings first song in public
IF you hear dulcet tones reverberating through the bushland at night, you could be listening to a private concert by south-east Queensland’s newest Knowles family member.…
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Can you still ride a horse to work?
DID you know horses are able to be ridden on any road in Australia unless otherwise signposted? Considering ‘no horses allowed’ warning signs are few…
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Big top action comes to town
BOONAH’S Latonya Wigginton, didn’t always want to join the circus. When she was 10, her ambition was to be a novelist “but I was bad…
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‘Big and bright flowers’ a win for farming family’s agri tourism venture
A love of sunflowers brought Emmie Escasinas to the Kalbar Sunflower Festival on Sunday. Emmie was among the 15,000 who were quick to buy tickets…
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Major festivals set to top big year of events
EVENTS across the region last year are estimated to have produced a projected economic return of almost $4 million to the Scenic Rim. Scenic Rim…
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