Entertainment
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Half-a-million dollar boost for BMX Club
The Ipswich and West Moreton BMX Club has scored a $500,000 grant from the State Government to update its clubhouse. The Club’s windfall comes through…
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Spicers lead energy switch with hydrogen project
Spicers Retreats is on track in its bid to achieve zero emissions with a project for a $2 million renewable hydrogen plant to back up…
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First the Blumbergville clock now Boonah has the Steaming Noisy Minor
First there was the Blumbergville Clock and now there’s the Steaming Noisy Minor. Both are the work of nationally recognised sculptor, Christopher Trotter, whose creative…
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Cathy Anderson creates native treasures in bronze for Boonah
If you’re sitting in the central High Street forecourt and notice a few creatures you haven’t seen around, do not be afraid. Cathy Anderson’s latest…
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Longhorns putting Scenic Rim town on Google’s map
There’s a new, unofficial tourist attraction back of Boonah that’s conjuring up cattle days of yore. Longhorns are synonymous with the Wild West and the…
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra 1st violin began, age two, in Ipswich
As a child transitions from an infant to a toddler, one can assume physical achievements like crawling and even walking and some intellectual skills like…
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Holes emerge in official story as Moogerah fishing rights disappear
A book of codes has disappeared from Moogerah Dam and with it more than 300 anglers have lost the right to fish the lake at…
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Could a bike trail make the region a SEQ outdoor hotspot?
A long-forgotten plan to establish a Boonah to Ipswich bike trail is back on the agenda following growing interest in outdoor recreation and adventure sports.…
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Music is Paulina’s ‘purpose in life’
German born artist, Paulina, describes singing as her second language. Moving to Ipswich when she was two, the 16-year-old Ipswich Girls Grammar student describes herself…
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Little Theatre promises innovative 2021
Attracting people who love theatre back into the seats is the 2021 focus for the Ipswich Little Theatre group. And president, Jim Orr, says the…
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‘Way of life’ at stake in fight for Moogerah access
A young family fighting for access to Moogerah Dam for their small tourism operation say their way of life is at stake after a draining…
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Council refuses outright trusteeship of Minto Crag USL
The Council has knocked back an offer to become trustees of the State Government-owned property which takes in the ‘wave rock’ at Minto Crag. However,…












