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  • Hotel’s haunted legacy

    Hotel’s haunted legacy

    With its weathered timber façade, wrap-around verandas and old-world charm, the Australian Hotel (the Aussie) in Boonah isn’t just a watering hole, it is a…

  • Budget’s carpark blow-out

    Budget’s carpark blow-out

    Scenic Rim Regional Council has agreed to fund a $1.6 million blowout in the budget for an off-street car park on Tamborine Mountain. The car…

  • Tea towel art impresses judges

    Tea towel art impresses judges

    Boonah’s Betty Lankowski was awarded third place in the international tea towel painting competition at the recent Queensland Country Women’s Association state conference. The annual…

  • Friendship and fun at Boonah Guides

    Friendship and fun at Boonah Guides

    On Tuesday the 3rd of February in Boonah, laughter and the sweet scent of toasted marshmallows drifted from the Girl Guide hut on Cossart Street,…

  • Beauty of being involved

    Beauty of being involved

    Rotary Foundation Australia director Wendy Protheroe visited Boonah a week ago at the behest of good friend and fellow Rotarian Tim Keeler. She was asked…

  • Ceremony welcomes students into their final year

    Ceremony welcomes students into their final year

    The All Saints’ Boonah community gathered last week for a heartfelt leadership induction ceremony, marking the formal commissioning of the 2026 Year 6 group as…

  • Call Jesus, get Superman

    Call Jesus, get Superman

    With the Australian Tennis Open just finished and the 2026 Winter Olympics just starting we have begun 2026 with tremendous examples of human skills and…

  • Living the dream

    Living the dream

    In the Scenic Rim, beauty need not announce itself with fanfare. It waits quietly in paddocks, along fence lines, and beneath wide country skies, offering…

  • Back to Beaudesert 2026

    Back to Beaudesert 2026

    Plans are well underway for the 74th Beaudesert Reunion to be held on Saturday, 14 March. The event represents the town’s tradition of staying connected…

  • Churchill fellows at Boonah

    Churchill fellows at Boonah

    The Churchill Fellows Association of Queensland is hosting an information session at Boonah this month to encourage Scenic Rim locals to aim high and chase…

  • Fresh gear for new season

    Fresh gear for new season

    The broken paddle canoe club has launched into the new season with renewed momentum, thanks to grant funding that has strengthened safety standards and supported…

  • Pickle ball progress at Roadvale

    Pickle ball progress at Roadvale

    Pickleball is making a racket on the tennis courts at Roadvale State School. Last year the Fassifern Guardian spoke to Julia Byatte who is the…

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