News
-
Community projects boosted by gambling funds
REPAIRS to a playing field in Beechmont, new coats of paint for the Guide Hut in Beaudesert, a festival in Boonah and upgrades for trails…
-
Dual units in dual application for duo of Eaglesfield Street lots
TWO side-by-side allotments in Beaudesert’s Eaglesfield Street are set to be redeveloped. Scenic Rim Council planners have approved two almost identical applications from Rusty Two…
-
Fassifern Police, 3rd April 2024
Traffic Operation Officers from Boonah, Kalbar, Harrisville and Rosewood conducted a high visibility traffic operation on the Cunningham Highway at Aratula, on Thursday (March 28).…
-
Scene Rim Mayor declared, council to be sworn in
BEECHMONT resident, Tom Sharp, was officially declared Mayor of the Scenic Rim on Easter Sunday. The announcement from the Queensland Electoral Commission came 15 days…
-
Zion and Jesse keen to serve community
HARRISVILLE Police Station has returned to full strength now that Sgt Jesse Shaw and Senior Constable Zion Cole are working there in a full time…
-
Kalbar tractor event pulls a crowd
IT’S been at least ten years since SEQ Tractors had a field day, so last Saturday the team drove and trucked scores of shiny new…
-
Op shop donation vandals urged to stop
THIS month marked the fifth anniversary of the Scenic Rim Uniting Church Op Shop in Beaudesert. While the milestone was celebrated by its volunteers, the…
-
Meticulous methodology finds link to lost loves
THE rise in number of social media groups dedicated to finding birth parents or children who’d been adopted, sparked Dugandan woman Diane Cuff’s interest in…
-
Vaccine technology advance puts producers in prime position
BOOSTING livestock production so it meets global demand is possible if producers utilise benefits from mRNA vaccines say University of Queensland researchers. UQ professor Tim…
-
Stats show quad bikes, tractors cause most on-farm deaths
WHILE farmers are less exposed to many of the dangers city folk face like criminal encounters, farms and paddocks have their own dangers, many of…
-
Move to subdivide Gleneagle highway frontage
DEVELOPERS are planning future subdivisions of the long narrow block fronting the housing estates along Gould Hill Road at Gleneagle. But GPS Properties Pty Ltd…
-
Council permit wanted for ‘nature based’ dome
A TAMBORINE property, with existing holiday accommodation, could host a dome-shaped glamping tent if Council planners approve the ‘nature based tourism’ venture. Arno and Candice…












