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More rural residential land for Kalbar
THE town of Kalbar is set to gain more rural residential home sites following the approval of another subdivision by the Council planners. The 4ha…
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Eight homes approved for two Eaglesfield Street lots
COUNCIL has greenlit a proposal to site eight, detached townhouses on a one-third of a hectare land parcel in Beaudesert. Town planning agents for the…
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Curated weekend itineraries a feature of Eat Local Month 2024
THERE’S more than 120 food events tabled for the Scenic Rim’s Eat Local Month, this year. Ranging from Beaudesert to Beechmont, Kerry to Kalbar, and…
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Thousands come to Kalbar festival of flowers
KALBAR Sunflower Festival was on last weekend, bringing with it an explosion of yellow, ochre and brown to the Scenic Rim. The town centre was…
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Push for arts precinct on Tamborine Mountain
AT THE heart of plans for an arts precinct on Tamborine Mountain is the love for Kate Tardy, a mother and grandmother who lost her…
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Chamber music festival cancelled, moves up mountain
MOUNT Tamborine on Tamborine Mountain is picking up solid musical talent as Bangalow Chamber Music Festival’s (BCMF) cancellation means a move to Queensland. While this…
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Filmed: inside the world of migrant farm workers
PEOPLE watching – most of us do it – sometimes we’ll even imagine a story line to go with what we see. This is true…
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A meating of minds, VR brings farm to city
VIRTUAL reality headsets are giving city dwellers insight into the world of red meat production. The technology was showcased by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)…
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Researchers work towards hardier crops
DROUGHT tolerance in crops is essential to prevent threats to food security and researchers at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) are…
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Scenic Rim mapped for geothermal energy exploration
WITHIN Energy Pty Ltd are in the early stages of applying for a permit to explore for geothermal energy resources across 2,612 square kilometres, most…
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Federal funds to improve Scenic Rim’s Flood network
THE Scenic Rim Regional Council is among the local government areas set to benefit from the federal government’s flood resilience fund, with eight projects receiving…
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900 lots in Moremac master plan for Beaumoor estate
THE first stages of a master-planned community on the eastern side of Beaudesert were approved by the Scenic Rim Regional Council in late February. The…
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