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Glamping yurts for Maroon short stay getaway
ALLAWAH Getaway, a tourist attraction with glamping yurts, has won development approval from Council. Landowners, Neil Atkinson and Deirdre Rasmussen, applied to the Scenic Rim…
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Development requirement means more ‘great walls’ for Boonah
THE erection of a sound barrier wall that borders the new housing estate on the corner of Ipswich Boonah Road and Robson Road, has called…
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Canungra councillor says bypass is never off the radar
THERE is a six letter word which guarantees a conversation when visiting Canungra and that’s ‘bypass’. It’s the Canungra conundrum that has everyone talking,…
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Ute stolen while owner fights fires
A BEAUDESERT rural firie whose ute was stolen while out fighting wildfire has spoken of her desperate attempts to get it back saying the vehicle…
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Queensland’s top producers named
MEAT and Livestock Australia (MLA) have named the country’s top producers in the 2023 Meat Standards Australia (MSA) Excellence in Eating Quality Awards. The…
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A country tradition, Boonah ‘send off’ in its 25th year
BOONAH State High School Year 12 students celebrated the end of formal schooling with a parade through the town’s main street, a tradition now in…
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Freak weather event destroys crops, greenhouses
THE hailstorm that tore through Lockyer Valley shredding greenhouses and decimating crops has caused an estimated $50M in damage. The five kilometre wide storm…
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Bushfire exposes township’s one road fatal flaw
ACCESS to Kooralbyn was blocked by police on Friday as firefighters battled a fast moving bushfire. An emergency declaration was invoked under the Public Safety…
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Keeping the local flavour, Brisbane couple’s plan for Boonah building
MULITPLE occupancy tenancies is one of the concepts under consideration by the new owners of the former Boonah Toys Music and More building at 51…
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QFF elects new president
AARON Kiely has been elected president of the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF), stepping into the role from that of non-executive member and vice president in…
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Calf survival project success bodes well for graziers
MEAT and Livestock Australia (MLA) and University of Queensland’s Calf Alive project is already showing results through improved calving rates. Paraway Pastoral Company manager Matt…
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Past practices pave path to sustainable food future
LEARNING about past land practices has inspired University of Queensland (UQ) bio-archaeologist Assoc Prof Michael Westaway to research whether Aboriginal communities were farmers rather than…
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