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Council moots a 7.9 per cent rates hike
A 7.9 PERCENT increase in rates and the community infrastructure charge is being pitched in a draft Budget released by the Scenic Rim Regional Council. And the waste charge is expected to…
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More grant money secured for Teviotville Road works
THE Scenic Rim Regional Council has won ‘Betterment’ funding to upgrade parts of Teviotville Road while repairing flood damage. And it is expected that the…
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Bridges on a recurring theme
KENGOON Bridge outside Kalbar and Hinchcliffe Bridge at Kooralbyn are the two major bridge projects listed in the draft 2023 – 2024 Council Budget. The…
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Council puts a halt on new borrowings
THE draft Budget released by the Scenic Rim Regional Council showed a sharp halt on taking out any loans. In the current financial year, Council…
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‘Agrinauts’ tend to underwater crops
IT WAS the summer of 2012 when Ocean Reef Group founder Sergio Gamberini had an epiphany, ‘would it be possible to create the perfect growing…
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SCENIC RIM REGIONAL COUNCIL DRAFT BUDGET 2023 – 2024
ACCORDING to the 2023 – 2024 draft Budget released by the Scenic Rim Regional Council this month for public comment: • $100,000 will be allocated…
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Maize worm needs homegrown cure
FALL army worm (FAW) is under attack as Australian researchers join forces with grain growers to develop guidelines that will help farmers decide when and…
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Harley’s Anzac tributes keeping memories alive
ON any given weekend you are likely to find John Volke road tripping on his Harley Davidson motorcycle with wife Sharon and dog Angus in…
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Losing the Anzac toss Come in spinner
Wide Bay news service, April 22 – Dawn Service loses RSL support for two-up in ‘distasteful’ decision A KALBAR Vietnam Veteran would have been horrified…
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The Beauty of Life – Meet, Greet, and Eat
RED is a rare colour on Australian land snakes. It is ironic then that one of the most frequently encountered snakes in eastern Australia is…
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Mighty row over limited dam space
LIMITED space from which to launch watercrafts and unsavoury behaviour by members of Rowing Queensland on Wyaralong Dam are issues irking fishing groups who say…
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Friendship becomes relationship becomes life together
Story: WENDY CREIGHTON Photos: INC.MILL PHOTOGRAPHY SHE was working for a software company, he was working in Defence, when they met on a dating app.…
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