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Plasvacc among outstanding exporters at National awards
PLASVACC was one of eight finalists in its category of the 60th annual Australian Exporter Awards. Up against the best small businesses in the country,…
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Mild or wild: new Raptor features exhaust sound mode
FORD Ranger Raptor drivers can get in the good books with their neighbours by setting the exhaust mode to quiet, with the 3.0L twin-turbo V6…
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Scenic Rim’s intent to address climate change
“The Scenic Rim region is at risk of climate change, with associated impacts for community health and well-being, economic productivity, the natural environment, biodiversity and…
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New industrial estate set to be developed on Evans Road
A NEW industrial estate on Evans Road outside Boonah is expected to be developed following approval by the Scenic Rim Regional Council. Landowner, Terton Corporation…
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Warnings of potato shortage and global manufacturer’s Farms of the Future
THE looming shortage of potatoes could hit supermarket shelves as early as Christmas. Warnings about the potential shortage as a result of reduced harvests and…
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Dogs, biosecurity, traceability systems get multi-million-dollar boost
THE Federal Government’s recent allocation of $200 million to be spent on improvements to biosecurity and traceability systems includes $11.7 million for the training of…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Notice would have been helpful WHILST fully acknowledging the possible impact of fire ant infestation, I was shocked to return to my home in Boonah…
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Binna Burra Lodge marks milestone on road to recovery
THE latest project completion at Binna Burra Lodge was officially opened on Saturday. The $607,000 project resulted in the extension of Binna Burra’s Tea House…
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Work underway on 15-year-old Aratula subdivision approval
CONSTRUCTION is underway on a residential development in Aratula that was first approved in 2007 by the Boonah Shire Council. Property owners at the time,…
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Councillors lobbied to licence the ‘EmpowHER’ brand
COUNCIL’s Regional Prosperity Team has asked Councillors to back the licensing of the EmpowHER Hiking program brand. In a report to the general meeting of…
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The Beauty of Life – The Death of a “Relentless Flogger”
Captain Logan, he had us mangled on the triangles of Moreton Bay… (Words from an anonymous ballad during the time of the penal settlement of…
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Hey Mr Tambourine Man Where’s your democracy?
THAT description well matches the autocratic string-pulling of Mayor Greg Christensen at an incredible council meeting in which he turned the meaning of democracy on…









