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Letter to the Editor – Too bound in process and protocol
THE ongoing saga of conflict at every Council meeting, as reported each week in the Guardian, has got to a stage where participants appear to…
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Married to the land in sickness and health
IT’S AN overcast winter’s day and a man on a small blue tractor drives noisily up and down a large clumpy, brown dirt field. Up…
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Anna the Showgirl’s Choice, Sarah the 2022 Showgirl
Beaudesert Showgirl, Anna Ferguson, was selected as the Showgirl’s Choice in the 2022 State finals of the Showgirl competition at the Brisbane Ekka on Friday.…
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Only the best prime beef chosen for Showing
GRAZIERS Tom and Joy Surawski own a large property in the picturesque, mountainous region of Croftby. Their house lies adjacent to the road. It’s timber…
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McMahon to step in as Acting CEO
AFTER two years in the job at Scenic Rim Regional Council, General Manager People and Strategy Caroline McMahon, is expected to step in to the…
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Questions on council assessment of bathhouse proposal
PLANNING officers stood by a recommendation to approve a controversial bathhouse development on Tamborine Mountain at last week’s Scenic Rim council meeting, arguing the primary…
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Weekly hit of fun provides health benefits
BOONAH stalwart Jenny Beasley has seen considerable change in her 51 years playing tennis in the region. But along with overseeing developments to the Alfred…
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Boonah’s Clydebuilt in the Scott DNA of The Kelpies
CLYDEBUILT is considered one of Boonah’s premier modern landmarks. Fine art in heavy metal. The Kelpies are considered to be among Scotland’s premier modern landmarks.…
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Online ‘micro’ courses to address tourism and hospitality labour shortage
A $3.6 million in-house training package for the tourism and hospitality industry was announced by the Queensland Government, this week. Funding of $1.2 million will…
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The Beauty of Life – Mysterious X
IN MY two-volume edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, which totals 5,643 pages, the hardest-working letter of the alphabet is E, found in 6,000…
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Council faces court over stalled bathhouse plans
COUNCILLORS will have no say on a health spa retreat planned for Tamborine Mountain after the developers took the matter to the Planning and Environment…
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Fassifern netball pioneers share wonderful history
INAUGURAL Fassifern Netball Association (FNA) president Kay Plumber and early members Robyn Mason and Donna Mounsey were among the loyal people who shared in a…
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