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Preparedness and resilience targeted in new drought assistance grants
PROJECTS that enable greater preparedness and business resilience are the focus of a new range of grants from the State Government. The grant programs are…
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The Beauty of Life – Scott’s Great Great Aunt
HER image was on an Australian postage stamp from 1973, and has been on Australian $10 notes from 1993. A NSW Federal electorate is named…
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Grants for land managers to enhance remnant vegetation
THE first successful projects have been announced in the Australian Government’s Enhancing Remnant Vegetation Pilot. More than $7 million has been offered to 54 projects,…
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Time running out for planting trees for the Queen’s Jubilee
COMMUNITY groups have only a few days left to apply for funding to carry out tree planting projects across the electorate of Wright to celebrate…
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Council tries to hide councillor complaints
COMPLAINTS on councillor conduct were finally aired publicly thanks to the target of the complaints, Councillor Derek Swanborough. Scenic Rim Council executive officers tried to…
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Amateur and professional soil experts can nominate for national award
THE winner of the inaugural General Jeffery Soil Health Award wants to encourage soil experts – be they a farmer, extension specialist, land manager or…
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The end of a ‘Quiet Man’ style romance
THE late Maria (Rosie) Pressler was an outspoken no-nonsense woman, quick to defend her family with occasional fiery outbursts perhaps symptomatic of being born on…
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Boonah Rabbitoh, businessman, tradesman, family man
A FORMER Fassifern resident, accomplished district sportsman and successful businessman, John (Jack) Wayne Steinhardt, passed away on Wednesday, March 9. Jack was born at Boonah…
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Artists invited to make a bid to render the Walter Street mural
THE Scenic Rim Regional Council plans to fund a $25,000 street mural in the parking area behind the Council offices in Boonah. Council is currently…
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Homes on acreage and one on a high mountain perch
TAMBORINE MT: Agents for this home on a corner block in Magnetic Drive describe it as ‘a slice of Scandinavia on Tamborine Mountain’ with an…
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A wedding day deferred adds an extra highlight
Photos INC.MILL PHOTOGRAPHY BIKES seem to have been a feature of the relationship between newlyweds, Rochelle and Beau Strike. Rochelle’s first memory of Beau was…
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Better town planning approach needed to compensate for loss of suburban trees
A STUDY of 90 Australian residential areas has found a dramatic reduction in the number of trees and a dramatic increase in ambient temperature in…
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