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Davies Street subdivision on the agenda for approval, again
A PROPOSED 38 lot Kalbar housing estate was listed on the Scenic Rim Regional Council meeting agenda earlier this month with officers recommending that it…
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Avenue of Tuckeroos will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
AN avenue of Tuckeroo trees will be planted in Kalbar’s George Street to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years as the British Monarch. The purchase…
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Collaboration key for growers in peak body roadmap
QUEENSLAND grows one-third of all of Australia’s fruit and one-fifth of the nation’s vegetables, with the sector remaining buoyant despite the recent health crisis and…
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Can Council afford to relieve the financial burden faced by its ratepayers?
OPINION by WENDY CREIGHTON WILL the Scenic Rim Regional Council break with tradition and announce a nil rate rise in its forthcoming Budget? Or will…
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McConnell takes on training to address meeting behaviour
COUNCILLOR Jeff McConnell intends to take a training course on de-escalating aggressive behaviour as he steps into the role of Deputy Mayor. Scenic Rim Regional…
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Designs for sports complex released
AN updated masterplan for the Long Road Sports Complex has been endorsed by Scenic Rim Council. The lessee Tamborine Mountain Sports Association presented the…
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Councillors consider pay rise
SCENIC Rim councillors considered awarding themselves a 2 percent pay rise at yesterday’s meeting. The pay rise takes the Mayor’s base salary from $133,196 to…
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Broad acres west of Warwick – sheep, fish and truffle farming ventures
INGLEWOOD: A 1,030ha property a short drive from Inglewood on Powell’s Road sold for $900,000 in March. In the past, around 3,500 merino sheep were…
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Lace and laughter on a Coleyville wedding day
Story WENDY CREIGHTON Photos INC.MILL PHOTOGRAPHY STEVE planned a hot air balloon ride followed by a romantic picnic for two as the setting for the…
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Beauty or ugliness in the truth of council’s development portal
OPINION PIECE by WENDY CREIGHTON “The beauty of DAP Online is that it is available to anyone, anywhere to find out information on Town Planning…
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May rainfall up to six times the average
MAY 2022 was one of the wettest on record. Using data from Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) stations where records have been kept for more than…
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The Beauty of Life – The Raindrop’s Dirty Heart
IN A church accustomed to praying FOR rain, we smiled as one of our god-fearing dairy farmers wondered out loud as she wandered into church…
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