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Mystery shooting range could be to blame for Binna Burra’s burning
SCENIC RIM – The fire which destroyed the iconic Binna Burra lodge in 2019 was more likely to have been ignited by a mystery shooting…
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Scenic Rim up for national tourism award for marketing campaign
Scenic Rim Regional Council will be up for a national tourism award next month. The Council won the Gold award for destination marketing at the…
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AgMove extended to encourage more workers into short term jobs on farms
AGMOVE, the program aimed at helping workers relocate to take up short term agricultural work, has been extended until the end of June. Federal Minister…
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Poultry owners urged to be on lookout as bird flu sweeps globe
People with backyard flocks of chooks and ducks, commercial poultry farmers and bird watchers are being urged to be vigilant for signs of avian influenza…
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The global flower market is set to explode. So why aren’t local growers celebrating?
The global trade in flowers is forecast to rise in value by tens of billions of dollars by the end of the decade. Which is…
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With book and social enterprise, Gatton researcher to support farmworkers
Both her elder and younger sisters “passionately hate cows”. But Patricia Eats is a “cow-person”. And that, she reckons, is what sets her apart from…
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Deadly dog disease confirmed in Queensland after spreading through Top End
A tick-borne dog disease has been found in a Queensland dog, authorities have confirmed. Ehrlichiosis was first recorded in Western Australia’s Kimberley region in June…
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Emergency chopper called to over 60 motor vehicle incidents in 2021
In May last year, the Lifeflight helicopter was tasked to a motor vehicle accident on the Mount Lindesay Highway in the Scenic Rim. The chopper…
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Wongaburra upgrade project $10 million closer to reality
THE Wongaburra Society of Beaudesert has won a $10 million Federal Government grant towards a project to upgrade the Beaudesert aged care facility and services.…
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New progress association has a focus on town improvements
PUBLIC toilets and street beautification are the first priorities of the newly formed Roadvale Progress Association. Generational Roadvale dairy farmer, Gary Wenzel, heads up the…
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Grower calls for irrigation scheme to expand, rather than intensify
A respected Tarome vegetable grower says he would like to see a proposed new irrigation scheme spread water security throughout the region rather than intensify…
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Soccer chief, festival and farming innovators, young achievers in the awards line up
STRONG community spirit was in the air at the Kalbar Australia Day Awards. “This year, more so than ever before, the spirit of togetherness as…
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