News
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Rural women innovators granted a financial push to develop ideas
A GATTON woman is one of seven innovators named as the winners of the inaugural Agrifutures Rural Women’s Acceleration grants. Gatton’s Patricia Eats plans to…
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Fassifern Police: Fatal traffic crash Warrill View
School speed zones active now With most students returning to school a little later this year, we want to ensure everyone is still driving safely…
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A castle on a mountain complete with village accommodation and day spa
A buy in to the latest high end property offering on Tamborine Mountain is expected to cost almost $5 million. But intending buyers have been…
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‘Drought proofing’ irrigation scheme for Warrill, Fassifern pitches proposal to feds
Those proposing a new irrigation scheme for the Warrill and Fassifern valleys are set to officially ask the federal government for money to make their…
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As supermarkets struggle, local butchers more than meet demand
Aratula’s Kane Lutter has served a lot of new customers at his Kalbar and Boonah butchers so far this year. The big supermarkets have had…
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Large lot subdivision at Canungra given Council approval
A 12 lot rural residential subdivision containing an area marked as koala habitat has been approved on the outskirts of Canungra. Under the approval granted…
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Lamington Plateau property’s narrative is entwined with Scenic Rim history
A FARM selected by one of the original O’Reilly family on Lamington Plateau is on the market for ‘expressions of interest’. While no figures have…
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Mount Walker locals among thousands to object to proposed ‘puppy farm’
Neighbours of a 50-dog bordoodle, moodle and schmoodle breeding kennel proposed for Mount Walker are among those to object to the development application. Cheryl Shepherd,…
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Land with subdivision potential remains on the best sellers list
A PROPERTY adjoining the Kalbar Country Estate was sold on Christmas Eve for a price rumoured to exceed well over a million dollars. The 32-hectare…
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Young people encouraged to nominate for Youth Parliament
A SEAT at the table in the Queensland Youth Parliament is a chance to gain public speaking and leadership skills and knowledge about the parliamentary…
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$68M Federal funding to target systems to prove product origin
THERE’S extra money for growers and producers in being able to prove the provenance of their product. In the parlance of export markets and agricultural…
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“Abuse of power”: Council stalemate as Mayor loses support
A REQUEST for a leave of absence from last week’s meeting was withdrawn at the last minute in a sign of the state of Scenic…











