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Scenic Rim communities urged to suggest projects for bushfire funding
Communities across the Scenic Rim are being urged to outline their priorities to share in $36.8 million for bushfire recovery projects, announced by the Australian…
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Queensland’s lucrative fur trade
Sloths, monkeys and bears, three different names for the native creatures first sold as pets by hustlers in the Sydney and Melbourne markets. None of…
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The Pariah: HMAT Boonah
Dictionary Definition: Pariah: A social outcast, a non person, leper, reject, untouchable, undesirable. No, not the town we know and love, but the Australian troopship in World War I,…
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Scenic Rim and Ipswich in bid for $36.8M share in bushfire fund
A $36.8 million bushfire recovery package has been announced for 13 Queensland Councils and state agencies. The Scenic Rim and Ipswich councils are on the…
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Vale: James Neill Sheldon 19.02.1988 – 11.07.2020
James Sheldon was a nationally recognised orienteer, skilled engineer and a respected member of the district’s outdoor education community. James died in a tragic hiking…
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Magdalena’s journey from the Fassifern to SA in 1918
When Betty Crepin lived with her oldest son Des in Boonah, before she moved into the Retirement Village in her last years, she used to…
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Spike in Scenic Rim real estate prompts land valuation decision
The Boonah area is currently experiencing an “unbelievable amount” of real estate sales. The comment was made by Cr Duncan McInnes during the Council meeting on…
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Using electric prodders on horses a criminal offence
Using electric prodders on horses was made a criminal offence as of August 1. Following the Martin inquiry into animal cruelty in the management of…
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$189,000 to ensure Aussie honey is the best
The Australian Government has awarded a $189,000 grant to B-QUAL Australia Pty Ltd to assure the integrity of supply chains that deliver premium honey products…
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ECQ to be queried on cost of ‘postal voting only’ election
“Ridiculous” was how Cr Duncan McInnes described the bill sent to the Council by the Electoral Commission of Queensland’s (ECQ) for the running of the…
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Fire ants reach Wyaralong Dam
A fire ant infestation has been found at Wyaralong Dam, which according to the Department of Agriculture, is the first. Dozens of fire ant nests…
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$249k Scenic Rim election cost more than double the last election
It cost more than a quarter of a million dollars to run the Scenic Rim local government election in March this year. The final bill…
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