News
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On the Council planner’s desk – 19th March 2025
ARE you interested in what developments are in the planning stages in your neighbourhood? Each week, the Fassifern Guardian publishes articles on the known development…
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Soaring with eagles, glider club takes off
‘THE safest form of flying you can possibly do’ … that is how gliding was explained to the Fassifern Guardian. This reporter politely declined an…
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Adventurer ascends in a world of silence
SCENIC Rim mountaineer and adventurer Ricky Ellis lives in a world of silence but it’s not what he can’t do that matters, but rather what…
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Country music stays alive in top 12
HE’S the young father from Beaudesert whose country music twist on popular tunes is winning the hearts of judges and viewers on Australian Idol. Now…
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First time for theme park winner Fay
SHE’S lived in the Scenic Rim for decades and not once visited the theme parks on its borders. As winner of the Fassifern Guardian’s Holiday…
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No safety net, Australian livestock genetics at risk of extinction
AN ORGANISATION focused on preserving the genetics of rare and endangered livestock is in its fifth year of fundraising for a gene bank in Australia.…
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Diversification, innovation and a niche market
DIVERSIFICATION is the core business on Petersen’s Farm in Woolooga, north-west of Gympie. Greg Petersen, and his wife, Cecilia ‘CC’ Diaz-Petersen, farm 20ha on which…
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On the Council planner’s desk – 12th March 2025
ARE you interested in what developments are in the planning stages in your neighbourhood? Each week, the Fassifern Guardian publishes articles on the known development…
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A luminary in the field of ecotourism and conservation
ECOTOURISM pioneer and conservationist, Peter (Big Pete) O’Reilly, passed away on Wednesday (March 6) aged 91. Described as the beloved patriarch of the O’Reilly family…
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Impending cyclone no deterrent to YoY contestants
CYCLONE warnings, forecast flooding and damaging winds failed to have an impact on the confidence with which three Boonah High Year 12s addressed the audience…
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Widespread flooding the aftermath of TC Alfred
THE full impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the subsequent tropical low has yet to be assessed. Coastlines along the South East Queensland and northern…
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Our History – An unusual public hall
WHAT do you do if you want to hold a party, a concert, a ball or a dance and there’s no school of arts, no…












