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  • Flawed, Trump’s tariff on beef picked apart

    Flawed, Trump’s tariff on beef picked apart

    US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s tariff tactics to ‘make America great again’ are flawed logic according to Cattle Australia CEO Dr Chris Parker. Mr Trump has…

  • Road renewal fund proposed in draft Council Budget

    Road renewal fund proposed in draft Council Budget

    BIG ticket road projects in the draft Scenic Rim Regional Council Budget include a $5.8 million allocation to the ‘renewal of council’s road network’ and…

  • 100 years of Aussie Fords

    100 years of Aussie Fords

    FORD AUSTRALIA was established on March 31, 1925, just as the reign of the Model T was ending. Ford was a well-established global presence, with…

  • Cabin development approved for rural Peak Crossing

    Cabin development approved for rural Peak Crossing

    SHORT stay accommodation has been approved for a Mt Flinders Road property outside Peak Crossing. Landowner, Lovepreet Singh, outlined plans to build six tourist cabins…

  • Our History – Spicers Gap Road: A bottomless morass

    Our History – Spicers Gap Road: A bottomless morass

    A photograph which appeared in a 1918 edition of The Queenslander newspaper of the Governor’s Chair – a huge stone jutting out above a high…

  • Go ahead for Beaudesert plumbing supplies outlet

    Go ahead for Beaudesert plumbing supplies outlet

    PLANS to build a plumbing hardware and trade supplies building in the Beaudesert Enterprise Drive industrial estate have been approved by Council. The development company,…

  • Fassifern Police – 16th April 2025

    Fassifern Police – 16th April 2025

    Disastrous holiday traffic record Dark clouds are hanging over the Fassifern and they are not rain producing. The Fassifern traffic record for the first week of…

  • Secret council administration restructure underway?

    Secret council administration restructure underway?

    IT APPEARS a major Council administration restructure is underway. This week, the Scenic Rim Regional Council called for applications to fill three Director level roles…

  • Green levy plus 7% hike in rates in draft Budget

    Green levy plus 7% hike in rates in draft Budget

    A NEW tax and a 7% average increase in rates and charges are proposed in the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s draft Budget. The draft document…

  • A message from Mayor Tom Sharp

    A message from Mayor Tom Sharp

    AS I mentioned in my previous column, a major concern for our region is the damage to waterways and creek banks in the wake of…

  • On the Council planner’s desk – 16th April 2025

    On the Council planner’s desk – 16th April 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…

  • Matching a perfect couple

    Matching a perfect couple

    Story: WENDY CREIGHTON Photos: CAS MILLER INC.MILL PHOTOGRAPHY TAILA and Mitch matched on a dating app. After exchanging texts for about a month, they decided…

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