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Collective chorus for more footpaths at Kooralbyn
KOORALBYN residents asked council for more foot paths, they said one is not enough for the growing community. While there wasn’t money in this year’s…
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Event commemoration of Vietnam troop departure
THE inaugural Vietnam War Memorial Concert was held at Billabong Park in Kooralbyn over the weekend. The event was held on June 30 to line…
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Demand for cattle game’s ‘white whale’ soars
BRITISH White are a heritage breed on the Rare Breed Trust’s at risk list in Australia and in the UK, but Victorian grazier Craig Cross…
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New peak body to help primary producers navigate diversification launched
IN A first of its kind, a representative body that advocates for and provides advice to primary producers with agritourism operations and ambitions, has been…
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Growth must be underwritten by gov’t-funded infrastructure
SCENIC Rim Mayor Tom Sharp has called on the state and federal government to make regional infrastructure funding a top priority. Cr Sharp made the…
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New library on the backburner
COUNCIL will spend $200,000 on design upgrades to the existing Beaudesert Library, this financial year. The funds were allocated in the Budget as an interim…
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Scenic Rim Budget Briefs
Money in roads HIRING out Council staff, road and bridges gangs, machinery and equipment brought in $5.9 million in the last financial year. The income was…
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Budget promises $37M for new works
MORE than $37 million in infrastructure projects, maintenance and upgrades was promised in the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s new Budget. Mayor Tom Sharp said feedback…
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Call for ‘no go’ development zones in regional plan
ALMOST 40 percent of South East Queensland needs to be identified as a ‘red zone’ – ‘no go’ places for development according to a new…
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Fassifern Police 3rd July 2024
Winter Harvest Festival Saturday 30th June, 2024 saw Kalbar once again become the centre of the Fassifern with the annual Winter Harvest Festival moving from…
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Scenic Rim records record works carry forward
ALMOST $100 million worth of uncompleted capital works is expected to be carried forward into the 2024-2025 Budget. A significant portion of the carry forward…
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Moves for a one-into-five subdivision at Kooralbyn
AN odd shaped block 17 Edward Place in Kooralbyn could be cut up into rural residential parcels if the developer gets the go ahead from…












